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Vocabulary 3 Coriaty
Vocabulary Week 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abhorrent (adj.) | loathesome |
| abhor (v.) | loathe |
| admonish (v) | caution |
| admonition (n) | gentle warning |
| ambrosial (adj) | delicious |
| confine (v) | imprison |
| confinement (n) | imprisonment |
| decade (n) | period of ten years |
| detonate (v) | cause (something) to explode |
| detonation (n) | explosion |
| ephemeral (adj) | short-lived |
| gullible (adj) | easily deceived or cheated |
| gull (v) | cheat |
| haggle (v) | bargain |
| 1 & 2: immerse (v) | 1. dip 2. absorb |
| immersion (n) | absorption |
| insomnia (n) | sleeplessness |
| insomniac (n) | person suffering from insomnia |
| 1 & 2: lapse (n) | 1. error 2. interval |
| probe (n) | investigation |
| prober (n) | investigator |
| render (v) | deliver |
| rendering (n) | presentation |
| repast (n) | meal |
| replenish (v). | refill |
| score (n) | twenty |
| snub (n) | slight |
| snub (v) | slight |
| suture (n) | strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| unwittingly (adv) | unintentionally |