Vocabulary List – Week 5
- tar·dy /ˈtärdē/Adjective:
Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
Slow in action or response; sluggish.
I was tardy getting to my class. - Reprehensible adjective
describes deplorable, highly unacceptable action, deserving severe rebuke
His behavior was reprehensible. - plaudit (plôdt)
n. Enthusiastic expression of praise or approval:
Aaron deserves some plaudits for his good behavior. - nuzzle/ˈnəzəl/
Verb: Rub or push against gently with the nose and mouth: “he nuzzled her hair”; “the foal nuzzled at its mother”.
Lean or snuggle against.
The baby nuzzled against his mother’s neck. - harbinger Noun: A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
A forerunner of something.
The storm clouds are a harbinger of a horrible storm. - e·nig·ma/iˈnigmə/
Noun: A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
A riddle or paradox.
Synonyms:
riddle – puzzle – conundrum – mystery
I look at the expression on my father’s face and it is a total enigma. - cred·i·ble/ˈkredəbəl/
Adjective: Able to be believed; convincing.
Capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful: “a credible threat”.
I was shocked to hear my brother make up a credible story about why he needed another cookie. - blas·phe·my [blas-fuh-mee] Show IPA
impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
an act of cursing or reviling God.
irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless
I find it to be utter blasphemy to throw away perfectly good food. - ab·ro·gate/ˈabrəˌgāt/
Verb:Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement). Synonyms:
cancel – abolish – annul – rescind – repeal – revoke
I’ve abrogated your punishment since you’ve been a good boy. - tan·gi·ble/ˈtanjəbəl/
Adjective:Perceptible by touch.
Noun:A thing that is perceptible by touch.
Synonyms:
palpable – concrete – touchable – real – tactile
I believe that studying can have a tangible effect on your test results. - re·plete/riˈplēt/
Adjective: Filled or well-supplied with something.
Very full of or sated by food.
The table was replete with pies, cakes, turkeys, roasts, and other foods for the season. - plain·tiff/ˈplāntif/
Noun:A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Synonyms:
prosecutor – complainant – claimant – suitor – accuser
I acted as a plaintiff in a lawsuit. - nul·li·fy/ˈnələˌfī/
Verb: Make legally null and void; invalidate.
Make of no use or value; cancel out.
Synonyms:
annul – cancel – rescind – invalidate – quash – revoke
I have nullified the agreement that I had with my teacher. - lab·y·rinth/ˈlab(ə)ˌrinTH/
Noun: A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
An intricate and confusing arrangement.
I tried to navigate the labyrinth that was my child’s messy closet. - ha·rangue/həˈraNG/
Noun:A lengthy and aggressive speech.
Verb:Lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.
I was harangued by my mother to clean up my closet. - en·hance/enˈhans/
Verb:Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
Synonyms:
increase – heighten – augment – raise – magnify – up
I need to enhance my wizard’s spell casting capabilities. - cow·er/ˈkouər/
Verb:Crouch down in fear.
Synonyms:
crouch – cringe – squat
The kitten cowered in the corner because he was afraid of the dog. - a·base verb /əˈbās/
To reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade; humiliate.
The teacher abased the student by putting him in front of the class to show what happens when you don’t study. - billowing present participle of bil·low (Verb)
Verb: (of fabric) Fill with air and swell outward: “her dress billowed out around her”.
(of smoke, cloud, or steam) Move or flow outward with an undulating motion.
The dress was billowing in the wind. - flabbergast (Verb)
to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
My mother was flabbergasted when she learned that I put the clean clothes in the dirty clothes pile.