QUARTER 1 VOCAB

ACQUIRE

• To become the owner of; recieve
• I acquired money when my grandfather died.

INTRIGUE

• To stir interest; to excite the mind; to make curious
• The child was intrigued by the teletubbies.

NUISANCE

• A person or thing that causes trouble or bother.
• My little brother is a nuisance.

PULVERIZE

• To pound, crush, or grind into a powder or dust.
• My big brother threatened to pulverize me if I touched his stuff again.

SUBORDINATE

• Placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position; inferior
• The Omega in the wolf pack is the subordinate wolf.

QUADRENNIAL

• Taking place once every four years
• The Olympics are quadrennial.

PLACID

• Undisturbed; tranquil; calm; quiet
• The lake at my cabin was placid last weekend.

MALIGNANT

• Evil in nature, influence, or effect; tending to produce death
• The teletubbies are the most malignant creatures in the world.

BENIGN

• Showing kindness and gentleness
• You have to benign to a wounded dove.

BENEVOLENT

• Marked by or disposed to doing good things
• Volunteers are very benevolent.

MEDDLE

• To pry into other people's belongings or activities without being asked or wanted
• Best friends tend to meddle in your love life.

MYRIAD

• Ten thousand; a grand number
• A myriad of ideas.

VERDANT

• Lush and green, covered in vegetation
• The Amazon Rainforest is very verdant.

MERITORIOUS

• Deserving recognition, reward or praise
• Many American war heroes are meritorious.

AGHAST

• Struck with terror, amazement, or horror
• I was aghast in the super scary haunted house.

VICARIOUS

• Describes something experienced through someone or something else
• My father vicarious the wartime heroes where my cousin participates.