Vocabulary List – Week 11
- amble – verb
to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter
I ambled down the path looking for leprechauns! - saunter – verb
to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll
I sauntered down the path looking for a Trimorian plugged nickel. - savvy – adjective
to know; understand.
That mouse was pretty savvy to know it needed to avoid the trap. - toil – noun
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
I toiled in the garden looking for the lost ring. - verdant – adj
green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass
As I walked through the verdant forest, I smelled a foul odor and wondered what must have died. - fortuitous – adj
happening or produced by chance; accidental
I fortuitously stumbled into a winning lottery ticket. - eccentric – noun
something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd.
My aunt is extremely eccentric. - magnate – noun
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.
I got nervous as I realized that I was meeting with a magnate of the garbage collection industry.. - benevolence – noun
desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
My father didn’t appreciate the benevolence I had done by helping my brother cheat on an exam. - reluctant – adj
unwilling; disinclined
I was reluctant to give up the last piece of licorice. - mirth – noun
amusement or laughter
My brother chortled with mirth. - conceal – verb
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight
I managed to conceal a piece of liver in my brother’s mashed potatoes. - prosperous – adj
having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful
The selling of books does not make one particularly prosperous. - atrium – noun
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
The family waited in the atrium while my father got the suitcases. - serene – adj
calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
The lake was a serene place for me go to and relax. - double-entendre – noun
a word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways
Children seem to be using the words fire truck as a double-entendre today. - grotesque – adj
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
My brother made a grotesque face to scare our mother. - malicious – adj
vicious, wanton, or mischievous in motivation or purpose.
I found that someone maliciously tore up my flowers. - brood – noun
a breed, species, group, or kind
My brood does not like to involve itself in the affairs of that other family. - smote – verb
to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon
I smote the hot iron with a hammer.