OKEY DOKEY, HERE'S VOCABULARY 13



BELLICOSE-adj- war-like, quarrelsome
The bellicose 6th graders kept on hitting eachother and calling eachother names during recess.

ABJURE-v- to renounce; to avoid or shun
It might be a good idea to adjure your peers when they make bad decisions

INGRATIATE-v- to get on someone's good side, to make oneself acceptable
If you want to get a good grade, you may want to ingratiate your teacher by bringing her a valentine.

JUDICIOUS-adj- wise, careful, showing good judgement
The judicious student always looked before crossing the street, didn't drive after midnight, and never did drugs.

LEVITY-n- lightness, lack of seriousness
The professor shouwed such levity with his lecture that the students were unable to take it seriously.

CORROSIVE-adj- acidlike, eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic
The corrosive liquid destroyed the marble countertop.
The corrosive comments hurt the girls feelings so much that she went home after school and cried.

PARIAH-n- an outcast
Social pariahs, although they are often quiet and keep to themselves, can often be some of the smartest students.

STENTORIAN-adj- extremely loud
Every class has a stentorian student, you know, the one who doesn't shut up and will stop at nothing to be heard.

OBVIATE-v- to anticipate and prevent
Vaccinations can obviate the dangers of childhood diseases.
RETROGRESS-v- to move backward, to return to an earlier condition

Students who don't study or do their homework often retrogress instead of making progress

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BROWBEAT-v- to bully, to intimidate
If you want to browbeat on of your friends, you could say mean things, treat them poorly, or even spit on them

BRAZEN-adj- insolent, rude
The brazen secretary repeatedly rebuffed all questions the patients had and eventually ignored them altogether.

JUBILATION-n- rejoicing, celebration
The end of year jubilation included silly string, cleaning out of lockers, and LOTS of candy.

REPREHENSIBLE-adj- deserving blame
The student who burned all copies of The Catcher in the Rye was reprehensible and was punished appropriately.

WAGGISH-adj- mischievous
The waggish student was always sllipping in and out of class with a sly grin on his face.

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