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Week 5 Day 2 Vocab

Week 5 Day 2 Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
Bewail To express deep regret or sorrow over
Destitute 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life 2. Lacking; devoid of
Detract To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of
Emancipate To set free from slavery; to liberate
Extol To praise highly
Flamboyant Excessively showy; unrestrained
Impetus 1. A driving force; anything that causes an action 2. Increased activity resulting from a driving force
Insuperable Incapable of being overcome or defeated
Intermittent Not continuous; happening at intervals
Maxim A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Obligatory Required or demanded
Plumb 1. To measure the depth or water 2. To reach the deepest part of
Vagabond A person who wanders from place to place
Visage A face, especially one that expresses feelings
Wheedle 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise 2. To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
Alacrity 1. Promptness in responding 2. Eagerness
Array 1. A large group of people or things 2. An orderly arrangement or display
Deduce To draw a conclusion from given facts
Encumber 1. To weigh down or burden 2. To impede the action of
Fraught Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)
Haphazard Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
Incontrovertible impossible to dispute; unquestionable
Inexplicable Hard to explain or impossible to understand
Ingenious marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness
Laggard One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler
Sustenance Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
Torrid 1. Intensely hot and dry 2. Burning with passion
Traverse To pass over, across, or through
Ubiquitous Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places
Zenith 1. The highest point; the peak 2. The point in the sky directly above the observer
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