ELA honers VOCAB #14

Exhilaration

Cheerfulness; high spirts

Extricate

To free from a tangled situation or difficulty

Tenuous

Having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported

Decorum

Correctness in behavior and manners; standers or conventions of socially acceptable behavior

Rejuvenate

To make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again

Espouse

To support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)

Synchronize

To cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause (clocks and watches) to agree in time

Facilitate

To make easier to do or to get

Orthodox

Following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted

Exorbitant

Excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate