1st Part of Vocabulary

1. Assertion(uh SUR shun) – A declaration or statement
* We could believe Rykeem's assertion that school was canceled Friday and Monday.
2. Clarity(KLAR uh tee) – Clearness in thought or expression
* Ashley Brian spoke with such clarity and enthusiasm, my grandma understood him even though she has trouble with english.
3. Cogent(KO jent) – Convincing; Reasonable
* The layer's argument was so cogent that her defending lawyer back out the trial.
4. Coherent(ko HEER ent) – Logically Connected
* Susan told me my essay wasn't coherent; she said I never connect my point and that they had nothing to do with each other.
5. Cohesive(ko HEE siv) – condition of sticking together
* After correcting my essay, Susan commented that it was cohesive because all my point related to each other and flowed into each other.
6. Didactic(dy DAK tik) – Intend to instruct
* Jordan's' how to shoot tapes are didactic because they instruct people how to correctly shot the basketball.
7. Discourse(DIS kors) – verbal expression or exchange; conversation
* Our discourse while in P.E is mainly on basketball; they are always talking about last night's game.
8. Eloquence(EH lo kwens) – the ability to speak vividly
* Ashley Brian eloquence is know at The Chinquapin School; his speeches are so vivid that you can picture exactly what he talking about.
9. Emphasize(EM fuh size) – to give special attention to something, to stress
* During stats class, my teacher emphasize the importance of remembering equations.
10. Fluid(FLOO id) – easily flowing
*When speaking in spanish my speech is not fluid; I always stutter and I can hardly pronounce the words in spanish correctly.

