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Weekly Words. Acrimonious. Acrimonious Adjective Bitter or sarcastic in temper, manner or tone This book is an acrimonious attack on the present administration. Acumen. Acumen (noun) Keenness of mind or judgment She shows great acumen as a businesswoman. Affinity. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Weekly Words
Acrimonious
• Acrimonious Adjective• Bitter or sarcastic in
temper, manner or tone•
This book is an acrimonious attack on the present administration.
Acumen
• Acumen (noun)• Keenness of
mind or judgment
• She shows great acumen as a businesswoman.
Affinity
• Affinity Noun A natural attraction or liking
• The young couple had a great affinity for each other.
Apathy
• Apathy (noun)• A lack of interest,
concern, or desire to act
• He views his current grades with a great degree of apathy.
Capricious Adjective
• Tending to change suddenly, unexpectedly, and for no apparent reason, unpredictable
• ble.
CognizantAdjective
• Aware
After his injury, the man was barely cognizant of his surroundings.
• AdjectiveStating opinions or beliefs in a positive and haughty manner.
Dogmatic The dogmatic
teacher would not let anyone question his statements.
Epiphany (noun)
To suddenly understand a concept.
After reading the book, he had an epiphany about the events leading to the American Revolution.
• Adjective
Useless, hopeless, or ineffective
FutileHe tried to resist eating the chocolate cake, but it was futile.
IncessantAdjective
Continuing or non-stop
The incessant ringing of his cell phone kept everyone in the office from being able to concentrate.
Innocuousadjective
• Harmless; innocent• The snake looked scary, but it was really
innocuous.
InsidiousAdjective
Deceitful; working in a hidden but harmful manner
His insidious plan to hide money from his family wasn’t working out so well.
Mitigateverb
To make milder or less severe or painful
The nurse tried to mitigate the suffering of the injured child.
Adjective
• The old man was known for being extremely morose.
Morose
Ostentatious
• Adj. Done to impress others or to attract attention;
The large bags that the shoppers were carrying were incredibly ostentatious.
Plausible adjective
Seeming to be true, honest or worth of trust; believable.
Her excuse was plausible, but I still had my doubts.
PrecociousAdj.: Developed or matured earlier than usual
My son’s reading habits are incredibly precocious.
Quiescentadjective
• In a state of inactivity or rest.
• He is in a quiescent frame of mind.
Ramificationnoun
• The act or process of dividing; an effect or consequence that results from a situation or statement.
• What are the ramification of his plan?
RedundantAdjective
Using more word than necessary to express an idea; wordiness; unnecessary; superfluous.
In an attempt to meet length requirements, the girl’s paper was very redundant.
adjective
• Refutable
Able to be proven wrong or false
The written statement was refutable..
RudimentaryAdjective
Elementary; in the beginning or early stage ofdevelopment; incompletely or imperfectlydeveloped.
A penquin hasRudimentary Wings.
Sanguineadjective
Cheerful and optimistic; having a red color; ruddy
The man had a very sanguine personality.
Unscrupulousadjective
Showing no regard for what is right
The unscrupulous businessman cheated his customers.
Ubiquitousadjective
being everywhere at once, or seeming to be
everywhere at once
The famous actress was
ubiquitous when she had a new
movie coming out.
Surreptitious adjective
Done by secret or sly means
The secret society had a surreptitious meeting.
Terseadjective
brief and to the point; concise
Her terse reply surprised her friends.
Wantonadjective
marked by extreme thoughtlessness or ill will; immoral; not controlled; unruly
At first the student was apathetic, but then she began showing wanton misbehavior.
Zenithnoun
the highest or greatest point
This performance was the zenith of the musician’s career.
Expediteverb
to speed up the process or progress of; to do quickly and efficiently
The man asked the doctor to expedite the exam because he was in a hurry.