I will post your weekly vocabulary words on this page. You will have ten words each week. I will explain the words each Monday. Quizzes will be every Friday. You will be responsible for knowing the spelling and definition of each word.
Week 1
1. Cadaver- corpse
2. Condiment- seasoning sauce or spice
3. Dastardly- cowardly
4. Emaciated- very thin (unhealthy)
5. Florid- red, ruddy
6. Inebriated- drunk
7. Maladroit- unskillful, clumsy
8. Pungent- sharp or strong in smell or taste
9. Sibling- brother or sister
10. Zenith- peak, summit, highest point
1. Cadaver- corpse
2. Condiment- seasoning sauce or spice
3. Dastardly- cowardly
4. Emaciated- very thin (unhealthy)
5. Florid- red, ruddy
6. Inebriated- drunk
7. Maladroit- unskillful, clumsy
8. Pungent- sharp or strong in smell or taste
9. Sibling- brother or sister
10. Zenith- peak, summit, highest point
Week 2
1. Abridged- shortened, summarized
2. Accord- agreement
3. Adamant- firm, unbending (opinion)
4. Allusion- reference
5. Amalgamate- to combine
6. Apparition- ghost
7. Buffoon- clown
8. Capitulate- surrender
9. Destitute- very poor
10. Limpid- clear
1. Abridged- shortened, summarized
2. Accord- agreement
3. Adamant- firm, unbending (opinion)
4. Allusion- reference
5. Amalgamate- to combine
6. Apparition- ghost
7. Buffoon- clown
8. Capitulate- surrender
9. Destitute- very poor
10. Limpid- clear
Week 3
1. Adage- saying
2. Berserk- crazed, madly excited
3. Broach- bring up a subject
4. Brooch- jewelry pin, ornamental pin
5. Caricature- exaggerated peculiarities
6. Cite- to quote, to mention
7. Lethal- fatal, deadly
8. Masticate- to chew
9. Procrastinate- delay, wait till the last minute
10. Rectify- correct
1. Adage- saying
2. Berserk- crazed, madly excited
3. Broach- bring up a subject
4. Brooch- jewelry pin, ornamental pin
5. Caricature- exaggerated peculiarities
6. Cite- to quote, to mention
7. Lethal- fatal, deadly
8. Masticate- to chew
9. Procrastinate- delay, wait till the last minute
10. Rectify- correct
Week 4
1. Affluent- wealthy
2. Clairvoyant- psychic
3. Fissure- crack, narrow opening
4. Gape- stare openly
5. Gist- real meaning
6. Incognito- disguised
7. Malingerer- one who feigns illness
8. Panacea- cure all
9. Sepulcher- tomb
10. Taut- tight
1. Affluent- wealthy
2. Clairvoyant- psychic
3. Fissure- crack, narrow opening
4. Gape- stare openly
5. Gist- real meaning
6. Incognito- disguised
7. Malingerer- one who feigns illness
8. Panacea- cure all
9. Sepulcher- tomb
10. Taut- tight
Week 5
1. Ambidextrous- use both hands
2. Astute- wise, shrewd
3. Deluge- a flood, heavy rain
4. Deluge- to overwhelm, to flood
5. Erudite- learned, scholarly
6. Garish- flashy, gaudy
7. Hirsute- hairy
8. Indigent- very poor
9. Obese- fat
10. Pensive- thoughtful
1. Ambidextrous- use both hands
2. Astute- wise, shrewd
3. Deluge- a flood, heavy rain
4. Deluge- to overwhelm, to flood
5. Erudite- learned, scholarly
6. Garish- flashy, gaudy
7. Hirsute- hairy
8. Indigent- very poor
9. Obese- fat
10. Pensive- thoughtful
Week 6
1. Cajole- coax
2. Copious- a lot, numerous, plentiful
3. Coquette- flirt
4. Debilitate- weaken
5. Lucrative- profitable
6. Nebulous- cloudy, unclear
7. Risqué- “almost” improper
8. Tepid- luke warm
9. Toxic- poisonous
10. Trepidation- fear
1. Cajole- coax
2. Copious- a lot, numerous, plentiful
3. Coquette- flirt
4. Debilitate- weaken
5. Lucrative- profitable
6. Nebulous- cloudy, unclear
7. Risqué- “almost” improper
8. Tepid- luke warm
9. Toxic- poisonous
10. Trepidation- fear
Week 7
1. Abyss- endless hole, bottomless pit
2. Agnostic- uncertain about God
3. Arduous- difficult
4. Ascertain- to find out for sure
5. Diaphanous- sheer
6. Frugal- careful with money, thrifty
7. Gregarious- fond of company
8. Harass- to annoy, bother
9. Parody- a humorous imitation
10. Ubiquitous- seemingly everywhere at once
1. Abyss- endless hole, bottomless pit
2. Agnostic- uncertain about God
3. Arduous- difficult
4. Ascertain- to find out for sure
5. Diaphanous- sheer
6. Frugal- careful with money, thrifty
7. Gregarious- fond of company
8. Harass- to annoy, bother
9. Parody- a humorous imitation
10. Ubiquitous- seemingly everywhere at once
Week 8
