NO
|
WORD
|
TYPE
OF WORD
|
MEANING
|
SAMPLE
SENTENCE
|
1
|
obstinate
|
adjective
|
Refusing to change your behavior or your ideas,
difficult to deal with
|
The child was obstinate about wanting that specific
toy , despite being offered several others.
|
2
|
callous
|
adjective
|
Not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of
other people.
|
Afiq has been known as callous man as he does not bother anything
about his friend.
|
3
|
Impetuous
|
adjective
|
Acting or done quickly and without thought
|
The research is impetuous by the students.
|
4
|
Hubris
|
noun
|
A great or foolish amount of pride or confidence
|
Victor Frankeistein ‘s hubris made him to create the monster.
|
5
|
conjecture
|
noun
|
An opinion or idea formed without proof or
sufficient evidence
|
The professor’s research is a conjecture that makes
her students to against her.
|
6
|
Sedate
|
adjective
|
Slow and relaxed , quiet and peaceful
|
The island is sedate .
|
7
|
rambunctious
|
adjective
|
Uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of
energy
|
The beach is often taken over by packs of
rambunctious young people, so do not go there expecting peace and quiet.
|
8
|
scrupulous
|
adjective
|
Very careful about doing something correctly , honest and morally
right
|
A scrupulous attention to detail is evident in all of his reporting.
|
9
|
indecent
|
adjective
|
Using language that offends people including
behavior or ideas that people find offensive.
|
The indecent words are prohibited in the class.
|
10
|
irreverent
|
adjective
|
Showing a lack of respect for someone or something that is usually treated
with respect
|
The students are very irreverent if they playing with their phone
during a lecture.
|
11
|
Punctilious
|
adjective
|
Very careful about behaving properly and doing
things in a correct and accurate way
|
Old-money aristocrats with a punctilious sense of
propriety.
|
12
|
Euphoria
|
noun
|
A feeling of great (usually exaggerated ) elation
|
The euphoria of winning her first gold medal in the 100 meter dash
overwhelmed Shelly.
|
13
|
Beatific
|
adjective
|
Express great happiness and calmness
|
As soon as she heard that news , she had on a
beatific smile.
|
14
|
Luster
|
noun
|
A gentle sheen or soft glow , especially that of a partly reflective
surface.
|
As light bounces off the ruby’s surface , its luster caught the eyes
of many.
|
15
|
Distraught
|
adjective
|
Very upset that you are not able to think clearly or
behave normally
|
She was distraught that some of her classmates are
leaving MADPP.
|
16
|
Begrudge
|
verb
|
To envy someone for possessing or enjoying something
|
Sitting all alone in his room, Tony begrudged the happiness of his
friends playing outside the window.
|
17
|
schism
|
noun
|
A separation or division into factions
|
Heratics were burned for attempting to create a
schism in the Catholic Church.
|
18
|
Unscrupulous
|
adjective
|
Having or showing no moral principles , not honest or fair
|
Dinasur had unscrupulously copied his friend’s work behind his back.
|
19
|
Capricious
|
adjective
|
Given to sudden and accountable changes of mood or
behaviour
|
The rescue team had a hard time delivering supplies
due to capricious weather.
|
20
|
Savvy
|
verb
|
To understand something
|
MADPP students savvy the meaning of the words and update them in
their blog.
|
21
|
Besmirch
|
verb
|
Damage the good name and reputation , make something
dirty
|
The ground was besmirched with blood.
|
22
|
Spellbinding
|
adjective
|
Holding your attention completely
|
He gave me a spellbinding performance.
|
23
|
Paucity
|
noun
|
A lack of something
|
There is a paucity of jobs hiring today that require
menial skilling.
|
24
|
Obliterate
|
verb
|
Remove all signs , rub or blot out, to remove something completely so
that nothing is left
|
The robbers had obliterated all fingerprints before leaving the
scene.
|
25
|
Amiable
|
adjective
|
friendly
|
That fellow is known all around school because of
his amiable trait.
|
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
vocabulary week 9
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