8a vocab week 5
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8A Vocab Week 5. bedraggled. Adjective Wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud “Jack looked bedraggled because he was caught in a rainstorm while walking to school.”. cryptic. Adjective Having a hidden or secret meaning - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
8A Vocab Week 5
bedraggled
• Adjective
• Wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud
• “Jack looked bedraggled because he was caught in a rainstorm while walking to school.”
cryptic
• Adjective
• Having a hidden or secret meaning
• “Few people understood the witch's cryptic messages.”
ebb
• Verb - To flow or fall back (like the tide)• “The company nearly went bankrupt when demand
for the product ebbed.”
• Noun - a period of decline• “An ebb in viewer interest caused the network to
cancel the once-popular show.”
fanatic
• Noun - one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea
• “The fanatics camped in front of the ticket booth for two days in order to get the best seats at the concert.”
• Adjective - showing excess devotion or enthusiasm for a cause or idea.
• “He regretted his fanatic devotion to his career after finding himself old and alone.”
haphazard
• Adjective
• Dependent upon chance, lacking any definite plan
• “The safety inspector said that the factory’s haphazard operation made it a dangerous place to work.”
illuminate
• Verb
• 1. To brighten with light• 2. To make clear; to rid of confusion
• “The psychologist illuminated some possible reasons for the young man’s disruptive behavior.”
legacy
• Noun
• something handed down from ancestors or history
• “The current generation enjoys the legacy set forth by the nation’s founders.”
maim
• Verb
• To disable or disfigure
• “A bull maimed a rider in a terrible rodeo accident.”
perceptive
• Adjective
• Extremely attentive to sensory input; keen
• “The perceptive NSA agent finds hidden codes in seemingly ordinary messages.”
repudiate
• Verb
• To reject as untrue
• “The state had to drop the case when their star witness repudiated his previous admission.”