Cycle 1 - G8 Vocab

Terse

brief; concise with a negative connotation

Vehement

in a strong and emotional way

Credulous

inclined to believe things

Recalcitrant

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline

Vexing

troubling, difficult and much debated; problematic.

Surrogate

A person who acts or speaks in support of someone else

Ensue

Happen or occur afterwards; to follow

Brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Flippant

Not serious about a serious subject; to be funny or to appear clever

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Assimilate

To make similar; to become similar to one’s environment; to take up, absorb, or ingest mentally