Vocabulary for 2019-2020

1.Copious- adj- Abundant plentiful

2.Tenacious- adj- tough, stubborn

3.Surreptitious- adj- done in secret, sly manner

4.Voracious- adj- unlimited appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to consume great amounts of food

5.Officious- adj- ready to serve, eager in offering unwanted services or advice

6.Spurious- adj- not genuine, false

7.Onerous- adj- troublesome or oppressive

8.Gregarious- adj- seeking and enjoying the company of others

9.pious- adj- devout or virtuous; holy

10.Scrupulous- adj- honest, conscientious

11.Attrition- noun-a gradual reduction or weakening

12.Edification- noun- enlighten, instruct

13.Elocution- noun- the art of public speaking

14.Writhe- verb- to cause to twist or bend, to suffer acutely as in pain or embarrassment

15.Pedestrian- adj- ordinary, moving on foot

16.Carrion -noun- dead or rotting flesh

17.Pinion- noun- bind the wings so as not to fly, confine

18.Kismet- noun- fate

19.Ambivalence- noun- indecision

20.Deploy- verb- to arrange strategically

21.Cavalier- adj-  casual, carefree and nonchalant, arrogant disregard

22.Nullify- verb -to make useless, cancel

23.Embroil-verb-to involve in argument or hostile action

24.Waffle- verb- to speak or write evasively

25.Ascribe- verb- to attribute to a specific cause, source, or origin

26.Enhance - verb- to improve, to intensify

27.Impair- verb- to cause to diminish as in strength, value or quality

28.Terese - adj- brief and to the point

29.Coerce -verb- to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him

30.Abate- verb-  to reduce

31.Abide- verb- to remain, continue, stay, endure

32.Gambit -verb- to take a risk for some advantage

33.Jaunt- noun- a short pleasure trip

34.Lithe- adj- bending easily and gracefully