Vocab Lessons 6-7

ELA 30S

Colossal

exceptionally large; enormous

Conflagration

a destructive fire

Contrivance

a mechanism; a problem-solving device

Flotsam

a vagrant or impoverished population

Fringe

an outer edge of something;boundary

Ghetto

a part of a city occupied by a segregated group; neighborhood

Imperial

of a commanding quality; magnificent

lavish

abundant;spent or used in large quantities

perpendicular

upright or vertical; straight up

Vestige

a sign or trace left behind by something that no longer exists; evidence

Avowed

stated publicly; confessed openly

bestride

to tower above; to look down upon

denounce

to declare as evil; to condemn

dog

to follow; to shadow

enshrine

to preserve; to set off as sacred

exploit

a heroic act

expurgate

to censor; to remove content considered objectionable

fallacious

based on an erroneous idea; deceptive

temperance

moderation; self-restraint

worldliness

a focus on matters of this world as opposed to spiritual values; materialism