Second Six Weeks Vocab

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Second Six Weeks Vocab

• Lesson 2
• Quiz on Friday, October 22

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scrupulous

• careful painstaking
• Abraham Lincoln was so scrupulous about honesty
  that he would walk several miles to return
  something he had borrowed.

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obsequious

• overly obedient submissive
• I have no respect for those who bully inferiors,
  but act obsequious to those in authority over
  them.

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malleable

• capable of being shaped
• The goo that the dentist squirted into my mouth
  to make a mold for my braces was very malleable,
  but it soon set up and hardened.

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amiable

• agreeable likable
• He was an amiable person, always smiling and
  happy.

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vehemently

• emphatically with extreme emotion/passion
• I did NOT cheat on the test, Paula replied
  vehemently when accused by the teacher.

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placid

• calm quiet
• It was a relief to the young mother to have her
  baby calm and placid instead of cranky and crying
  from an ear infection.

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reiterated

• repeated
• I reiterated the directions for those who were
  not listening the first time.

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torpor

• inactive period
• The overheated classroom and the boring lecture
  combined to almost sedate the students and lull
  them into a state of torpor.

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fidelity

• accuracy or faithfulness
• When you marry someone, one of the main vows is
  fidelity.

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conscientious

• careful and honest
• A conscientious student is one who carefully
  writes down all his homework, takes notes,
  studies, and completes all assigned homework.

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eloquence

• well-articulated, persuasive speech
• The preachers eloquence persuaded all of the
  congregation that they should go help the
  unfortunate.

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musings

• meditations
• Much of the poets everyday musings are recorded
  in her journal we were able to find her thoughts
  that prompted her poems.

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insensible

• not able to be perceived with the senses
• The victim of the motorcycle accident lay
  insensible in the hospital. No one knew how long
  the coma would last.

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patriarch

• the father (male head) of a family or tribe
• My grandfather is considered the patriarch of our
  family.

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seer

• one who supposedly tells the future a prophet
• Some people consult fortunetellers or seers
  because they desire to know what the future holds.

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abode

• a home or residence
• Birds live in trees wolves live in dens, but
  humans make their abode in houses.

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dismembered

• something or someone that has been cut to pieces
• In horror movies there is often at least one
  person who is dismembered by the villain or
  monster.

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impunity

• freedom from punishment or harm
• Because Jack was the captain of the football team
  and its most valuable player, he felt he could
  skip practice with impunity because the coach and
  team needed him so much he was wrong.

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assiduity

• diligence perseverance carefulness
• His assiduity led to his receiving an A for the
  first time in English.

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metamorphosed

• transformed
• The summer between junior high and high school my
  sister metamorphosed from a shy, plain wallflower
  into an outgoing, beautiful Miss Popularity.