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Word of the Day
2017-2018 School Year Words of the Day
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prerequisite | something required before doing something else |
| garble | to mix up words or information |
| variegate | varies in color or full of variety |
| swiftly | at high speed , quickly, without delay |
| temporize | to stall in order to gain time to think, or to avoid doing something |
| bifurcate | to divide or cause to divide into two branches or parts |
| lambster | a fugitive, especially from the law |
| perfunctory | lacking interest, care, enthusiasm; indifferent |
| impetuous | acting without thinking; impulsive |
| aghast | shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror |
| nobby | cleverly stylish; chic and neat |
| flagrant | offensive; obviously wrong |
| apex | the tip, point or vertex; highest point |
| alleviate | relieve pain, |
| disconsolate | hopelessly, unhappy, gloomy cheerless |
| belfry | a structure which holds a bell; a bell tower |
| spectral | resembling ghost like shadow, characteristics of a phantom |
| disperse | to spread widely |
| perpetual | to go on forever |
| clamorous | noisy, loud and aggressive |
| economize | to avoid waste; be frugal; including money |
| unavailing | unsuccessful; useless; producing no result or effect |
| arduous | requires lots of effort, energy, strength |
| gnarled | twisted, bent, knotted, rough |
| virtue | having good qualities; righteousness |
| prerequisite | something required as a prior condition for something else to happen. |
| chastise | to correct someone by yelling at them; to reprimand; to criticize |
| sympathy | feeling pity or sorrow for someone else's mis fortune; feeling bad for someone else |
| precousious | farther along in physical or mental development; smarter for his/her age |
| superlative | of highest quality;degree |
| empathy | sharing someone else's feelings, especially feelings of sorrow and anguish |
| scour | to clean by rubbing very hard or to search |
| itinerary | a planned route, a travel document planned out |
| intreped | person who is bold and brave |
| dossier | a collection of papers or documents about a particular person, event, or subject |
| bistow | to present as a gift |
| boisterous | someone loud, rowdy, out of control |
| decietful | concealing the truth, misrepresenting the truth |
| integrity | doing the right thing even when no one is watching |
| traverse | travel across or through |
| salubrious | promoting health or wellbeing |
| contrite | regretful or remorseful |
| gregorious | a person who likes being around others, social, outgoing |
| populous | a place full of people, densely populated |
| caprice | to do things suddenly or on a whim without thinking it through |
| pious | a devoutly religious holy godly person |
| euphony | a pleasing or sweat sound, harmonious words |
| malign | to bad mouth someone, speak falsely |
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning or unclear |
| adversity | someone that has had misfortune, bad times, horrible situations |
| scrupulous | acting in strict regard to what is considered right or proper |
| overwhelemed | too much of something good or bad |
| slapdash | done or made without careful planning, haphazard |
| gumption | to have determination full of courage and common sense |
| trifle | something of little value or importance |
| shirk | to avoid or neglect duty or responsibilities |
| efficient | not wasting time, effort or expense, doing more with less time |
| avaricious | extremely greedy, consumed with gaining lots of wealth |
| blunder | an embarrassing mistake |
| shrill | a high pitch voice or sound |
| decipher | to decode or figure it out |
| midst | in the middle of or surrounded by somehting |
| perilious | unsafe, dangerous |
| tirade | argument, violent words, rude, disrespectful speech |
| lolegag | to spend time foolishly, idle, wasting time |
| proximity | closeness or nearness |
| dunderhead | stupid or not so smart person |
| defy | to refuse to obey, to resist or to go against |
| mucilaginous | sticky, to adhere |
| prompt | quickly, or to cue, or to motivate |
| peculiar | strange or odd or interesting |
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DiegoBoy
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