I know, I know . . . I didn't get Vocabulary 7 up yesterday . . . It was Halloween; give me a break, Max!!! Here it is:

Vocabulary 7:

1. quintessence - n - the purest form, the most typical example
2. tentative - adj. - not definite; hesitant
3. repugnant - adj. - disgusting, loathsome (um . . . MAYONNAISE!)
4. venerate - v - to honor, to treat with great respect (what you should do to your
English teacher)
5. sophomoric - adj. - immature; over-confident
6. stultifying - adj. - causing to appear stupid, rendering useless
7. stark - adj. - harsh, desolate, grim, bleak
8. rebuff - v - to reject, to snub
9. voracious - adj. - ravenous, greedy
10. quiescent - adj. - dormant, inactive, at rest

Honors only:

11. xenophobia - n - fear of foreigners, fear of strangers
12. besmirch - v - to tarnish or soil
13. imprudent - adj. - not careful
14. penurious - adj. - stingy, parsimonious
15. perfunctory - adj. - superficial, not thorough, half-hearted

Extra credit:

nictitate - v
emotophobia - n
scuttlebutt - n
coulrophobia - n
oenophile - n

Are you happy now? Max? I'll be happy at midnight tonight . . . Know why? Because then I'll be voraciously reading!!! I'm thinking about setting my alarm for 12:01.