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Unit 1
- 1. Unit 1 From Advanced Word Power Slides by Marsha Walker
- 2. CHAPTER 1
- 3. AFFINITY • Noun • Like something/prefer something
- 4. FLEDGLING • Adjective • New/beginning/inexperienced
- 5. HACKNEYED • Adjective • Common/overused https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM
- 6. INCESSANT • Adjective • Doesn’t stop/doesn’t end
- 7. OPULENCE • Noun • Wealth/luxury
- 8. PROXIMITY • Noun • How close to/near to
- 9. SAGACIOUS • Adjective • Wise/observant
- 10. SUPPLANT • Verb • To take the place of/to force out
- 11. UNASSAILABLE • Adjective • Not able to be denied/not able to be attacked
- 12. VOLUMINOUS • Adjective • Great size/big/full
- 13. CHAPTER 2
- 14. BRUSQUE • Adjective • Rudely direct
- 15. DISPASSIONATE • Adjective • Without emotion
- 16. EFFERVESCENT • Adjective • Full of life/enthusiastic
- 17. INDEFATIGABLE • Adjective • Doesn’t get tired
- 18. MISANTHROPE • Noun • Someone who hates people
- 19. MOROSE • Adjective • Sad/depressed
- 20. NONCHALANCE • Noun • Not caring
- 21. PROGENY • Noun • Children
- 22. STOIC • Adjective • Without emotion in painful/depressing situations
- 23. VORACIOUS • Adjective • A desire that cannot be met
- 24. CHAPTER 3
- 25. COALESCE • Verb • Come together
- 26. DECADENCE • Noun • Loss of morals/corruption
- 27. EXEMPLARY • Adjective • Great/admirable
- 28. EXUBERANCE • Noun • Energy/enthusiasm
- 29. INCIDENTAL • Adjective • Something that happened but was not planned – not the focus
- 30. INSOLVENT • Adjective • Bankrupt/broke
- 31. PARSIMONIOUS • Adjective • Greedy/not wanting to share or spend
- 32. PRODIGAL • Adjective • Wasteful
- 33. SURREPTITIOUS • Adjective • Sneaky/secretive
- 34. WRITHE • Verb • Move back and forth – cannot stay still
- 35. CHAPTER 4
- 36. BREVITY • Noun • Shortness
- 37. CLEMENCY • Noun • Forgiveness
- 38. FRIVOLOUS • Adjective • Silly/impractical
- 39. HEIST • Noun • Robbery
- 40. LAMPOON • Verb • Make fun of
- 41. QUERULOUS • Adjective • Always complaining/grouchy
- 42. REPROACH • Noun • Strong criticism
- 43. RESPITE • Noun • Break
- 44. TORPOR • Noun • Laziness/inaction
- 45. UNSCATHED • Adjective • Without being hurt
- 46. CHAPTER 5
- 47. COPIOUS • Adjective • Having plenty
- 48. DEARTH • Noun • Not having enough
- 49. ELOQUENT • Adjective • Using words skillfully/expressive
- 50. JARGON • Noun • Language for a specialized group
- 51. LEVITY • Noun • To not take seriously/humor
- 52. MEANDER • Verb • Go/do without a plan
- 53. PERIPHERAL • Adjective • Minor/less important
- 54. SUBSTANTIATE • Verb • Provide evidence
- 55. UNOBTRUSIVE • Adjective • Something/someone you don’t notice
- 56. VACILLATE • Verb • To go back and forth in making a decision