Monday, September 24, 2012

Vocabulary: Fall List #6

Adroit- expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
Football players have to be adroit.

Amicable- characterized by or showing goodwill, friendly.
She is very amicable.

Averse- having a strong feeling of opposition.
I'm averse about that penalty call.

Belligerent- warlike.
MMA fighters are very belligerent people.

Benevolent- expressing goodwill or kindly feelings.
Some people are very benevolent.

Cursory- going rapidly over something.
Don't be cursory when it comes to special things.

Duplicity- an act or instance of such deceitfulness.
I feel so much duplicity of what happened.

Extol- to praise highly.
Young people extol you very much.

Feasible- capable of being done.
That task is very feasible.

Grimace-  a twisted expression on a persons face.
You made a grimace face when you saw that picture.

Holocaust- a great or complete devastation or destruction.
The war was very holocaust like.

Impervious- not penetrable.
The wall was very impervious.

Impetus- the force, energy, or momentum with which the body moves.
I saw the impetus of your arm.

Jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Your life was in jeopardy.

Meticulous- showing great attention to detail.
You are very meticulous when it comes to washing your car.

Nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past.
I feel the effects of nostalgia.

Quintessence- the most perfect or typical of a quality or class.
That car is quintessence.

Retrogress- to go back to an earlier state, typically a bad one.
You shouldn't go to a retrogress state.

Scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
My boss scrutinizes my work very much.

Tepid- only slightly warm.
My shower water is tepid.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Vocabulary Fall List #5

Sorry its late but here it is.

Allude- refer to something that the author thinks you should know.
Clairvoyant- able to read minds.
Conclusive- final.
Disreputable- to have a poor reputation.
Endemic- natural to our environment.
Exemplary- serving as a desirable model.
Fathom- (n.) a measure of depth. (v.) to understand.
Guile- trick.
Integrity- integrating thought, speech, and action.
Itinerary- trip, plan.
Misconstrue- to miss understand.
Placate- to calm down.
Placid- calm.
Plagiarism- to copy someones work.
Potent- powerful.
Pretext- something you think of before.
Protrude- to stick out.
Stark- obvious.
Superficial- shallow.