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102 Vocab

102 vocabulary words everyone should know Mr. Coia

Vocabulary wordDefinitionSample sentencepart 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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