Unit 12
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABJURE
- To renounce, under oath
- Before standing trail in court, you must abjure to tell the truth.
ACRID
- Harsh in taste or odor, sharp in manner or temper
- The rotten food had an acrid smell that made everyone gag.
AUGUST
- Majestic, inspiring admiration
- The august unicorn's mane flowed in the wind.
CALLOUS
- emotionally hardened, unfeelings
- Vinny was callous after many years of killing as a trained assassin.
CLANDESTINE
- secret, concealed; underhanded
- There was a new clandestine drug that was said to be a cure to hair loss.
COMPUNCTION
- remorse, regret
- The guard showed compunction after he had to hurt his friend.
CONFLAGRATION
- A large destructive fire
- A small forest fire can become a huge conflagration very quickly.
ELATED
- in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased
- The elated man was in shock that he won the race.
INDELIBLE
- Not able to be erased or removed;memorable
- I often think back to the indelible night when I proposed to my current wife.
INDULGENT
- Yielding to the wishes or demands of others.
- All indulgent recruits are often favored by their general.
INVETERATE
- Firmly established, long standing, habitual
- The Pork family had an inveterate name in the city since they have lived there all their lives.
IRRELEVENT
- Not to the point, not applicable or pertinent
- In our class discussion about squirrels, a student brought up an irrelevant subject about chipmunks.
NOCTURNAL
- Of occurring in the night, under cover of darkness
- Raccoons are nocturnal and are very active at night.
PLATITUDE
- A commonplace,stale,or trite remark
- Many older people use platitudes because they think they're still hip.
QUELL
- To subdue, put down forcibly
- The police force had to quell the riot before it got too out of hand.
QUIESCENT
- Inactive, at rest
- There are many quiescent volcanoes around the world that could blow up at any second.
RUMINATE
- To meditate, think about length
- Many Buddhist monks ruminate everyday to achieve nirvana.
TACIT
- Unspoken, silent, implied, inferred
- My mom gave me tacit consent to go to the movies with my friends.
TANGIBLE
- Capable of being touched, real, concrete
- The court demands tangible evidence before they lock someone away for good.
TRENCHANT
- Incisive, keen, forceful, effective, cutting, caustic, distinct, clear cut
- Although the teachers trenchant lessons were difficult, they helped the students learn quickly.
