Vocab. English 7

Jonathan N. (United States of America)
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  1. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
    Susan's performance in school was considered erratic because she did not perform consistently well on tests and quizzes.
    erratically; adv

    erraticism; noun
  2. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
    The teacher was so boring that he put all of his students into a stupor.
    stuporous; adj
  3. doggedly
    with obstinate determination
    He jogged doggedly on, determined to finish the race no matter how tired he was.
    dogged; adj
    doggedness; noun
  4. furtive
    secret and sly
    Emily was attempting to be furtive as she entered her house well after her curfew.
    furtively; adv
    furtiveness; noun
  5. futile
    producing no result or effect
    It is futile to try to fly using your arms as wings.
    futilely; adv
    futility; noun
  6. dejection
    a state of melancholy depression
    We knew that Sam was filled with dejection after his dog died because he couldn't stop crying.
    adj; dejected
    adv; dejectedly
  7. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
    The president's speech about hope was filled with profound ideas that moved his audience.
    noun; profoundness
    adv; profoundly
  8. assimilate
    make alike
    Asagai believes it is Beneatha’s desire to assimilate into the white culture that causes her to straighten her hair.
    adj; assimilable
    noun; assimilation
    adj; assimilative
    noun; assimilator
    adj; assimilatory
  9. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    Her friends called her eccentric because she wore bowling shoes and a clown nose to the prom.
    adv; eccentrically
    noun; eccentricity
  10. oppressive
    weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
    The conditions there were very oppressive: there were snowstorms in the winter and dripping hot humidity in the summer.
    adv; oppressively
    noun; oppressiveness
    verb; oppress
  11. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    The parents of the irresponsible boy had misgivings about buying him a puppy.
    verb; misgive
  12. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
    The girl screamed an emphatic “Yay” when she got a 100 on her science test.
    noun; emphasis
    adv; emphatically
  13. undaunted
    resolutely courageous
    I continued to fight for the soccer ball, undaunted by my opponents futile attempt to stop me
    adv; undauntedly
    noun; undauntedness
  14. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    The malicious girl continued to torment her classmate.
    adv; maliciously
    noun; maliciousness
    noun; malice
  15. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
    I deplored the landlord’s decision to raise the old woman’s rent.
    adv; deploringly
    adj; deplorable
    adv; deplorably
  16. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
    The teacher took my facetious remark seriously and gave me a detention.
    adv; facetiously
    noun; facetiousness
  17. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    I was indignant when I read my first quarter comment from Mr. Johnson because he said I never participate, when clearly I do.
    adv; indignantly
    noun; indignation
  18. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
    It was ludicrous that we had a test on material that our teacher had never taught.
    adv; ludicrously
    noun; ludicrousness
  19. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    The clown’s smile was ominous, like he was plotting something evil.
    adv; ominously
    noun; ominousness
  20. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
    During English class, I stopped listening and tumbled into a reverie about my vacation plans.
    verb; revere
  21. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
    When Mindy had a sore throat, her mom told her that the pain would diminish if she took the medicine.
    adj; diminishable
Created on 十一月 11, 2013 (updated 十一月 14, 2013)

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