1. Cartage- act of rate charged for transporting freight
2. Cogent- convincing
3. Dilettante- a person who follows an art or study superficially though with interest
4. Dirge- sad poem or song (a funeral hymn)
5. Illimitable- boundless, measureless
6. Incorrigible- unmanageable
7. Nefarious- very wicked, evil
8. Opiate- a drug, narcotic (dulls senses)
9. Pittance- a small portion, amount
10. Quell- to put down or crush
1. Cartage- act of rate charged for transporting freight
2. Cogent- convincing
3. Dilettante- a person who follows an art or study superficially though with interest
4. Dirge- sad poem or song (a funeral hymn)
5. Illimitable- boundless, measureless
6. Incorrigible- unmanageable
7. Nefarious- very wicked, evil
8. Opiate- a drug, narcotic (dulls senses)
9. Pittance- a small portion, amount
10. Quell- to put down or crush
Week 9
1. Covert- secret, hidden
2. Coy- bashful or shy to attract attention (flirting)
3. Crone- hag, withered old woman
4. Crux- crucial point
5. Dauntless- brave
6. Façade- a front
7. Gauche- socially awkward, clumsy
8. Nepotism- favoritism to relatives
9. Placid- clam, peaceful
10. Schism- a split or a division
1. Covert- secret, hidden
2. Coy- bashful or shy to attract attention (flirting)
3. Crone- hag, withered old woman
4. Crux- crucial point
5. Dauntless- brave
6. Façade- a front
7. Gauche- socially awkward, clumsy
8. Nepotism- favoritism to relatives
9. Placid- clam, peaceful
10. Schism- a split or a division
Week 10
1. Attenuate- to make thin or weaken (a solution)
2. Brusque- blunt, abrupt
3. Burly- stout, husky
4. Callous- unfeeling, hardened
5. Callus- thickened part of skin
6. Chastise- punish or scold
7. Dank- damp, dark place
8. Feasible- practical
9. Poignant- painfully touching, or piercing (emotionally)
10. Throes- anguish, pangs
1. Attenuate- to make thin or weaken (a solution)
2. Brusque- blunt, abrupt
3. Burly- stout, husky
4. Callous- unfeeling, hardened
5. Callus- thickened part of skin
6. Chastise- punish or scold
7. Dank- damp, dark place
8. Feasible- practical
9. Poignant- painfully touching, or piercing (emotionally)
10. Throes- anguish, pangs
Week 11
1. A capella- without musical accompaniment
2. Acme- highest point
3. Adulation- excessive praise, flattery
4. Antipathy- strong dislike
5. Archaic- old- fashioned, no longer used
6. Buoyant- cheerful
7. Chagrin- embarrassment, disappointment
8. Compunction- regret, remorse
9. Haggard- gaunt- careworn
10. Tribulation- suffering, distress
1. A capella- without musical accompaniment
2. Acme- highest point
3. Adulation- excessive praise, flattery
4. Antipathy- strong dislike
5. Archaic- old- fashioned, no longer used
6. Buoyant- cheerful
7. Chagrin- embarrassment, disappointment
8. Compunction- regret, remorse
9. Haggard- gaunt- careworn
10. Tribulation- suffering, distress
Week 12
1. Aloof- withdrawn
2. Apiary- a place where bees are kept
3. Diffident- lacking self-confidence, shy
4. Fallacious- erroneous, misleading
5. Fallible- liable to be mistaken
6. Malleable- capable of being shaped by hammering (a metal), adaptable
7. Nostalgia- homesickness, yearning for the past
8. Paltry- practically worthless, petty, piddling
9. Specious- apparently reasonable but not really so
10. Vain- worthless, to no avail, conceited
1. Aloof- withdrawn
2. Apiary- a place where bees are kept
3. Diffident- lacking self-confidence, shy
4. Fallacious- erroneous, misleading
5. Fallible- liable to be mistaken
6. Malleable- capable of being shaped by hammering (a metal), adaptable
7. Nostalgia- homesickness, yearning for the past
8. Paltry- practically worthless, petty, piddling
9. Specious- apparently reasonable but not really so
10. Vain- worthless, to no avail, conceited
Week 13
1. Antithesis- direct opposite
2. Bliss- perfect happiness
3. Buxom- plump, attractive
4. Disconsolate- cheerless, inconsolable
5. Gala- characterized by festivity
6. Harlequin- buffoon, clown
7. Lackey- slavish follower
8. Malevolent- evil
9. Malodorous- stinking, ill-smelling
10. Melancholy- dejected, depressed
1. Antithesis- direct opposite
2. Bliss- perfect happiness
3. Buxom- plump, attractive
4. Disconsolate- cheerless, inconsolable
