Week 11:
corrugated-verb
- to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges
Defunct-adj
- no longer in existence; dead; extinct
Dilatory-adj
- tending to delay or procrastinate
Disheveled-adj
- hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
Distraught-adj
- distracted; deeply agitated.
Laudable-adj
- deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
Lethargic-adj
- of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish
Menagerie-noun
- a collection of wild or unusual animals, esp. for exhibition
Meretricious-adj
- based on pretense, deception, or insincerity
Notoriety-noun
- the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known
Vocabulary List 12
1. Diatribe-noun
-a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
2. Esthetics-adj
-having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty
3. Fortify-verb
- to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
4. Interminable-adj
- incapable of being terminated; unending
5. Inured-verb
- to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate
6. Mordant-adj
- sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
7. Pragmatic-adj
- of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
8. Specious-adj
- pleasing to the eye but deceptive
9. Surreptitiously-adj
- obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
10. Vernacular-adj
- expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works
Vocabulary List 13
1. Ascertain-verb
- to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
2. Cogent-adj
- convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
3. Dissuade-verb
- to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something
4. Exorbitant-adj
- exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent; highly excessive
5. Furtive-adj
- taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance
6. Impervious-adj
- not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable
7. Impute-verb
- to attribute or ascribe
8. Nebulous-adj
- hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
9. Obstreperous-adj
- resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly
10. Sinuous-adj
- having many curves, bends, or turns; winding
cant find 10 and 14-15 so sum1 else can put that up there.
www.aaue.dk/~av/articles/c-cards.pdf this site reviews both source and notecards thoroughly.
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