The document defines and provides examples for various words: eccentric (strange behavior), emerge (come into view), exuberant (filled with lively energy), facetious (inappropriate humor), flippant (disrespectful), implores (begs desperately), incredulous (unable to believe), intent (purpose), ludicrous (foolish), menace (threaten), ominous (bad is going to happen), precarious (dangerously likely to fall), resignation (giving up a position), scrutinize (examine closely), and submerged (go underwater).

2.  Adjective
 A person with a strange behavior
 The mom took her eccentric son to the
psychiatrist.

3.  Verb
 Move out of the way from something
and come into view
 Each year new buildings emerge around
the world.

4.  Adjective
 Filled with lively energy; excitement
 During the holidays the atmosphere in
New York is very exuberant.

5.  Adjective
 Treating serious issues with inappropriate
humor; sarcastic
 The teacher was being facetious when
she told the class they had failed the
test.

6.  Adjective
 Not showing a respectful attitude
 The student gave the teacher a flippant
response to her question.

7.  Verb
 To beg desperately
 The security implores visitors to not touch
the artifacts.

8.  Adjective
 Unable to believe someone
 The average score of my class was so
incredulous that we had to retake it.

9.  Noun
› Purpose; intention
 Adjective
› Determined to do something
 Our intent was to sell our car for five
grand.

10.  Adjective
 Foolish; unreasonable
 The girl looked ludicrous trying to dance.

11.  Noun
› A person likely to cause danger
 Verb
› Threaten
 The burglar is always a menace when a
carrying a weapon.

12.  Adjective
 Giving the impression that something
bad is going to happen
 On cloudy days it always gives me an
ominous feeling.

13.  Adjective
 Dangerously likely to fall or collapse
 My family is in a precarious financial
situation because of the economy.

14.  Noun
 An act of retiring or giving up a position
 My dad had to give his resignation to his
boss because he’s moving to a different
company.

15.  Verb
 Examine or inspect closely
 The police needs a warrant in order to
scrutinize the suspects’ house.

16.  Verb
 To go underwater
 The Titanic submerged slowly after it
crashed onto the iceberg.