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Vocabulary Lesson 3. Abstruse to vilify. abstruse. adj.--Difficult to understand; unclear; concealed Einstein’s theories were so abstruse they were esoteric. affable. Adj.--Friendly; courteous; amiable Someone with an affable nature is not likely to have anger management issues. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VOCABULARY LESSON 3
Abstruse to vilify
ABSTRUSE adj.--Difficult to understand; unclear;
concealed
Einstein’s theories were so abstruse they were esoteric.
AFFABLE Adj.--Friendly; courteous; amiable Someone with an affable nature is not
likely to have anger management issues.
AUDACITY noun--Excessive boldness; daring;
brashness I can’t believe you have the audacity to
talk back to your mother like that! Obama ran for President on the slogan
“the audacity of hope.”
CONTRITEAdj--Extremely apologetic;
remorsefulTiger was contrite when the
news of his affairs went public.
CREDULOUS Adj-Gullible; believing almost anything Small children can be extremely
credulous; it is easy to fool them.
DEPRAVITY Noun--Moral corruption; a wicked or
perverse act The criminal was completely depraved;
he videotaped himself butchering his victims and sent the tapes to the victims’ families.
DEPRECATE Verb--To express disapproval; belittle
Candy is always so negative; she deprecates others all the time.
DIDACTIC Adj--An instructive approach; teaching Even when chatting with friends, the
teacher could not break the habit of talking in a didactic manner.
DORMANT Adj--Inactive; sleeping The trees went into a dormant stage
during the winter.
ENIGMATIC Mysterious; puzzling
It is better to be considered a bit enigmatic than banal.
ERUDITE Scholarly; extremely smart
The erudite professor was known to give esoteric lectures.
EXOTIC Foreign; unfamiliar
Her exotic eyes had all the guys wondering about her ethnicity.
FUSE To mix or join; usually by melting She was able to fuse together the wires
in order to deprogram the computer.
IMMUTABLEAdj--Not changing; opposite of
capriciousHis faith in God was immutable;
no one or nothing could shake his resolve.
INCORRIGIBLE Adj.--Incapable of being reformed or
improved The jury agreed that the young boy who
had been recruited in a gang since he was seven was incorrigible.
LOATHE Verb---To hate or detest
I loathe eating my Grandma’s chili; it is so bland.
MITIGATE To alleviate or make less severe
The judge considered the boy’s cruel upbringing as a mitigating circumstance before sentencing him to nine months in prison.
NULLIFY Verb--To negate; cause not to be
in effect
After I realized I had joined the gym for life, I wanted to nullify the contract.
PACIFISTIC Adj--Opposed to war or use of force
Many people assumed the President would be pacifistic and were surprised he supported the war in Afghanistan.
PRETENTIOUS Adj--Self-important; making an
extravagant, outward show of something; ostentatious
The country mouse was put off by the city mouse’s pretentious ways.
PROLOGUE Noun--Introductory remarks in a speech,
play, literary work; introductory action
In the prologue to Beowulf, the author mentions The Hero’s Journey.
RECANT Verb--To withdraw, retract, or repudiate
a statement
He recanted his testimony after he realized how damaging it would be to his family.
SERVILE Adj--Subservient; slavish; obsequious Their religion taught that women should
be servile to men.
TREPIDATION Noun--Fear, trembling; agitation
Many students have feel trepidation toward the SAT exams.
VILIFY verb--To malign or defame; deprecate;
disparage
The exchange student was vilified by the clique of mean girls for having dated one of the girls’ former boyfriends.