5. Gala- characterized by festivity
6. Harlequin- buffoon, clown
7. Lackey- slavish follower
8. Malevolent- evil
9. Malodorous- stinking, ill-smelling
10. Melancholy- dejected, depressed
Week 14
1. Bias- prejudiced, pre-formed opinion
2. Callow- young and inexperienced
3. Carrion- decaying flesh of a carcass
4. Delectable- very pleasing
5. Dross- waste, refuse
6. Flotsam- wreckage of a ship or cargo found floating on sea
7. Indubitable- certain, indisputable
8. Jetsam- goods deliberately cast overboard to lighten a ship in distress
9. Pudgy- short and fat
10. Teetotaler- a person who totally abstains from liquor
1. Bias- prejudiced, pre-formed opinion
2. Callow- young and inexperienced
3. Carrion- decaying flesh of a carcass
4. Delectable- very pleasing
5. Dross- waste, refuse
6. Flotsam- wreckage of a ship or cargo found floating on sea
7. Indubitable- certain, indisputable
8. Jetsam- goods deliberately cast overboard to lighten a ship in distress
9. Pudgy- short and fat
10. Teetotaler- a person who totally abstains from liquor
Week 15
1. Benign- kindly, harmless
2. Declivity- downward slope
3. Decrepit- weakened by old age
4. Inveterate- firmly established by age, deep-rooted, habitual
5. Maudlin- weakly sentimental and tearful (overdone)
6. Obsequious- slavishly attentive, fawning
7. Ornithology- study of birds
8. Plaudit- applause, enthusiastic praise
9. Salubrious- healthful
10. Svelte- slender, lithe
1. Benign- kindly, harmless
2. Declivity- downward slope
3. Decrepit- weakened by old age
4. Inveterate- firmly established by age, deep-rooted, habitual
5. Maudlin- weakly sentimental and tearful (overdone)
6. Obsequious- slavishly attentive, fawning
7. Ornithology- study of birds
8. Plaudit- applause, enthusiastic praise
9. Salubrious- healthful
10. Svelte- slender, lithe
Week 16
1. Aviary- place where birds are kept
2. Blandishment- word or deed of mild flattery
3. Calumnious- falsely and maliciously accusing, defamatory, slanderous
4. Cherubic- chubby, innocent-looking (angel in form of a child)
5. Droll- odd and laughter-provoking
6. Laudatory- expressing praise, eulogistic
7. Lesion- injury, wound
8. Pathos- quality that arouses pity (literature, music, etc.)
9. Progeny- children
10. Staid- settled, sedate
Week 17
1. Aviary- place where birds are kept
2. Blandishment- word or deed of mild flattery
3. Calumnious- falsely and maliciously accusing, defamatory, slanderous
4. Cherubic- chubby, innocent-looking (angel in form of a child)
5. Droll- odd and laughter-provoking
6. Laudatory- expressing praise, eulogistic
7. Lesion- injury, wound
8. Pathos- quality that arouses pity (literature, music, etc.)
9. Progeny- children
10. Staid- settled, sedate
Week 17
- Abhor- hate
- Bigot- narrow-minded, prejudiced person
- Counterfeit- fake; false
- Cynical- believing that people act only out of selfish motives
- Noxious- harmful; poisonous; lethal
- Respite- a break; intermission
- Poised- calm; collected; self-possessed
- Resplendent- shining; glowing
- Languid- tired; slow
- Engender- cause
- Nuance- something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
- Renown- fame
- Harangue- noisy, attacking speech
- Nullify- to counter; make unimportant
- Replete- full
- Epitomized- typified; characterized, personified
- Thwart- prevent; frustrate
- Timorous- cowardly; fearful
- Tawdry- of little value; gaudy
- Enshroud- cover
- Ensconce- establish firmly in a position
- Obdurate- stubborn
- Rescind- retract; repeal
- Temper- to moderate; soften
- Envenom- to cause bitterness and bad feeling
- Resignation- acceptance of fate
- Tenacious- stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
- Accolade- tribute; honor; praise
- Bolster- support; prop up
- Plummet- fall suddenly and steeply
- Tenuous- flimsy; not solid
- Largess- generosity
- Histrionic- theatrical; exaggerated
- Obstreperous- noisy and boisterous
- Portend- foretell
- Revere- worship
- Obtuse- mentally dull
- Torpid- inactive; lazy; stagnant
- Odious- hateful
- Legion- in large numbers
- Alacrity- eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
- Tractable- obedient; dutiful; polite
- Levity- flippancy; joking about serious matters
