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WSHS Vocab List 5
WSHS English 9 Holloway/Newsome Vocab List 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to destroy; to wipe out |
| adversity | misfortune; hardship |
| aghast | horrified; shocked |
| benign | good-natured; harmless |
| ardent | eager, hardworking |
| asperity | sharpness of temper |
| buoyancy | ability to keep something afloat/stay above water; cheerfulness |
| burnish | to make shiny; to polish |
| cavort | to leap about |
| compel | to force; to try to convince a person to do something that you want |