11. Implication(im pli KAY shun) – the act of suggesting or hinting
* When my teacher says, “this is College Preparatory!” the implication is that his class is going to be harder than regular public school classes.
12. Lucid(LOO sid) – Easily understood; clear
* My AP Stats teacher provides a lucid explanation of difficult equations.
13. Rhetoric(RET uh rik) – the art of using language effectively and persuasively
* When politicians always make rhetoric speeches; they are always trying to persuade the public to agreeing with them.
14. Arbiter(AHR bih ter) – a judge who decides a disputed issue
* During the murder case, the arbiter gave the defendant 40 years in prison.
15. Biased(BYE ist) – Prejudiced; favoring one side
* When taking surveys it is important not to biased to one side to collect develop a accurate summary.
16. Exculpate(EKS kul payt) – to free from guilt or blame
* OJ was exculpated for the murder of his wife.
17. Impartial(im PAR shul) – not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
* The referee had a hard time remaining impartial; he was an alumnus of the school he was refereeing, and this made it difficult for him to call the game fair.
18. Incontrovertible(in kon truh VERT uh bul) – not able to deny or disputed
* The replay of the player traveling provided incontrovertible evidence against the player. He obviously pick the up and took four steps before doing his lay-up.
19. Integrity(in TEG rit ee) – trustworthiness; completeness
* The integrity of the student was questioned after he told two different teachers two different stories.
20. Objectivity(ahb jek TIV ih tee) – treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
* It is important that police hear all statement with objectivity, so that their personal feelings do not affect their decision on who to arrest.
21. Penitent(PEN ih tunt) – Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
* By returning what the theft had stole plus extra indicated that he was truly penitent.
22. Plausible(PLAWZ ih bul) – seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
* When writing a research paper it is important that you use plausible information.
23. Substantiated(sub STAN shee ay tid) – support with proof or evidence; verified
* The video tape substantiated the accuser statement that his did not steal the old lady's purse.
24. Vindicated(VIN duh kayt id) – freed from blame
* Josh was vindicated for plagiarism after his teacher found his work cited.
25. Condescending(Kon de SEND ing) – treating people as weak or inferior
* When he showed up to the game, he had condescending attitude because he thought he was better than everyone else.
26. Contemptuous(kun TEMP choo us) – feeling hatred; scornful
* He was contemptuous to the majority of the school's race that he yelled racial slurs every time somebody passed him.
27. Despotic(des PAHT ik) – exercising absolute power; tyrannical
* Adolf Hitler was such a despotic ruler.
28. Dictatorial(dik tuh TOR ee ul) – domineering(assert one's will over another in an arrogant way); oppressively overbearing
* Drill sergeants have a dictatorial manner toward their students and expect them to do whatever he wants.
29. Disdain(dis DAYN) – scorn(n) or to look down upon (v)
* Adolf Hitler disdained everybody. He look down on everybody because nobody was in greater power.
30. Haughty(HAW tee) – arrogant; vainly proud
* He is very haughty when it comes to basketball. He thinks he is better than everybody in the world.
31. Imperious(im PEER ee us) – Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
* She is a very imperious person just because her dad is a millionaire. She thinks everybody is beneath her.
32. Patronizing(PAY truh ny zing) – treating in a condescending manner; acting in a superior way
* Teachers are very patronizing toward senior student. They are always treating them as kids.
33. Convoluted(Kon vuh LOO tid) – intricate(very complicated); complex
* With all the equations and elements, chemistry is a convoluted subject.
34. Cryptic(KRIP tik) – difficult to comprehend
* Balancing chemical equations are cryptic to seventh grade students.
35. Futile(FEW tul) – having no useful purpose; pointless
* According to Rykeem it is futile to try to guard him, because no matter what you do he can blow right pass you.
36. Impede(im PEED) – to slow the progress of
* The construction works impeded the flow of traffic by closing down two out of three lanes.
37. Obscure(ub SKYUR) – relatively unknown (adj.), to conceal or make indistinct (v.)
* The picture was obscured because the camera was out of focus.
38. Quandary(KWAHN dree) – a state of uncertainty or perplexity (inability to deal with or understand)
* The book, The Prophet, left most people in a quandary. His philosophy was very difficult to understand.
39. Indolent(IN duh lunt) – lazy
* Many of the Chinquapin teachers say the senior are indolent, because they stop doing their homework during the fourth quarter.
40. Insipid(in SIP id) – uninteresting; unchallenging
* The insipid book put everybody to sleep.
41. Listless(LIST luss) – lacking energy
* The listless team dragged themselves across the soccer field.
42. Torpor(TOR per) - Laziness; inactivity; dullness
* The rainy day filled everyone with torpor. They all laid around all day sleeping and moping around.
43. Alienated(AY lee en ay tid) – removed or disassociated from friends, family, or homeland.
* Frank was alienated from his friend, after his family forced him to go across town to a boarding picture.
44. Alliance(uh LY uhns) – a union of two or more groups
* The middle school formed an alliance to defeat the senior in a game of dodge-ball.
45. Disparity(dis PAR uh tee) – inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
* There is disparity between a two year-old and a forty-five year-old.
46. Servile(SER vile) – submission; like a servant
* All the freshman were servile to all juniors. They did whatever the juniors wanted.
47. Suppressed(suh PREST) – subdued(quiet or depressed); kept from being circulated
* She suppressed the fact that she was pregnant, because she feared she was going to kicked out.
48. Embellish(em BELL ish) – to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
* At her Quinceanera the hall was embellished with many balloons and flowers.
49. Florid(FLOR id) – describing flowery or elaborate speech
* His speech is very florid. When he talks every elaborates everything he says.
50. Opulent(AHP yuh lunt) – exhibiting a display of great wealth
* His jewelry display is very opulent. He has the finest stones in all his rings and the finest metal in the world.
51. Ornate(or NAYT) – elaborately decorated
* The ornate chair had all kinds of patterns and designs.
52. Ostentatious(ah sten TAY shus) – describing a showy display
* The juggler put on a very ostentatious display.
53. Poignant(POYN yunt) – profoundly moving; touching
* The Notebook was a very poignant movie, it touched many lovers.
54. Ebullience(ih BOOL yuns) – intense enthusiasm
* The crowd was very ebullience after Coldplay came out. They all went crazy.
55. Effusive( eh FYOO siv) – emotionally unrestrained; gushy(excessively expressing feeling of gratitude
* Kobe Bryant was very effusive after winning player of the year.
56. Egregious(uh GREE jus) – conspicuously bad or offensive
* His egregious error toward his class made everybody hate him.
57. Flagrant(FLAY grunt) – extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
* After the player was harshly fouled the referee called an flagrant foul on the fouler.
58. Frenetic(freh NEH tik) – wildly excited or active
* The party was extremely frenetic; Everybody was always dancing.
59. Gratuitous(gruh TOO ih tus) – given freely; unearned; uncalled for
* After everybody had stop screaming, he gave a gratuitous outburst toward the teacher. The outburst was uncalled for and not need it.
60. Superfluous( soo PER floo us) – extra; unnecessary
* By adding more hair gel after putting on a whole jar of hair gel is very superfluous act.
61. Alleviate(uh LEEV ee ayt) – to ease a pain or burden
* After banging his knee into the wall, he took medicine to alleviate the pain.
62. Asylum(uh SY lum) – a place of retreat or security
* The United states granted asylum to all Jews after the holocaust.
63. Auspicious(aw SPISH us) – favorable; promising
* The election was very auspicious for Obama, after he won a lot of the electoral votes.
64. Benevolent(buh NEH vuh lunt)- well-meaning; generous
* Obama is said to be a very benevolent president who is concern for the people of America.
65. Benign(buh NINE) – kind and gentle
* He has always been a benign person who is willing to stop what he is doing to help others.
66. Mollify(MAHL uh fy) – to calm or soothe
* After the baby fell, the mother bought him ice cream to mollify him.
67. Reclamation(rek luh MAY shun) – the act of making something useful again
* Recycling paper is an example of reclamation, because we reuse it to make new paper.
68.Sanction(SANK shun) – to give official authorization or approval
*Susan sanction my essay topic, after she examine my points very closely.
69. Dubious(DOO bee us) – doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
*Juan's statement that he could dunk seemed very dubious, since he was only five foot five inches.
70. Fabricated(FAB ruh kay tid) – made; to make something out of many things to make a person believe something that is not true
* The designer fabricated the queen's dress for the ball Friday night.

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