Ms. MJ Vocab 2024-25

  1. Specious: Seeming to be right or true, but actually wrong or false (12)

  2. Strident: Harsh, grating, or shrill (17)

  3. Immured: Enclosed or confined within walls (27)

  4. Errant: Wandering or straying from the right course (38)

  5. Ebullience: Overflowing enthusiasm or excitement (38)

  6. Officious: Excessively eager to offer advice or help (40)

  7. Recrimination: Mutual accusations or blaming (43)

  8. Tirade: A long, angry speech (45)

  9. Furtive: Done or obtained in a secretive manner (49)

  10. Vicissitudes: Changes in circumstances or fortune (49)

  11. Incredulous: Skeptical or disbelieving (53)

  12. Tacit: Implied or understood without being openly stated (55)

  13. Blatant: Obvious or showy, especially in an offensive way (58)

  14. Opalescence: Having the iridescent quality of an opal (58)

  15. Impalpable: Unable to be felt or touched (61)

  16. Detritus: Waste or debris (61)

  17. Parody: A humorous imitation of a work of literature or art (72)

  18. Apex: The highest point or summit (77)

  19. Ludicrous: Absurd or ridiculous (78)

  20. Derisive: Expressing contempt or ridicule (86)

  21. Effigy: An image or representation of a person, especially one made in effigy (87)

  22. Inarticulate: Unable to express oneself clearly or effectively (89)

  23. Incantation: A chant or spell used to invoke a supernatural power (94)

  24. Incredulity: The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something (103)

  25. Diffidently: In a shy or hesitant manner (103)