- Potable- suitable for drinking
- Ruminate- think over something; ponder
- Exacerbate- make worse
- Idiosyncrasy- a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
- Transgress- go astray; disobey; commit a sin
- Cacophony- discordant loud noises
- Onus- burden
- Precedent- a previous occurrence used as a guide
- Altruism- putting others first; being self-sacrificing
- Depravity- moral corruption
- Exculpate- free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
- Ambiguity- uncertainty; vagueness
- Deprecate- criticize; denounce
- Opulent- wealthy; rich; magnificent
- Loquacious- talkative
- Cantankerous- bad-tempered; quarrelsome
- Exhaustive- complete and thorough
- Lummox- clumsy person
- Predecessor- one who came before
- Overt- obvious; not hidden
- Deter- put off; prevent
- Machinations- plots and plans
- Preeminent- famous; outstanding
- Incessant- without stopping
- Analogous- comparable
- Presentiment- a feeling that something might happen
- Dichotomy- a division into two parts
- Incongruous- not fitting in; out of place
- Unfetter- set free
- Proclivity-tendency towards
- Indelible- cannot be wiped out
- Sequester- isolate
- Marred- damaged; spoiled
- Pariah- an outcast from society
- Fatuous- silly; foolish
- Profundity- depth
- Apocryphal- of doubtful origin
- Salacious- lecherous; erotic
- Trite- unoriginal; dull
- Candor- openness; frankness
- Desecrate- to damage or pollute a holy place
- Impious- wicked; profane
- Truncate- cut short
- Carping- constant criticism
- Turpitude- depravity
- Oust- push out of a position
- Catharsis- purging of pent-up emotions
- Sardonic- mocking
- Maelstrom- whirlpool; storm in the ocean
- Palatable- good to eat; agreeable
- Prerogative- right or privilege
- Caustic- burning
- Extol- praise
- Magnanimous- generous; big-hearted
- Undermined- damaged; attacked
- Extradite- deport from one country back to the home country
- Inclination- tendency; leaning toward
- Magnate- powerful businessman
- Palliative- a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure
- Underscore- emphasize
- Celerity- speed
- Presumptuous- assuming too much; arrogant
- Scrupulous- careful; diligent; painstaking
- Unequivocal- clear; obvious
- Animosity- hatred; antagonism
- Extrapolate- extend; predict on the basis of known data
- Malady- illness
- Palpable- easily felt; easily perceived
- Scrutinize – examine carefully
- Censure- to blame
- Inconsequential- unimportant; insignificant; negligible
- Malediction- curse
- Prevaricate- speak misleadingly and evasively; lie
- Cerebral- intellectual
- Paradigm- example; model; way of looking at things
- Pristine- unspoiled
- Anomaly- something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
- Falter- hesitate; waver
- Charlatan- trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have
- Unwitting- not deliberate; unconscious
- Upbraid- scold; tell off; reprimand
- Dilatory- slow; falling behind with one’s work
- Indigenous- native to a particular area
- Paramount- of supreme importance
- Fastidious- overly particular; finicky
- Serendipity- fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
- Upshot- outcome
- Chimerical- unchangeable; unstable
- Urbane- sophisticated; suave
- Fecund- fertile
- Marshal- to gather together
- Chronicler- person who records historical information
- Ineffable- cannot be expressed in words
- Circuitous- indirect
- Fervor- passion; enthusiasm
- Inept- incompetent; unskilled; useless
- Circumlocution- using too many words; long-windedness
- Masochist- one who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
- Prolific- producing a lot
- Vacillate- waver; hesitate
- Finesse- skill
- Matriarchy- society governed by women
- Proponents- promoters; supporters
- Maverick- a loner
- Prosaic- dull; boring; ordinary
- Vagrant- person wandering without a home
- Patron- one who gives support (usually financially)
- Vehement- forceful
- Clemency- mercy
- Mendacious- given to lying
- Paucity- shortage
- Sophomoric- juvenile; immature
- Disparity- an inequality
- Coalesce- come together; merge
- Innate- inherent; inborn
- Veracity- truthfulness
- Mettle- courage; bravery; valor