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10th Grade
11/29/2011

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Term
Meager
Definition

Adj.

Thin; lean; of poor quality or small amount. 

The visiting team lamponed the meager dinner served by their hosts.

Term
Obsolete
Definition

Adjective

out of date

Propeller planes have become obsolete


Term
Pariah
Definition

Noun

 

An outcase

 

The Western mind finds it difficult to accept the idea of a pariah class

Term

Quandary

 

 

Definition

Noun

 

Condition of being doubtful or confused

 

The benefits and dangers of a nuclear plant leave us in a quandary

Term
Raconteur
Definition

Noun

 

a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes

 

Comedians and masters of ceremonies must be consummate raconteurs

Term
Acclaim
Definition

noun

 

loud applause; approval

 

Jonas Salk won great acclaim for his medical discoveries

Term
Blithe
Definition

adjective

 

happy and cheerful; gay

 

Lori's blithe attitude toward her terrible predicament was bizarre indeed


Term
Callous
Definition

adjective

 

unfeeling; insensitive

 

It was a surprise to see the tears flowing from someone we had considered to be callous

Term
deference
Definition

noun

 

great respect

 

Out of deference to my father, we never smoked in the house. 

Term
Effervescent
Definition

adjective

 

lively, giving off bubbles

 

Because I do not enjoy carbonated drinks. I do not like the effervescent quality of ginger ale.

Term
Fervor
Definition

noun

 

intense emotion; great warmth of feeling

 

Alicia does her volunteer work with tremendous fervor

Term

garrulous

 

Definition

adjective

 

talkative

 

Nothing galvanizes me into leaving a beauty parlor as much as a garrulous hairdresser

Term
heretic
Definition

noun

 

a person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the establish beliefs of his church.

 

Serverely chastised for being a heretic, brother Vincent was asked to leave the monastery

Term
immutable
Definition

adjective

 

never changing

 

My father's immutable optimism can be treaced back to the pleasant atmosphere in my grandmother's home

Term
lampoon
Definition

noun

 

strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone. 

 

The college quarterly featured a lampoon of fraternity hazing.

Term

meandering

 

Definition

verb

 

winding back and forth; rambling. 

 

Meandering through the crowded streets of a foreign city is my idea of a tourist's delight

Term
officious
Definition

adjective

 

meddling; giving unnecessary or unwanted advice or services. 

 

Mr. Klar's officious manner helped him gain friends easily but lose them in short order.

Term
parsimonious
Definition

adjective

 

too thrifty; stingy

 

Dickens Scroogs, before his metamorphosis, is regarded as the prototype of the parsimonious man.

Term
querulous
Definition

adjective

 

peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint. 

 

We tend to turn a deaf ear to querulous demands for attention.

Term
rancor
Definition

noun

 

deep spite or malice; strong hate or bitter feeling

 

A forgiving heart will save you from the corrosive effects of rancor

Term
acquiesce
Definition

verb

 

to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent

 

The president said that we will never acquiesce to the demands of the terrorists

Term
bombastic
Definition

adjective

 

high sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning

 

The citizens failed to be arounsed by their mayor's bombastic speech

Term
capitulate
Definition

verb

 

to surrender; to cease resisting

 

Colonel Leeds was adamant in his decision not to capitulate under any terms

Term
deflate
Definition

verb

 

to let air out of; to reduce in size or importance

 

 The boss's criticism deflated John's ego

Term
egregious
Definition

adjective

 

extraordinarily bad

 

An egregious bookkepping error cost our company $1,000,000.

Term
fitful
Definition

adjective

 

spasmodic; intermittent

 

Monte's fitful sleep tended to exacerbate his normal irritability

Term
gratuitous
Definition

adjective

 

freely given; unnecessary; uncalled for.

 

Hillary's gratuitous suggestion was rejected by the other guests who blithely ignored it

Term
hierarchy
Definition

noun

 

organization by rank, class, or grade

 

In the company's hierarchy, I'm the low man on the totem pole

Term
impartial
Definition

adjective

 

fair; just; showing no favoritism

 

An impartial attorney was asked to serve as a judge in the dispute

Term
lassitude
Definition

noun

 

state or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness

 

Lassitude comes from a feeling of hopelessness

Term
meticulous
Definition

adjective

 

very careful about details; fussy

 

Sidney was meticulous about his clothing but quite sloppy about his room

Term
opportunist
Definition

noun

 

one who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles

 

The opportunist is so anxious to get ahead that he is rewady to ignore the needs, feelings and welfare of his fellow man

Term
partisan
Definition

noun

 

one who strongly supports a party or cause; characteristic of a guerilla fighter. 

 

A partisan of the animal rights cause, John believes all use of animals for testing should be banned.

Term
quixotic
Definition

adjective

 

idealistic and utterly impractical

 

It is quixotic to think that we can ignore the environmental consequences of pollution

Term
raze
Definition

verb

 

to tear down completely; to destroy

 

The corporation voted to raze the decaying structure and replace it with a modern skyscraper

Term
admonish
Definition

verb

 

to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly.

 

 This is the last time I plan to admonish you about coming late to work

Term
buffoon
Definition

noun

 

a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes

 

After Bert had a few drinks, he became a willing buffoon at the party

Term
capricious
Definition

adjective

 

changeable, fickle

 

Our weather is so capricous that it's difficult to make weekend plans

Term
delineate
Definition

verb

 

to describe in words; to sketch

 

When challenged to delineate Sam's crass behavior, we were speechless

Term
elucidate
Definition

verb

 

to make clear

 

Public relations experts were hired to elucidate the chairman's position. 

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