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Power Words 6

Power Words 6. aloof. (adj.) reserved, distant, unfriendly (The scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn’t care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics.). brazen. (adj.) excessively bold, brash

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Power Words 6

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  1. Power Words 6

  2. aloof • (adj.) reserved, distant, unfriendly • (The scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn’t care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics.)

  3. brazen • (adj.) excessively bold, brash • (Critics condemned the novelist’s brazen attempt to plagiarize Hemingway’s story.)

  4. clandestine • (adj.) secret • (Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the gym, Sophie actually went to meet Joseph for a clandestine meeting.)

  5. depravity • (n.) wickedness, moral corruption • (adj.) depraved • (Rumors of the ogre’s depravity made the children afraid to enter the forest.)

  6. effervescent [EFF ur VESS ent] • (adj.) bubbly, lively • (My friend is so effervescent that she makes everyone smile.)

  7. fervent • (adj.) showing strong passion • (The fervent protestors chained themselves to the building and shouted all night long.)

  8. impudent [IM pew dent] • (adj.) rude, offensive • (The impudent young man looked the princess up and down and told her she was hot even though she hadn’t asked him.)

  9. sanctimonious • (adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of holiness or goodness • (The sanctimonious Bertrand delivered stern lectures on the Ten Commandments to anyone who would listen, but thought nothing of stealing cars to make some cash on the side.)

  10. trepidation • (n.) fear, apprehension • (Feeling great trepidation, Anya refused to jump into the pool because she thought she saw a shark in it.) • Antonym= intrepid: (adj.) fearless

  11. vacillate [VASS uh late] • (v.) to fluctuate, hesitate, to go back and forth • (I prefer a definite answer, but my boss kept vacillating between the distinct options available to us.)

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