Vocab Week 10

Erudite (adj.)

  • having or showing great knowledge or learning
  • the erudite teacher was unstoppable at trivia

Germane (adh.)

  • relevant to the subject under consideration
  • his comment was germane to the theme of the book

Vertigo (noun)

  • a sensation or whirling and loss of balance
  • he suffered from vertigo every time he climbed a ladder

Conducive (adj.)

  • making a situation or outcome likely or possible
  • the stores hours were not conducive for making money

Condescend (verb)

  • to talk down to someone, to be patronizing
  • draco was often condescending to ron

Stigmatize (verb)

  • describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or disapproval
  • he was stigmatized as a cheater after his ex-girlfriend lied to everyone

Audacity (noun)

  • insolence, rude or disrespectful behavior
  • he lied about cheating to his girlfriend and had the audacity to suspect her of cheating

Tantalize (verb)

  • to torment or tease with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
  • the meat hung in the shop winder, tantalizing all the dogs that walked by

“Maintain the Status Quo” (idiom)

  • to keep things the way they are
  • trump wants to maintain the status quo by denouncing global warming

Chicanery (noun)

  • trickery, deception
  • he got to political office through chicanery and bribes

Decrepit (adj.)

  • elderly and infirm
  • the decrepit lady fell down the stares

Imperturbable (adj.)

  • unable to be upset or excited, calm :rock:
  • the beef eater were imperturbable

Vacillate (verb)

  • alternate or waver, indecisive
  • he vacillated on wanted to go or wanting to stay

Turpitude (noun)

  • wickedness, depravity
  • there was no end to the emperor’s turpitude when he declared order 66

“On pins and needles” (idiom)

  • anxious
  • he was on pins and needles waiting for the results to come back from the doctor

Rail (verb)

  • to protest strongly and persistently
  • the students railed against the changes in the IB program

Dubious (adj.)

  • not to be relied on, suspect
  • his reasons to use the internet was dubious at best

Confidant (noun)

  • a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter
  • his butler was his mentor and personal confidant

Quell (verb)

  • to put an end to something typically by force
  • aiakin quelled the sepertis by killing all the leader

Masticate (verb)

  • to chew
  • he masticated each bite 33 times, it was gross

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