4th Period will also have a vocabulary midterm on Friday. Most of the test will consist of this week's vocab:
- 1 anguish: extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
- 2. ethereal: heavenly, fine, delicately beautiful
- 3. eulogize: to praise highly, to extol
- 4. euphemism: a word or phrase that’s used to make an unpleasant idea sound better
- 5. evasive: tending to avoid giving direct answers
- 6. industrious: constantly active or occupied
- 7. Myriad: a large number, many
- 8. quiver: to shake with a trembling motion
- 9. Rotund: round
- 10. sauntered: to walk around leisurely; to stroll
- 11. Subtle: hard to see or understand; elusive
- 12. tangent: a line that touches a curve at just one point; or a comment that is off the main topic
- 13. tantamount: equal, comparable
- 14. temper: bring into balance; moderate
- 15. Tyranny: government based on absolute power or cruelty
The rest of the words will come from the previous 4 vocabulary lists (1.0-4.0):
1. amour-propre: respect for
one’s self
2. augment to make something
greater in size
3. aurevoir: used to express
farewell
4. avaricious: immoderately
desirous of wealth or gain
5. aviatrix: female pilot
6. Echelon: a formation of
troops, ships, airplanes, etc.
7. elephantine: huge,
ponderous, or clumsy
8. emasculate: to deprive of
strength or vigor
9. emissary: a representative
sent on a mission or errand
10.
epsilon: the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet
11.
equanimity: mental or emotional stability or composure; calmness
12.
equestrian: of or pertaining to horseback riding
13.
erroneous: containing error
14.
exophtalmus: protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit caused by disease
or injury.
15.
jabberwocky: meaningless syllables that seem to make sense
16.
jaunty: in fashion, stylish; lighthearted and merry
17.
jejune: not nourishing or satisfying
18.
jubilant: joyful and triumphant
19.
juxtapose: to put side by side or close together
20.
kaffeeklatsch: an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation
21.
kainotophobia: fear of change
22.
kakidrosis: body odor
23.
kamaaina: one who has lived in Hawaii for a long time
24.
keck: to feel disgust
25.
keffel: a horse
26.
kenspeckle: easy to recognize
27.
kickie-wickie: a wife
28.
kirtle: a long gown or dress
29.
kith: familiar friends, neighbors, or relatives
30.
maculate: marked with spots
31.
magnate: person of rank, power, influence
32.
malaise: indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health indicating an
onset of an illness
33.
moue: a little grimace
34.
natatorium: an indoor swimming pool
35.
necropolis: a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city
36.
nefarious: flagrantly wicked or impious
37.
neoplasm: a new growth of tissue serving no physiological function
38.
newfangled: of the new style
39.
noctambulation: sleep-walking
40.
nocuous: likely to cause injury
41.
nonentity: something that only exists in the imagination, if at all
42.
numskull: a stupid person
43.
qualitative: relating to or concerning quality
44.
quell: to put down forcibly
45.
quiddity: the real nature of a thing
46.
quietusin: something that serves to suppress
47.
quotha: used to express sarcasm or surprise after quoting another
48.
uberous: fruitful, abundant
49.
ugsome: ugly, offensive, loathsome
50.
ulotrichous: having woolly or curly hair
51.
ululation: howl, a long emotional utterance
52.
unbosm: to reveal in confidence
53.
unchancy: unlucky
54.
ususfructus: the legal right to use and enjoy the benefits and profits
of something belonging to another
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