VOCABULARY LIST 12

ACCLIMATIZATION

• The act of getting accustomed to a new climate or environment.
• The acclimatized raccoon became accustom to my back yard

APLOMB

• Poise; self-assurance.
• The princes sat there aplomb in front of the king.

ARDUOUS

• Requiring much effort; difficult
• He knew that this task would be arduous.

BANAL

• Commonplace; trite
• My friends house become a banal over the last month.

CREVASSE

• A deep crack or split in a glacier.
• He fell into the crevasse never to be seen again.

DEMEANOR

• A way of behaving; manner
• His demeanor was not very pleasant.

INEVITABILITY

• Something that is certain to happen
• The little boys out come was inevitable.

INSURMOUNTABLE

• Impossible to overcome
• The feat was completely insurmountable.

PARAMOUNT

• Of the highest importance
• The president is paramount

TRANSCEND

• To pass beyond the limits
• The boy ran transcendedly.