Unit 1 Vocabulary

1. Unit 1 Vocabulary

2. Tedious (tee-dee-us) • Adj-long and tiresome • Knitting that sweater was a tedious task.

3. nestled • V.-to lie close and snug • The cottage lay nestled between the trees. • The puppy nestled by its mother.

4. verdant • Adj.- green with vegetation (plants, vegetables, flowers, etc..) • My verdant lawn died over winter with the harsh weather.

5. shrilled • V- to scream in a high-pitched way. • She shrilled when her brother jumped out of the closet to scare her.

6. Ingenuous (in-jen-u-ous) • Adj.- innocent and naïve • The ingenuous girl sat there silently.

7. auburn • Adj.- a reddish-brown color • The baby was born with auburn hair.

8. insipid • Adj.-without distinguishing or interesting qualities. • The child’s personality was insipid. • The soup was rather insipid.

9. waggish • Adj.- good humored, funny, humorous • My dad is always waggish when he sees me in the afternoon.

10. Sagacious (sa-gay-shus) • Adj.- have practical sense; knowledgeable • My first hour seems to be very sagacious when it comes to reading.

11. otiose (oh-shee-ohs) • Adj.-lazy and ineffective • We are very otiose on Sunday afternoons.

12. retorted • V.- to reply to or answer, usually in a sharp way. • When the mother told her child to pick up his toys, he retorted, “No!”

13. fey • Adj.- whimsical, strange, or enchanted. • When Alice went to Wonderland she thought it was a very fey place.

14. meager • Adj.- lacking in quantity or quality • The salary was meager, but I didn’t have a choice; I had to take the job.

15. Awry (uh-ry) • Adj.-away from the expected direction. • Our plans to go to the mall went awry when there was traffic. • The student looked awry when the teacher gave her a mean look.