Ms. Chasan - Sophomore Vocabulary Lesson #7

Antipathy

Opposition in feeling; dislike

Exhume

Disinter; to remove from a grave

Posterity

Descendants; offspring; all future generations

Aberration

Something atypical; a departure from the normal or expected course

Vacuity

Emptiness; a vacuum; lack of ideas

Hackneyed

Trite; over-familiar through overuse, a trotting horse, a coach for hire

Guile

Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit

Voluminous

Having fullness, size, or number ample or lengthy in speech or writing

Solace

Comfort in sorrow or distress

Tenacious

Holding persistently to something; adhesive

Ineptitude

Inappropriateness; displaying a lack of judgement; foolishness

Meticulous

Extremely careful or precise

Poignant

Profoundly moving or touching; relevant; sharp or sour to the taste

Commodious

Spacious, roomy

Egregious

Conspicuously bad or offensive

Sonorous

Having or producing (a full, deep, rich) sound; impressive in style or speech

Ludicrous

Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity

Recalcitrant

Marked by stubborn resistance to authority or guidance

Pinnacle

The highest point

Integrity

Adherence to strict moral or ethical code