Tuesday, January 09, 2007

VOCABULARY 15

INVETERATE-ADJ- long standing; habitual
MULTIFARIOUS-ADJ- having great variety; numerous and diverse
RENEGADE-N- an outlaw, a traitor, a deserter
RUMINATE-V- to meditate, to think at length
CARPING-ADJ- complaining
CLAIRVOYANT-N, ADJ- having exceptional insight; a person with exceptional insight (a psychic)
PANOPLY-N- 1. A splendid array 2. warrior's armor
LOLL-V- to lounge, to act in a lazy manner
COMPUNCTION-N- remorse, regret
DISPARAGE-V- to discredit, to belittle

ADIITIONAL 5 FOR HONORS CLASSES:

COMELY-ADJ- attractive and agreeable
ASKEW-ADJ- crooked, slanted
PRESAGE-V- foretell
UNCOUTH-ADJ- outlandish and rude
GOSSAMER-ADJ- sheer, like cobwebs

Extra Credit:
quadrumanous-adj
ufology-n- the study of yep, you guessed it, UFOs!
pantoffle-n-
comstockery-n-

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