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Vocab 1-30
mrs.wentworth's vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstract | adj.-theoretical; not concrete/ My imaginary friend is ABSTRACT. |
| Acquiescent | adj-reluctantly agreeable;compliant/ The man's ACQUIESCENCE told me he didn't want to do the task. |
| Assail | verb-to attack with words or force/ I will ASSAIL anyone who calls me a name. |
| Affable | adj.-friendly;easy-going/ My brother was being AFFABLE because he made me a batch of cookies |
| Beguile | verb- to cheat or decieve, usually through charm; to amuse/ The salesman BEGUILED his customers into buying the more expensive item |
| Benediction | noun- good wishes; a blessing/ I said a BENEDICTION to my friend, who is nervous about taking a test. |
| Belligerent | adj.-having a strong tendency to argue and fight/ The husband and wife are BELLIGERENT, so they have a fight everyday. |
| Benign | adj.- gentle; kind-hearted; mild; favorable/ The BENIGN daughter visited her mother in the hospital every single day. |
| Bolster | verb- to support; to reinforce/ Vivian was feeling depressed, so i BOLSTERED her confidence. |
| Castigate | verb- to scold; to punish/ I CASTIGATED the boy for making a mess all over the room. |
| Cacophony | noun- a collection of sounds or voices that don't blend together well; harshness of soundThe CACOPHONY coming from my brother's room while he was playing the cello was unbearable. |
| Capitulate | verb- to surrender; to yield/ I CAPITULATED after everyone disagreed with me during the debate. |
| Capricious | adj.- unpredictable; quick to change one's mind/ The weather in our town is CAPRICIOUS, so we never know what kind of clothing to wear. |
| Choler | noun- anger/ The impatient man needs to go to CHOLER management classes. |
| Despot | noun- a tyrant/ Hitler was a cruel DESPOT during the Holocaust |
| Destitute | adj.- poor; lacking possessions/ The family was left DESTITUTE after their home was destroyed. |
| Desultory | adj.- lacking a plan; aimless/ The DESULTORY speech given by the teacher was confusing. |
| Discerning | adj.- insightful; perceptive/ My dad is DISCERNING, so he knows exactly what I want to eat when I get home. |
| Doleful | adj.- extremely sad/ After her dog died, Beth looked DOLEFUL for days. |
| Emulate | verb- to imitate or to copy/ The kids EMULATED eachothers homework and got in trouble. |
| Esoteric | adj.- known to or understood by a limited group of people/ The large novel had many ESOTERIC sentences. |
| Extemporaneous | adj.- done without planning; improvised/ The EXTEMPORANEOUS performance surprisingly won the talent show. |
| Enmity | noun- a feeling or condition of hostility/ The ENMITY between the two countries has escalated to a full blown war. |
| Fastidious | adj.- excessively particular, critical, or demanding/ He is such a FASTIDIOUS eater, so he wouldn't touch his food at dinner. |
| Flagrant | adj.- shockingly noticeable or obvious/ His FLAGRANT disrespect of the rules was disappointing. |
| Fledgling | adj.- young, new, or inexperienced/ After three long days of trying, the FLEDGLING bird finally learned to fly. |
| Forsite | noun- the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict/ He has the FORSITE to know exactly what will be on the quiz. |
| Furtive | adj.- sneaky; secretive/ My FURTIVE sister stole my cookie without me noticing. |
| Garrulous | adj.- very / class are very GARRULOUS, so I can't get any work done. |
| Gullible | adj.- easily deceived/ She was so GULLIBLE that she looked up when i told her gullible was written on the ceiling. |
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