Tuesday, 17 March 2015

vocabulary week 9

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.


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