Lesson 1-6 vocab
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Lesson 1Clandestine
the bees were very upset with the bear for stealing their honey and being so
clandestine about it
covertThe Country is a
Covert place at times.
Lesson 1Furtive
After Michelle ruined Brittany’s sweater she seemed more furtive when Brittany asked for it back.
Inconspicuous: the glare on the t.v. was hard to see it was so inconspicuous.
Lesson 1sly
Sneaky, Smart, lying
Stealthy: the cat acts stealthy around people, but around my dog the cat is a social butterfly.
Lesson 1surreptitious
The Pentecostal girl was becoming more surreptitious about her pregnancy at 16years old.
Unobtrusive looks like obtuse=big/ more
noticeable’ put an UN in front and remember its not
noticeable
Lesson 2Adversary
The V in adversary can stand for villain= enemy
Artisan
Lesson 2Charlatan
Janie is a Charlatan. She tries to tell other people who actually know what they are talking about otherwise.
HedonistHedonist; self
gratification( think highly of yourself)
Lesson 2orator
Sounds like oration=speaker/speech
raconteurMy dad is an
extremely well raconteur, he has a story for everything.
Lesson 2skeptic
Lauren can be a skeptic person more than normal, she doesn’t look on the bright side of things.
virtuosoSammy is virtuoso in
business. She is so skilled she might be getting a promotion soon.
Lesson 3extraneous
How is apple pie related to someone playing basketball? Its not therefore its extraneous
frivolous I am a frivolous
person, but I can be serious if needed
Lesson 3incidental
A good baseball/softball player would see a single, incidental.
inconsequentialHey everyone I have
five dollars, but I am keeping it for lunch tomorrow.
That does not mean anything to anyone who was listening.
Lesson 3irrelevant
Me: do you want to go to cook out?
Laleh: sure, but yesterday I went running
Me: good for you, but that’s irrelevant to what you want from cook out.
negligibleThe small stain of
spaghetti on Kim’s red sweater was negligible because the stain blended in.
Lesson 3peripheral
Kind of like your peripheral vision
pettyDonna is such a
petty person. She always has to have the last bite of anything.
Lesson 3superficial
The cat was superficial near the pond in the backyard.
triflingTrevor’s girlfriend of
3 days was very trifling, he was using her to make another girl Brittany, jealous.
Lesson 3/4trivial
The fact that I need to use the bathroom is trivial at the moment because I need to focus on my work.
acuteWhen I fell and
broke my wrist the pain was very very acute.
Lesson 4astute
For valentines day, my boyfriend was astute on what his gift was.
discerningAnna is discerning
most of the time. She chooses to study on the weekends rather than going to parties.
Lesson 4erudite
The erudite lawyer has won every case they have faced so far. His hard work paid off.
incisive I prefer incisive
math teachers. I don’t like when they show long versions of ways to solve math problems.
Lesson 4ingenious
Genious= genius Ingenious=
characterized by cleverness
judicious Jud=judgment Judicious=
using/showing judgment as to action
Lesson 4perspicacious
Though I am not the best math student I always try to be perspicacious and open minded.
Prudent Recycling is an act
of being prudent
Lesson 4sagacious
Most older people are more sagacious than younger people. Being that older people have lived already.
savvyEspn analyst are
very savvy to sports and the people who play sports.
Lesson 5acrid
The dogs nails were very acrid, when she jumps on me it hurts
aridA while back we had
a little drought. It was so arid in falls lake people rode four wheelers on the floor of the lake.
Lesson 5aesthetic
Beauty and the beast is a very aesthetic story.
asceticEmily is ascetic on
herself about staying pure until marriage because of her Christian beliefs.
Lesson 5Atheistic
Atheist= not believing in God
ambiguousSince, john was
coming in the front door late his dad woke up asking where he was, he could’ve been somewhere for awhile, or just letting the dog out. The situation is ambiguous.
Lesson 5ambivalent
Becky was ambivalent towards Brian, she really likes him but she is second guessing a relationship because he is a flirty person
coalesce As the cake cooked
the batter coalesced together.
Lesson 5convalesce
Sam had great convalesce after his kidney surgery
delusion If someone says
Florida state won against Virginia tech that would be a delusion.
Lesson 5allusion
In baseball, they give allusions or signals for what to do on base or at bat.
illusionBeing dehydrated in
the desert made Amy see an illusion of a pool
Lesson 6imprudent
Danny was acting imprudent while speeding down the highway
impudentBeing impudent to
elders is not polite.
Lesson 6indigenous
I am indigenous to Creedmoor, since I’ve lived here my whole life
indigentYesterday I was an
indigent man standing outside of McDonalds.
Lesson 6indignant
Carolina felt indignant against duke during the ACC tournament.
intimateBrenda wishes she
could be more intimate and act more open towards Jack.
Lesson 6intimidate
The cat seemed intimidated by my dog because typically cats and dogs don’t get along.
obscureShe was obscure
about coming home or staying out of town another day.
Lesson 6obtuse
I have obtuse learning in math. It takes a while for me to catch on to new subjects in math.
ponderableMy great
grandmothers wedding ring is a ponderable item because it was passed on to my mom and eventually will be passed on to me one day.
Lesson 6Ponderous The baby was ponderous at a few months old
because she didn’t have the neck muscles to control her head.