SPELLING LIST 2ND QTR

Hubris

excessive pride or arrogance

Incontrovertible

incapable of being contradicted or disputed; undeniable; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: incontestable, undeniable, unquestionable.

inculcate

to teach or instill something in a person by repeating the lesson over and over.

interpolate

interject or insert something between fixed points,

jejune

something that is not nourishing, is not interesting or is childish.

Kowtow

to be submissive or subservient to someone,

Loquacious

a person who really enjoys talking

lugubrious

someone who looks very sad, depressed or long-in-the-face.

notarize

to certify or attest (a document) as a notary public, esp. with a signature seal

obsequious

showing too much willingness to serve someone or something.

omnipotent

someone or something that is all-powerful.

orthography

the practice of proper spelling, a way of spelling or a study of spelling.

paradigm

a widely accepted example, belief or concept.

pecuniary

Of or relating to money: a pecuniary loss; pecuniary motives.; involving a money penalty, or fine: a pecuniary offense.

quotidian

something boring, mundane or occurring every day.

recapitulate

to restate or briefly summarize what you have said or the information presented.

reciprocal

refers to something that goes both ways or to something that is done in return for a similar act.

reparation

anything done to make up for a wrongdoing, or the act of making up for a wrongdoing.

sanguine

This is a kind of personality; cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:

Aficionado

is a devotee of something.