UPDATE:
- There will be NO blog entries this week as previously mentioned (with a due date of Monday, 4/6). Because of my partial ‘paternity leave’ and a faulty home Wifi connection, I am not able to manage this week’s entries as I had hoped to.
- We will resume blog entries/response starting the week of April 6th (with a due date of Monday, 4/13).
NEXT VOCAB QUIZ: Tuesday, 4/7
WORDS: Include all of the following lists:
March 24
- admonish – to reprove
- conviction – firmly held belief
- disparage – to belittle; to criticize
- flag – to droop, to grow feeble
- misanthrope – one who hates mankind
- occlude – to close or shut
- precocious – mentally advanced for age
- redundant- repetition or excess
- turbulence – an unpredictable state; an instability in the atmosphere
- vilify- to make abusive statements about someone
March 30
- compendium – comprehensive summary
- duplicity – dishonesty
- exigency – urgent situation; requiring immediate action
- foment – to stir up, to instigate
- hamper – to prevent the free movement or action of someone or something
- hypocritical- falsely claiming high principles
- malleable – capable of being shaped, impressionable
- paucity – scarcity
- perfunctory – not thorough, done without care or enthusiasm
- sporadic – occurring irregularly
April 6
- abstemious – temperate or moderate in eating and drinking, consuming sparingly
- decorum – in good taste; good manners
- deterrent – something that discourages; hindrance
- discerning – quick and observant; having insight; showing good judgment
- inchoate – recently begun, rudimentary, elementary
- inherent – firmly established by nature or habit; an integral part of something
- magnanimity – generosity
- notorious- famous for something bad
- precarious – risky, dangerously lacking in security or stability
- scrupulous- principled
