Monday, September 24, 2012

Vocab

Admit- confess to be true.
The child confessed to his parents about breaking the window.

Amicable- Friendliness, without serious disagreement.
Tom And Jerry are definitely not amicable.

Averse- Strong dislike, opposition to something
Some people my have averse feeling about our president.

Beligerent- Hostile and agressive
The wolves are very beligerent at night when they hunt.

Benevolent- Well meaning, friendly
I am always benevolent to new people.

Cursory- Hasty, not detailed
The hastily written essay was full of grammatical errors.

Duplicity- Deceitfulness in speech
The duplicity in Tom Sawyer's speech is astonishing.

Extol- To praise highly
The boy extolled his favorite superhero.

Feasible- To do easily, conviently
The exemplary student found his homework very feasible.

Grimace- Disgust, disapproval
The scary movie was of great grimace and fear.

Holocaust- Destruction or slaughter.
The Holocaust of the Jews was a great tragedy.

Impervious- Not penetrable    
Supermans' body is impervious to bullets.

Impetus- Impulse, a moving force
When he stared into her eyes his impetus was to kiss her.

Jeopardy- Risk of loss or danger
If you text and drive then you are in jeopardy of your life.

Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail.
Many realist painters are very meticulous in their work.

Nostalgia- Longing for things, persons, or situation in time.
The old mans' nostalgia for his youth was a beautiful, yet depressing sight.

Quintessence- concentrated essence of a substance.
The quintessence of the insense was very potent.

Retrogress- go back to a worse state.
The student slowly began to retrogress in his academics.

Scrutinize- Exam of inspect closely.
The scientist scrutinized every little bit of the experiment.

Tepid- Slightly warm
The tepid pool water was perfect for cool afternoon swim.  

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