30 vocabulary words to learn!!!

1. Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words
30 all new words!30 all new words!
By: Abby PendergraftBy: Abby Pendergraft

2. AbductAbduct
to carry off or lead away a personto carry off or lead away a person
illegally in secret or with forceillegally in secret or with force

3. BrevityBrevity
the quality of expressing muchthe quality of expressing much
in few wordsin few words

4. AbridgeAbridge
to shorten by omissions while retaining
the basic contents

5. DemurDemur
to make objection, especially on theto make objection, especially on the
grounds of scruplesgrounds of scruples

6. EccentricEccentric
deviating from the recognized ordeviating from the recognized or
customary character, practice,customary character, practice,

7. FeasibleFeasible
capable of being done, effected, orcapable of being done, effected, or
accomplishedaccomplished

8. WillfulWillful
deliberate, voluntary, or intentionaldeliberate, voluntary, or intentional

9. BequeathBequeath
to dispose of (personal property,to dispose of (personal property,
especially money) by last willespecially money) by last will

10. VariegatedVariegated
varied in appearance or color; marked withvaried in appearance or color; marked with
patches or spots of different colors.patches or spots of different colors.

11. JudiciousJudicious
using or showing judgment as to actionusing or showing judgment as to action
or practical expediencyor practical expediency

12. KineticKinetic
pertaining to motion.pertaining to motion.

13. ListList
to lean over or cause to lean over to oneto lean over or cause to lean over to one
sideside

14. WrathWrath
strong, stern, or fierce angerstrong, stern, or fierce anger

15. NoviceNovice
a person who is new to thea person who is new to the
circumstances, workcircumstances, work

16. UnkemptUnkempt
Uncared for or neglectedUncared for or neglected

17. ParsimonyParsimony
extreme or excessive economy orextreme or excessive economy or
frugality; stinginess;frugality; stinginess;
niggardliness.niggardliness.

18. QuellQuell
to suppress; put an end to;to suppress; put an end to;
extinguishextinguish

19. RancorRancor
bitter, rankling resentment or ill willbitter, rankling resentment or ill will

20. ZealousZealous
full of, characterized by, or due tofull of, characterized by, or due to
zealzeal

21. TaciturnTaciturn
inclined to silence;inclined to silence;

22. GourmandGourmand
a person who is fond of good eating,a person who is fond of good eating,
often indiscriminatingly and tooften indiscriminatingly and to
excessexcess..

23. MagnanimousMagnanimous
generous in forgiving an insult orgenerous in forgiving an insult or
injury; free from pettyinjury; free from petty
resentfulness or vindictivenessresentfulness or vindictiveness

24. ImmutableImmutable
not mutable; unchangeable;not mutable; unchangeable;
changelesschangeless

25. XanthicXanthic
of or pertaining to a yellow orof or pertaining to a yellow or
yellowishyellowish
color.color.

26. ScrupulousScrupulous
having or showing a strict regardhaving or showing a strict regard
for what one considers right;for what one considers right;
principled.principled.

27. CapriciousCapricious
led by whim; erraticled by whim; erratic

28. HackneyedHackneyed
Used so often as to be trite, dull, and
stereotyped

29. CharlatanCharlatan
a person who pretends or claims toa person who pretends or claims to
have more knowledge or skill thanhave more knowledge or skill than
he or she possesseshe or she possesses

30. DauntDaunt
to overcome with fear; intimidateto overcome with fear; intimidate