The document defines 16 words: insoluble, grapple, pervade, precipitous, sojourn, importunate, malady, munificent, affinity, specious, phantasmagoric, abeyance, anomalous, abhorrence, turret, and dirge. It provides the part of speech and definition for each word in 1-2 sentences.

1. Vocabulary – Cur. A
Week 16

2. Insoluble
Adjective
(ˌ)in
-ˌsäl yəbəl
: not able to be solved or
explained

3. Insoluble
: not able to be
solved or explained

4. Grapple
noun
ˌgra
-pəl
: a contest for superiority or
mastery

5. Grapple
: a contest
for
superiority or
mastery

6. Pervade
Verb
pər-ˌvād
: to spread through all parts of
(something) : to exist in every
part of (something)

7. Pervade
: to spread through all
parts of (something) :
to exist in every part of
(something)

8. Precipitous
Adjective
pri-ˌsi pə-təs
-
: very steep

9. Precipitous
: very steep

10. Sojourn
Noun
ˌsō
-ˌjərn, sō
-ˌ
: a period of time when you
stay in a place as a traveler or
guest

11. Sojourn
: a period of time
when you stay in
a place as a
traveler or guest

12. Importunate
Adjective
im-ˌ r-chəpȯ
nət
: making repeated or
annoying requests or
demands

13. Importunate
: making
repeated or
annoying
requests or
demands

14. Malady
noun
ˌma
-lə-dē
: a disease or illness

15. Malady
: a disease or
illness

16. Munificent
Adjective
myu̇-ˌni fə-sənt
-
: very generous

17. Munificent
: very generous

18. Affinity
Noun
ə-ˌfi nə-tē
-
: a feeling of closeness and
understanding that someone has for
another person because of their
similar qualities, ideas, or interests

19. Affinity
: a feeling of closeness
and understanding that
someone has for
another person
because of their similar
qualities, ideas, or
interests

20. Specious
adjective
ˌspē
-shəs
: falsely appearing to be fair, just,
or right : appearing to be true but
actually false

21. Specious
: falsely
appearing to be
fair, just, or right
: appearing to
be true but
actually false

22. Phantasmagoric
Adjective (ˌ)fan
-ˌtaz
-mə-ˌ r-ē-ə
gȯ
: a confusing or strange scene that is
like a dream because it is always
changing in an odd way

23. Phantasmagoric
: a confusing or
strange scene
that is like a
dream because it
is always
changing in an
odd way

24. Abeyance
Noun
ə-ˌbā
-ən(t)s
: temporary inactivity
: suspension

25. Abeyance
: temporary inactivity
: suspension

26. Anomalous
adjective
ə-ˌnä
-mə-ləs
: not expected or usual

27. Anomalous
: not expected or
usual

28. Abhorrence
Noun
əb-ˌ r, ab-
hȯ
: the state of disliking (someone or
something) very much

29. Abhorrence
: the state of
disliking
(someone or
something)
very much

30. Turret
Noun
ˌ r-ət
tu̇
: a small tower on a building

31. Turret
: a small tower
on a building

32. Dirge
Noun
ˌdərj
: a slow song that expresses
sadness or sorrow

33. Dirge
: a slow song that
expresses
sadness or
sorrow

34. Seraph
Noun
ˌser əf
-
: a type of angel that is
described in the Bible : an angel
of the highest rank

35. Seraph
: a type of
angel that is
described in
the Bible : an
angel of the
highest rank

36. Rampart
noun
ˌram
-ˌpärt, -pərt
: a tall, thick stone or dirt wall
that is built around a castle,
town, etc., to protect it from
attacks

37. Rampart
: a tall, thick stone
or dirt wall that is
built around a
castle, town, etc.,
to protect it from
attacks

38. Miasma
noun
mī-ˌaz
-mə
: a heavy cloud of something
unpleasant or unhealthy

39. Miasma
: a heavy
cloud of
something
unpleasant or
unhealthy

40. Upbraid
verb
ˌəp
-ˌbrād
: to speak in an angry or critical
way to (someone who has done
something wrong)

41. Upbraid
: to speak in an angry or critical
way to (someone who has done
something wrong)