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Vocab Quiz

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erratic Inconsistent; irregular; unpredictable -adj Susan's performance in school was considered erratic because she did not perform consistently well on tests and quizzes.
stupor Daze; a state of mental numbness -noun The teacher was so boring that he put all of his students into a stupor.
doggedly Determinedly, persistently, -adv He jogged doggedly on, determined to finish the race no matter how tired he was.
furtive Sneaky, secretive -adj Ezra was very furtive when he snuck past the TSA with an atomic bomb.
futile Useless; pointless -adj It is futile to try to fly using your arms as wings.
profound Very great or intense -adj The president's speech about hope was filled with profound ideas that moved his audience.
mutilate To inflict serious damage on -verb When I showed my mother my tattoo, she began to sob and asked me why I would want to mutilate my body in such a way.
assimilate Giving up one’s own culture and submerging oneself completely in the dominant culture -verb Asagai believes it is Beneatha’s desire to assimilate into the white culture that causes her to straighten her hair.
eccentric Slightly strange; odd; freakish -adj Her friends called her eccentric because she wore bowling shoes and a clown nose to the prom.
oppressive overwhelming or depressing to the spirit or senses -adj The conditions there were very oppressive: there were snowstorms in the winter and dripping hot humidity in the summer.
misgiving A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something -noun The parents of the irresponsible boy had misgivings about buying him a puppy.
emphatic Expressed with emphasis -adj The girl screamed an emphatic “Yay” when she got a 100 on her science test.
undaunted Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment; fearless -adj Tommy was undaunted by the bully and stood up to him in the schoolyard.
malicious Intending or intended to cause harm -adj The malicious girl continued to torment her classmate.
deplore To strongly disapprove of -verb I deplored the landlord’s decision to raise the old woman’s rent.
facetious Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor -adj The teacher took my facetious remark seriously and gave me a detention.
indignant Feeling or showing anger or annoyance with unfair treatment -adj I was indignant when I read my first quarter comment from Mr. Johnson because he said I never participate, when clearly I do.
ludicrous Absurd; ridiculous -adj It was ludicrous that we had a test on material that our teacher had never taught.
ominous Suggesting that something bad is going to happen or be revealed; threatening -adj The clown’s smile was ominous, like he was plotting something evil.
reverie Daydream; pleasant trance -noun During English class, I stopped listening and tumbled into a reverie about my vacation plans.
diminish Lessen; decrease; subside -noun When Mindy had a sore throat, her mom told her that the pain would diminish if she took the medicine.
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