Areneec's+Vocabulary

February 9-13 1. infamous--adjective;;having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city. Her past infamous. 2. intrinsic--adjective;;belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring. I was intrinsic to have friends. 3. revulsion--noun;;a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike. Cruelty fills me with revulsion. 4. virile--adjective;;of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly. Superman has virile strength. 5. abstain--verb;;to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy. My mom abstains from eating meat. 6. aspire--verb;;to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value : to aspire after literary immortality. I want to aspire to be a doctor. 7. dissent--verb;;to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often fol. by from ): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision//.// 8. charisma--noun;;a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people. A pastor has charisma in theology. 9. contend--verb';;to struggle in opposition: Sometimes i contend under pressure. 10. conversely--adjective;;opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around. We went on a trip and my mom got converesed and we had to turn around!

February 17-20 1. extrovert--noun;;an outgoing, gregarious person. I am a very extrovert child. 2. poignant--adjective;;keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. That action deserves a poignant consiquence. 3. prevalent--adjective;;widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance. The audience eas prevalent. 4. proponent--noun;;a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal. That kid is proponent. 5. congenial--adjective;;agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings. The meal was congenial. 6. flippant--adjective;;frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism. That was very flippant. 7. rapport--noun;;relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation. The teacher is trying to establish close rapport with the students. 8. impasse--noun;;a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock. In that movie, the characters were stuck in a impasse. 9. rationale--noun;;the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something. Keiths mom rationed out the food. 10. reprisal --noun;;(in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries. The war lead to lots of reprisal.

March 2-6 1. droll- (adjective]-amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. Anthony has a droll attitude! 2.chide-(verb]- to express disapproval of; scold; reproach. Leslie got chided because of here report card. 3. pertain-(verb]-to have reference or relation; relate Charles pertains to the Scott family. 4. invigorate-(verb]-to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize. The little baby is invigorate! 5. guile-(noun]-insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. Susan is very guile. 6. insubirdination-(noun]-not submitting to authority; disobedient The child is insubirdinate towards her mother. 7. contingencies-(noun]-dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness There are contingencies about this situation. 8. vulpine-(adjective]-of or resembling a fox. That cat is vulpine. 9. candor-(noun]-the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness Eliza is a candor person. 10. fleeting-(adjective]-passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory She is fleeting with her other friends.

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-adjective;;;pleasant; complaisant. The wedding was complacent. 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-adjective;;;constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything:;;Leroy is a diligent student. 6. menial-adjective;;;lowly and sometimes degrading: Taking a test is menial work. 7. niche-noun;;;an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object. The statue of Liberty is a niche. 8. waive-verb;;;to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: Alex can't wait to waive her honors. 9. facade-noun;;;the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one. The facade of the school is pretty. 10. blase-adjective;;; indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures. The cat is blasing!

Week 4 April 13-17 1. conducive-adjective-tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable The child is conducive! 2. falter--verb-to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way I faltered the peice of paper. 3. flaunt-verb-to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly. She flaunted her new outfit. 4. gist-noun-the main or essential part of a matter.A gist is a part of a speech. 5. hamper-verb-to hold back; hinder; impede. They hampered their talent. 6. viable-adjective-capable of living. The fish is viable. 7. transcend-verb-to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed 8. bizarre-adjective-markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or whimsically strange. The car was bizzarre. 9. deviate-verb-to turn aside, as from a route, way, course I deviated the room. 10. ominous--adjective-portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; The teacher is ominous.

Week 5 April 27-May 1 1. condone-verb-to disregard or overlook. The teacher overlooked me. 2. contemplate-verb-to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully. I contemplated the sky! 3. feasible-adjective-capable of being done, effected, or accomplished. The job was feasible. 4. fiscal-adjective-of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenue. The police are fiscal. 5. furtive-adjective-taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret. The plan is furtive. 6. gape-verb-to stare with open mouth, as in wonder. She gaped at the childs talent. 7. precedent-verb- //Law//. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. The government is making up a precedent. 8. punitive-adjective-serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment. The laws are punitive. 9. cryptic-adjective-mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous. The messapge is cryptic. 10. depict-verb-to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.. She depicted the animal.

Week 7 may 4-May 8 1. detrimental-adjective-causing detriment; damaging; harmful. The animal is detrimental. 2. inhibition-adjective-the act of inhibiting. The person is inhibiting. 3. ironic-adjective-containing or exemplifying irony. The story is ironic. 4. rupture-noun-the act of breaking or bursting. The balloon ruptured in my face. 5. saturate-verb-to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like. The oil saturated the water. 6. vindictive-adjective-disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful. Saran is vindictive. 7. fallible-adjective-(of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken. The information given was fallible. 8. genial-adjective-warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial. The felling in the room was genial. 9. pragmatic-adjective-of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. The conversation was pragmatic. 10. pretentious-adjective-full of pretense or pretension. Karmen is vert pretentious.

Week 8 May 11-May15 1. reconcile-verb-to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired. He is reconiled to be the DJ at the party. 2. vile-adjective-wretchedly bad. Her appearence is vile. 3. avid-adjective-enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen. The graduation was avid. 4. dwindle-verb-to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away. The rain dwindled away. 5. evoke-verb-to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.) They evoked their wedding. 6. legacy-adjective- //Law//. a gift of property, esp. personal property, as money, by will; a bequest. The house is a legacy. 7. mute-adjective-silent; refraining from speech or utterance. The kids are mute. 8. pacify-verb-to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: The house is very pacify. 9. surplus-noun-something that remains above what is used or needed. There is a lot of surplus. 10. humane-adjective-characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed. The dog is humane.