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. infirmity(noun)-a physical weakness.My brother had an infirmity. 2. infringe(verb)-to commit a breach or infraction of.He had to infringe his arm. 3. revitalize(verb)-to give new life to. He revitalized his puppy. 4. sparse(adj)-thinly scattered or distributed: He had //a sparse population.// 5. subjective(adj)-existing in the mind; He was subjective. 6. succinct(adj)-expressed in few words. She was very succunct. 7. allusion(noun)-a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: //It was an allusion to Shakspear.// 8. altruistic(adj)-unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others. He was altruistic about his work. 9.appesae(verb)-to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify.He tried to appease an angry king. 10. assail(verb)-to attack vigorously or violently.He assailed his friend

January28,2009 vocabulary 1.nominal(adj)-being such in name only. He was the nominal head of the school. 2.Predominant(adj)-having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others. He was a predominant sibling. 3.recession(noun)-the act of receding or withdrawing. He was an recessionist. 4.implausible(adj)-not having the appearance of truth or credibility. The teacher was not an implausible person. 5.intercede(verb)-to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition. He was interceded to his brother. 6.blatant(adj)-brazenly obvious. It was an blatant error on the test. 7.blight(noun)-the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. Food was blight to the teachers at school. 8.qualm(noun)-an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct. The teacher had no quams about giving alot of work. 9,contrive(verb)-to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent. The student was contrive to the teacher. 10.garble(verb)-to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly. He has to garble his clother.

February 4,2009 vocabulary 1.Gaunt(adj)-extremely thin and bony. She was a gaunt child. 2.immaculate(adj)-free from spot or stain. He immaculated his dinner plate. 3.curtail(noun)-a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing. She had a curtail. 4.digress(verb)-to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study. He disgress his work at school. 5.intermittent(adj)-stopping or ceasing for a time. He had a intermittent pain. 6.rigor(noun)-strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people. His customers were rigor. 7.succumb(verb)-to give way to superior force. He succomb force. 8.covert(adj)-concealed; secret; disguised.. He was a coverted spy. 9.Cynic(noun)-a person who shows or expresses a bitterly or sneeringly cynical attitude. He showed cynic to his class. 10.demise(noun)-death or decease. He dimised his body after football practice.

February 11,2009 Vocabulary 1. infamous-(adj)-having an extremely bad reputation. He was an infamous student. 2. intrinsic-(adj)-belonging to a thing by its very nature. It was an intrinsic tree. 3. revulsion-(noun)-a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike. why are you being so ruvulsion. 4. virile-(adj)-of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly. My dog was being a virile dog. 5. abstain(verb)-to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy. He abstained from eating. 6. aspire(verb)-to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value. He aspires a doctor. 7. dissent(verb)-to differ in sentiment or opinion. //Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.// 8. charisma(noun)-a divinely conferred gift or power. He is a charisma person. 9. contend(verb)-to struggle in opposition.He was going //to contend with the enemy for control of the port.// 10. conversely( adj)-opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence. He was an conversely person.

1. extrovert(noun)-an outgoing, gregarious person. My teacher was a extrovert in baseball. 2. poignant(adj)-keenly distressing to the feelings. She had a poignant regret. 3. prevalent(adj)-widespread; of wide extent or occurrence. She had a prevalent suprise. 4. proponent(noun)-a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal. He proponet to his wife. 5. congenial(adj)-agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character. She was in congenial surroundings. 6. flippant(adj)-frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness. //The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about school.// 7. rapport(noun)-relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation. //a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.// 8. impasse(noun)-a position or situation from which there is no escape. He was impasse in the store. 9. rationale(noun)-the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something. She had a rational about skipping school. 10. reprisal(noun)-retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries. He was reprisal at school.

