vocabulary second quarter

aegis

protection, backing, or support; often used to describe a form of sponsorship or guidance.

awesome

inspiring terror

conflagration

a large and destructive fire

congenial

friendly and pleasant, agreeable

debris

scattered pieces of waste or remains fragments

deplorable

sad, pitiable

detriment

hurt damage injury

dispersed

broken up, scattered

doddering

trembling, shaking with old age

eruption

bursting out

hoard

save, store up

imbibe

to drink

initiate

start, get going

longevity

long duration of life

obliterate

wipe out, erase

puny

weak unimportant

rue

protection

sage

wise man

senile

infirm due to old age

virile

manly

Acute

Keen and sharp

Aversion

Opposition

Cogent

Forceful

Evince

Show plainly

Gist

Main point

Hostile

Angry

Inevitable

Unavoidable

Intrinsic

Inborn, natural

Jettison

Throw overboard

Lucrative

Profitable

Paramount

Supreme

Prevalent

General, common

Rebuke

Criticism

Remiss

Careless

Superficial

On the surface, slight

Lethargic

Lazy Indifference

Terse

Compact

Transient

Short lived

Tussle

A rough struggle

Vogue

Fasion