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.

• Adjective

Stating 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.