Vocabulary Lesson 5

1. chimerical - adj. - absurd, wildly fanciful, imaginative
2. cogent - adj. - strong and convincing
3. cursory - adj. - quickly and without attention to detail
4. derogatory - adj. - negative and degrading
5. discerning - adj. - perceptive, shrewd, observant
6. dormant - adj. - asleep, at rest
7. embroil - v - to involve or engage (in a quarrel)
8. deft - adj. - skillful, adept, nimble
9. fallacy - n - false idea, mistaken belief
10. galvanize - v - to stimulate, stir up, or get started

Honors only:

11. extirpate - v - to destroy completely; to tear up by the roots
12. craven - adj. - cowardly
13. impecunious - adj. - without money
14. restive - adj. - unmanageable
15. turbid - adj. - muddy

Extra credit:
solidus - n
crepuscular - adj.
cysticercoid - n
counterpane - n
popple - n, v