Bobby Roberts08/27/12

1#1EvanescentTemporaryThe evanescent substitute helped the teacher with the lesson.

#1Evanescent (adjective)Context clues: The evanescent mist disappears each day after the sun rises above the city.

#2Negligible (adjective)Context clues: Such a negligible flaw in the diamond would never be noticed except by a professional.

Day 3Capitulate (verb)Context Clues: After enduring a brutal siege, the king’s forces army was forced to capitulate.

Day 4Incessant (adjective)Context clues: Furious about the dog’s incessant barking, the neighbor called the police.

Day 5Utopia (noun)Context clues: After a harsh winter in North Dakota, Miami seemed like a utopia.

Day 6Lethargy (noun)Context clues: Mike seems really lethargic; he slept through math today.

Day 7Fluctuate (verb)Context clues: My mood is fluctuating wildly today. One minute I’m hugging everyone, and the next minute I’m screaming and crying.

Day 8Capricious (adjective)Context clues: The capricious actress demanded a bowl of green lollipops in her dressing room, decided she didn’t want them, and threw the bowl against the wall.

Day 9Venerate (verb)Context clues: The venerated professor walked onstage to accept the award.

Day 10Enigma (noun)Context clues: Baffled by the enigma of the missing socks, Angel decided to call in the experts.

Day 11Pompous (adjective)Context clues: Ernesto, the most pompous senior in the entire school, struts around the halls like he’s royalty.

Day 12Zenith (noun)Context clues: At the zenith of her career, she had over five lucrative endorsement deals and was considered a lock for MVP.

Day 13Clandestine (adjective)Context clues: The government agent trained for years before he began his clandestine activities overseas.

Day 14Fortuitous (adjective)Context clues: On his way to the gym, Andrew made a fortuitous discovery: a hundred dollar bill lying on the sidewalk.

Day 15Propensity (noun)Context clues: The trophy wife had a propensity for flashy, expensive clothes.

Day 20Sporadic (adjective)Context clues: Beth’s sporadic attendance infuriated Coach Maver, who accused her of not truly caring about floor hockey.

Day 18Sycophant (noun)Context clues: Bill is such a sycophant. As student council president, all he does is kiss up to the principal and praise all of the vice principal’s decisions.

Day 19Efface (verb)Context clues: Although he tried, he could not efface the guilt from his conscience.

Day 20Spurious (adjective)Context clues: Abe tried to defend himself against spurious accusations that he had rigged the cheerleading competition.

Day 21Benevolent (adjective)Context clues: The benevolent alumnus lavished money on his alma mater, urging the creation of a fund for impoverished applicants.

Day 22Acquiesce (verb)Context clues: After enduring hours of nagging and whining, the mother acquiesced to her son’s pleas and gave him a later curfew.

Day 23Partisan (adjective)Context clues: Although the president promised to change the tone, the year was characterized by bitter partisan bickering.

Day 24Candid (adjective)Context clues: “Be candid,” said Chris. “Do these pants make me look fat?”

Day 25Parochial (adjective)Context clues: After years of living a sophisticated, liberal life in the city, Sammy found his parents’ small-town mindset unbearably parochial.

Day 26Rhetoric (noun)Context clues: Claudia is a master of rhetoric. After listening to her for a few minutes, you will believe whatever she is telling you.

Day 27Taciturn (adjective)Context clues: The taciturn patient spent her time staring at the wall and ignoring her nurses.

Day 28Irrefutable (adjective)Context clues: The evidence was irrefutable, and the jury convicted her after only an hour of deliberation.

Day 29Cajole (verb)Context clues: After much cajoling and wheedling, Alex managed to get the prom queen to go on a date with him.

Day 30Iconoclast (noun)Context clues: One iconoclast wore jeans to the prom, which enraged the prom committee.

Day 31Disseminate (verb)Context clues: The dissemination of information always happened right after school, when groups of friends got together and gossiped about the day’s news.

Day 32Aloof (adjective)Context clues: Unlike the eager and friendly dog, who barked with excitement whenever she saw her owner, the cat was aloof and disliked human company.

Day 33Innate (adjective)Context clues: My skating expertise is a combination of innate ability and dedicated training.

Day 34Placate (verb)Context clues: In an attempt to placate the furious fans, the referee agreed that the point was good.

Day 35Fallacy (noun)Context clues: A lot of people believe that going outside with wet hair will give you a cold, but that’s a total fallacy.

Day 36Magnanimous (adjective)Context clues: In a magnanimous gesture, the oil magnate donated five million dollars to a local animal shelter.

Day 37Expedite (verb)Context clues: In order to expedite the check-in process, please have your ID ready.

Day 38Salubrious (adjective)Context clues: The doctor recommended such salubrious actions as jogging, eating leafy greens, and getting more sleep.

Day 39Elucidate (verb)Context clues: The tutor tried her best to elucidate the algebra concept, but Ben just stared at her with a glazed look in his eyes.

Day 40Dulcet (adjective)Context clues: In dulcet tones, the mother sang her child to sleep.

Day 41Augment (verb)Context clues: Ali, determined to augment her Barbie collection, spent every free afternoon searching for new dolls.

Day 42Paltry (adjective)Context clues: For three years, the castaway survived on paltry amounts of fish, coconut, and bamboo.

Day 43Judicious (adjective)Context clues: After making a judicious comparison of both paintings, Mrs. Johnson awarded the blue ribbon to the still life of fried calamari.

Day 44Perfunctory (adjective)Context clues: After delivering a perfunctory greeting to her assembled aunts and uncles, Sarah slunk out of the room and went looking for her cousins.

Day 45Winsome (adjective)Context clues: Julia treated the handsome checkout guy to a winsome smile.

Day 46Homogeneous (adjective)Context clues: The student body at the state college is totally homogeneous; everyone looks like they’ve just stepped out of a Hollister catalog.

Day 47Omnivorous (adjective)Context clues: I used to be a vegetarian, but I started having intense turkey cravings, so now I’m omnivorous.

Day 48Latent (adjective)Context clues: After just a few sessions with the psychiatrist, Andy’s latent fears started to come to the surface.

Day 49Quixotic (adjective)Context clues: When she turned eighteen, Savannah set out on a quixotic pursuit of roller skating fame.