Week 9 Vocabulary

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Week 9 Vocabulary
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besmirch (v) To stain sully

• Brave and Mollie are not allowed on the sofa
  because they may besmirch the fabric but they do
  it anyway ?

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feigned (v) To represent falsely pretend to

• On Halloween I feigned a wizard and my sister
  feigned a clown.

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impelled (v) To drive forward propel

• Though there were many stairs in the lighthouse,
  the desire to see the view from the top impelled
  me to keep going.

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inquisitorial (adj) relating to a criminal
proceeding conducted in secrecy

• The inquisitorial court showed no mercy and
  killed many innocent people.

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inscrutable (adj) difficult to fathom or
understand impenetrable

• We spent hours trying to solve the inscrutable
  mystery of how a miniature daschund could cause
  so much damage.

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ligaments (n) unifying or connecting tie or bond
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paramour (n) illicit lover

• The TV show, Cheaters seeks to find out if a
  man or woman has a paramour.

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progenitor (n) ancestor

• Though I dressed up as a bunny, my sister
  preferred to dress up as one of our progenitors
  for Halloween.

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quell (v) to subdue, to crush

• I quelled the argument by pointing out that both
  candidates had flaws in their plans.

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somnambulism (n) sleepwalking
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suffice (v) to meet present needs or
requirements be sufficient

• If you want to go to college, failing grades and
  poor participation in High School will not
  suffice.

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uncongenial (adj) not compatible or sympathetic

• In light of the coming election, it is clear that
  the Democrats and Republicans are very
  uncongenial parties.

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vivify (v) To make more lively, intense, or
striking enliven

• When we realized how boring the party was, we
  called in a DJ to vivify the scene.

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wrought (v) To make or decorate by needlework

• For Christmas, Donovans grandmother wrought a
  very stylish sweater vest for him.

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zenith (n) upper region of the sky