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Vocab List 1

Vocab List 1. YAY!!! Vocabulary!  . Admonish. V. Scold in a mild manner Stephan’s mother admonished him daily to do his chores. Brusque. Adj. Abrupt; Blunt; Rude

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Vocab List 1

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  1. Vocab List 1 YAY!!! Vocabulary! 

  2. Admonish V. Scold in a mild manner Stephan’s mother admonished him daily to do his chores.

  3. Brusque Adj. Abrupt; Blunt; Rude Aunt Sara’s brusque manner caused many fights between she and my mom. Mom used to say Sara sat home and sharpened her tongue!

  4. Fathom V. Understand; Measure depth of Penny seldom fathoms what Sheldon is talking about, but Leonard is able to transcend their intellectual chasm.

  5. Fulmination N. Verbal assault; Yelling angrily Trying to get technical support for anything will lead generally mild-mannered people to fulmination.

  6. Harbinger N. Event that foreshadows a future happening; Omen Ancient cultures viewed all kinds of natural phenomena as harbingers of doom.

  7. Plaintively Adv. In a sad or pleading manner Cecily asked so plaintively for the new toy that her father did not have the heart to deny her. Sucker!

  8. Ravenous Adj. Extremely hungry After practice Malik is always ravenous, so he stops by Subway for “linner.”

  9. Supine Adj. Lying on the back From the age of 40 on, it becomes increasingly difficult to rise from a supine position!

  10. Inveigle V. Lure or induce into taking action Arnold Friend inveigled Connie into leaving with him.

  11. Pallid Adj. Pale; Colorless My pallid complexion leads some people to believe that I’m sick. I feel fine; I’m just melanin challenged!

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