Grade 12 - Lesson 4

Abject

Lacking all self-respect; contemptible. Very miserable; wretched.

Conjecture

The act of forming an opinion from incomplete evidence; guesswork. A statement or opinion based on guesswork.

Dejected

Depressed; disheartened.

Injection

The act of forcing something, generally a liquid or gas, into something else. Something that is injected.

Jetty

A pier or other structure projecting into a body of water; a wharf.

Objectionable

Arousing disapproval; offensive.

Projectile

An object, such as a bullet or an arrow, that is thrown, fired, or otherwise launched through space.

Reject

To refuse to accept, use, grant, or consider. To fail to give affection or love to. To throw out; discard.

Subjective

Taking place within an individual’s mind rather than the external environment; personal.

Trajectory

The path made by a moving body or particle, especially the flight path of a missile.