Thursday, September 29, 2011

Vocabulary List One through Three


  1. Courtly-dignified, polite; elegant
  2. Sumptuous-costly, lavish
  3. Frugally-thriftily; economically
  4. Deference-courteous regard or respect
  5. Affably-in a friendly manner
  6. Impertinence-insolence; impudence; unwise
  7. Despondent-dejected, hopeless
  8. Disposed-inclined; tending toward
  9. Vehemently-forcefully; intensely
  10. Perfunctorily-indifferently; with little interest or care
  11. Ambiguous-adj. uncertain, indefinite
  12. Digression-n. deviation
  13. meander-v. to wander
  14. abyss-n. a void, a deep hole
  15. susceptible-adj. vulnerable, prone to
  16. Rectify- v. to set right, to correct
  17. Precocious-adj. intelligent at a young age
  18. Insipid-adj. bland, dull, boring
  19. Elated-adj. overjoyed, excited
  20. Gregarious-adj. outgoing, social, extraverted
  21. Prodigy-n. a child of highly unusual talent
22.  Lamented- mourned or grieved for
23.  Nonchalantly- without interest or concern; indifference
24.  Listlessly- without energy or interest
25.  Dawdled-
26.  Betrayal- a failure to fulfill another’s hopes
27.  Mesmerizing- spellbinding, hypnotic, fascinating                 
28.  Stricken- heartbroken; affected by or suffering
29.  Discordant-clashing, not in harmony
30.  Fiasco-a complete failure




 

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