Quarter 3 Week 5 Vocab

Burgeon

verb, To grow or develop quickly.

prosper, sprout

Ubiquitous

adj, Existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time.

Everywhere, pervasive, universal

Heretical

adj, of, relating to, or characteristic by departure of accepted beliefs or standards.

differing

Perennial

adj, Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

continual, never-ending

Torpid

adj, Inactive or sluggish.

Magnanimity

adj, The quality of being generous in forgiving an insult or injury, free from petty resentfulness.

Considerate, forgiving, selfless

Convoluted

adj, Complicated; intricately involved.

Perplexing, puzzling

Occlude

verb, To close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).

Clog, close

Loquacious

adj, Talking or tending to talk much or freely.

Chatty, garrulous

Misanthrope

noun, A person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most others; an antisocial, cynical, or unfriendly person.

Doubter, hater

Abscond

verb, To depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.

Disappear, flee, escape

Amalgamate

verb, To mix or merge so as to make a combination.

Combine, fuse, unite

Diaphanous

adj, Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.

Clear, pure

Quixotic

adj, Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic

Dreamy, impulsive, unrealistic

Apocryphal

adj, Of doubtful authorship or authenticity.

Inaccurate, mythical

Gossamer

adj, Extremely light, flimsy, or delicate.

silky, translucent

Apostrophe

noun, (‘) Used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word.

it’s (it is), don’t (do not)

Sententia

noun, a short witty poem or saying.

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade

Encomium

noun, A formal expression of high praise.

Commendation

Synthesis

noun, The combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unifies entity.

Fusion, to create