March 2-6 1. elation(noun)-a feeling or state of great joy or pride. He had a good elation for school. 2. endow(verb)-to provide with a permanent fund or source of income. He went to endow a college. 3. mortify(verb)-to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. He mortified her project. 4. nullify(verb)-to render or declare legally void or inoperative. He had to nullify a contract. 5. credible(adj.)-capable of being believed; believable. She amad a credible statement. 6. deviate(verb)-to turn aside, as from a route, way, course. He deviated from the bus stop. 7. improvise(verb)-to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation. She improvised a good speech. 8. latent(adj)-present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential. She had a latent ability. 9. secular(adj)-pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred. She had secular interest. 10. shun(verb)-to keep away from. She shuned her medicine from the baby.

Week 1 March 23-27
 * 1. commemorate(verb)-**to serve as a memorial or reminder of. //The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.//
 * 2. complacent-(adj)-**pleasant; complaisant. She was very complacent with the decision.
 * 3. consensus(noun)-**majority of opinion. //The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.//
 * 4. deplete(verb)-**to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of. //The fire had depleted the game in the forest//
 * 5. diligent(adj)-**constant in effort to accomplish something. She was a diligent student.
 * 6. menial(adj)-**lowly and sometimes degrading. Hew is doing menial work.
 * 7. niche(noun)-**a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing.T //o find one's niche in the business world//
 * 8. waive(verb)-**to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up. She waived the competition.
 * 9. facade(noun)-**an imposing or decorative one. //They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.//
 * 10. blase(adj)-** indifferent to or bored with life; She was a blased girl.

Week 5 April 27-May 1
 * 1. condone(verb)-**to disregard or overlook. He condoned his book that was on his shelf.
 * 2. contemplate(verb)-**to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully. He contempated the stars.
 * 3. feasible(adj)-**capable of being done, effected, or accomplished. She had a feasible plan
 * 4. fiscal(adj)-**of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues. The store had fiscal policies.
 * 5. furtive(adj)-**aken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret. He had a furtive glance.
 * 6. gape(verb)-**to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.He gapped at the girl.
 * 7. precedent(noun)-**any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations. the precedent took stand.
 * 8. punitive(adj)-**serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment. We had punitive laws.
 * 9. cryptic(adj)-**mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous. She had a cryptic message.
 * 10. depict** (verb)-to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate. Go depict the Shirt.

Week 7 may 4-May 8
 * 1. detrimental-(adj):**damaging; harmful.The weather was detrimental.
 * 2. inhibition-(noun):**constraint. The doctor inbitied the child
 * 3. ironic-(adj):**containing or exemplifying irony.The doornob was very irony.
 * 4. rupture(noun)**State of being torn or burst open. The store was rupture.
 * 5. saturate(verb)-**Make saturated. The schools was saturated.
 * 6. vindictive(adj)**Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; she was a vindictive author.
 * 7. fallible(adj)-**in being deceived or mistaken. The child was fallible.
 * 8. genial(adj)-**warmly and pleasantly cheerful. The teacher was very genial.
 * 9. pragmatic(adj)-** Concerned with practical matters. Stop being pragmatic.
 * 10. pretentious** (adj)-Making claim to or creating an appearance of . The school name was pretentious

Week 8 May 11-May15
 * 1. reconcile(verb)-**to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: //He was reconciled to his fate.//
 * 2. vile(adj)-**highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable. She gave a vile slander.
 * 3. avid(adj)-**enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated. The man was a avid moviegoer.
 * 4. dwindle(verb)-**to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: //His vast fortune has dwindled away.//
 * 5. evoke(verb)-**to call up or produce. She had a evoked memory.
 * 6. legacy(noun)-**anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: //the legacy of ancient Rome.//
 * 7. muted(adj)-**of low intensity and reduced volume; softened: //She spoke in muted tones.//
 * 8. pacify(verb)-**to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: She had //to pacify an angry man.//
 * 9. surplus(noun)-**something that remains above what is used or needed. It was a suplus after the won the game.
 * 10. humane(adj)-** characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed: //humane treatment of horses.//