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Vocab Unit 9
All words for Vocab Unit 9 + part of speech + synonyms + example sentence
| Word | Part of Speech | Synonyms / Definition | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| halcyon | adjective | happy, peaceful, calm, bucolic | The rural town was very halcyon. |
| idiosyncrasy | noun | peculiarity, quirk, oddity | The idiosyncrasy of the girl was that she tugged her ear three times every time she opened a door. |
| inexorable | adjective | impossible to stop or prevent, merciless, pitiless, relentless, unstoppable | The deadly earthquake was inexorable. |
| jeer | verb | to make rude and mocking remarks, to mock, to taunt | The man jeered at her because of her dirty shoes. |
| maelstrom | noun | a powerful storm, a whirlpool, vortex, turbulence, chaos | The maelstrom sucked me in. |
| opulence | noun | great wealth or luxury, fortune, lavishness, prosperity | The rich lady had much opulence |
| poppycock | noun | nonsense, silliness, baloney, rubbish, foolishness | The students' prank led to much poppycock around the school. |
| vulnerable | adjective | helpless, exposed, defenseless, weak | The injured soldier was vulnerable on the battlefield. |
| aggrieved | adjective | resentful, distressed, disturbed, aggravated, irritated, offended, annoyed | When you are aggrieved it can be hard to focus. |
| faux | adjective | fake, artificial, false, unreal, imitated | The cheap diamond was faux. |