Unit 8 Level E Vocabulary Words Tracker

Animosity

A strong dislike: bitter hostility (unfriendliness)

Apathy

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Commend

To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit

Compatible

(of two things) able to exist or occur together without conflict

Condolence

An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death

Consecrate

Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.

Decrepit

(of a person) elderly and infirm

Deride

Express contempt for; ridicule

Ingenuous

(of a person) innocent and unsuspecting

Multifarious

Many and of various types

Obsolete

No longer in use, not useful; outdated

Omnivorous

Eating every kind of food eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

Parsimonious

Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

Quandary

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

Recalcitrant

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

Reprisal

An act of retaliation, punishment, or revenge taken in response to a perceived harm or injury

Revel

Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing

Stultify

To make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

Suave

Charming, confident, and elegant (typically of a man)