Vocabulary-Chapter 11

agonize

(v.) to suffer great physical or emotion pain

bravado

(n.) a showy display of bravery

confer

(v.) to share ideas

detention

(n.) the act of delaying

discipline

(n.) training to improve; (v.) to punish

drone

(v.) to make a constant humming sound; a dull humming sound

engineer

(n.) a person who designs a machine; (v.) to plan

feat

(n.) a great accomplishment

fundamental

(adj.) basic; (n.) an essential part

hoard

(n.) a hidden supply of something stored for future use; (v.) to gather by saving

infinite

(adj.) endless

lament

(n.) a song or poem of grief; (v.) to feel grief

multitude

(n.) a great number

optimistic

(adj.) likely to expect the best result

pragmatic

(adj.) having a practical point of view

recourse

(n.) an instance of turning to someone for help

sequence

(n.) a particular order

stimulate

(v.) to move to action

transit

(n.) passage across

weary

(adj.) tired

c. gesticulate

(v.) to create motions with the hands to show feeling

c. juxtapose

(v.) to place close together

c. ostentatious

(adj.) done for show

c. premise

(n.) an assumption that is taken for for granted but not proved

c. resilient

(adj.) having the ability to adjust to change