Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Wednesday, March 9th 2011

Vocabulary
Week 18

1. armistice– a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce

2. dilemma – a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives

3. chimera – a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail

4. chimerical – a unreal; imaginary; visionary

5. fervent– having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
6. innocuous – not harmful or injurious; harmless
7. obscure – (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
8. humble – not proud or arrogant; modest
9. denizen – an inhabitant; resident.

10. fathom – to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives.
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements


11. biosphere – the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life.


12. backlash – a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil, a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change


13. foregone – that has gone before; previous; past -determined in advance; inevitable

14. oblique – neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

15. arrogate – to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right
16. demur– to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object

17. fastidious – excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater

18. hectic – characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.

19. indisposed – sick or ill, especially slightly: to be indisposed with a cold; disinclined or unwilling; averse

20. brusque – abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return

21. cavort - to prance or caper about; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry.

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