VOCABULARY LESSON 1, ENGLISH 2

DIVULGE-VERB

Divulge: to tell; to reveal

ABET-VERB

• Abet: to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

ARDOR- NOUN

• Ardor- intense feeling or devotion or eagerness

DOGMATIC- ADJECTIVE

• Dogmatic- arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs

INSIPID- ADJECTIVE

• Insipid- lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

PROCLIVITY- NOUN

• Proclivity- a natural leaning or tendency

EXTRANEOUS- ADJECTIVE

• Extraneous- not essential, not constituting a vital part

COERCE-VERB

• Coerce- to force by using pressure, intimidation, or

threats

JAUNDICED- ADJECTIVE

• Jaundiced: Prejudiced; hostile

OCCLUDE: VERB

• Occlude: to block the passage of

METICULOUS: ADJECTIVE

• Meticulous: extremely, sometimes excessively, careful

about small details; precise

TEMERITY: NOUN

• Temerity: Recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

ROTE: NOUN

• Rote: a habitual, repetitive routine or procedure

ASCRIBE: VERB

• Ascribe: to credit as to the cause or source

GREGARIOUS: ADJECTIVE

• Gregarious: sociable, fond of the company of others