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102 Vocab
102 vocabulary words everyone should know Mr. Coia
| Vocabulary word | Definition | Sample sentence | part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdicate | To relinquish power. | The King abdicated his throne rather than give up the woman he loved | Verb |
| Bravado | Courage; Brave | The police man, displaying bravado rescued the woman | Noun |
| Brevity | The state of being brief in duration | Paine's argument was stated in such brevity and passion that within one short month, of its publication it seemed every colonist was in favor or independence from Britain | Noun |
| Contemptuous | Feeling discussed or scorn | I have a comtemptuous feeling | ADJ |
| Dank | Damp or Humid | This morning was really dank | ADJ |
| Debacle | Utter collapse or rout | The football team is a debacle | Noun |
| Embellish | To ornament and beautify | I embellished my room | Verb |
| Embodiment | The idea of given thought of idea | The embodiment of this thought was scary | Noun |
| Fortuitous | Accidental; Luck | We were fortuitous to get out alive | ADJ |
| Gregarious | Out going; friendly | The gregarious man gave me a gun | ADJ |
| Harangue | A long scolding, in a public place | My parents harangued me about my grades | Noun |
| Infer | To understand | I think we can infer, why we lost | Verb |
| Juxtapose | Side by side for comparison | When we juxtapose the kids, they looked alike | Verb |
| Ludicrous | Point of being laughable | The rap'r was very ludicrous | ADJ |
| Maraud | Search for booty (Treasure) | The kids maurded for it | Verb |
| Neophyte | A new convert (ex: Religon) | My family is a neophyte | Noun |
| Onerous | Trouble some or burdensome | The documents is the most onerous document I ever seen | ADJ |
| Pandemonium | Chaos | Pandemonium broke out in the streets of New York | Noun |
| Rigmarole | Nonsensically complicated procedure | I have had enough of this authors rigmarole; I want a book with some substance to it | Noun |
| Subjugate | To cause to become subservient. | The dictator's attempts to subjugate his country's smaller neighbors will end in failure, mark my words | Verb |
| Tumultuous | Chaotic | After the Board of Trustees rejected the students proposal, there were tumultuous | ADJ |
| Transgression | A violation of a rule. | His transgression against the law got him arrested. | Noun |
| Venerable | Dignified and worthy of admiration. | I am a venerable person because of great accomplishments. | Adjective |
| Zenith | The highest point attained. | Massachusetts sports teams are at their zenith because their many championship victories | Noun |
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