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Word List #11. 1. Aeon : indefinitely long period of time. “It felt like aeons since I last saw my best friend.”. 2. Ancillary : secondary. “After the first wave of attack failed, the army resorted to ancillary measures, such as air and naval assault.”. 3. Argot : slang.
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1. Aeon: indefinitely long period of time • “It felt like aeons since I last saw my best friend.”
2. Ancillary: secondary • “After the first wave of attack failed, the army resorted to ancillary measures, such as air and naval assault.”
3. Argot: slang • “My friends and I speak in argot that only we can understand.”
4. Bawdy: vulgarly improper • “The comedian is known for his inappropriate and bawdy jokes.
5. Chimerical: unrealistic • “My coach has chimerical expectations if he thinks I can run the 40-yard dash in under 4.5 seconds!”
6. Covert: concealed • “Despite a helicopter crash that nearly killed several Navy Seal, the covertoperation to kill Osama Bin Laden was successful.”
7. Despoil: plunder • “The Vikings despoiled the village after a heavy attack.”
8. Elide: 1. strike out; delete; 2. slur over • “While revising my paper, I elided unnecessary sentences.” • “The drunken man elided his vowels when he spoke.”
9. Encroach: trespass • “The ornery old man sat in his rocking chair with a shotgun to keep people from encroaching upon on his property.”
10. Exacting: strict • “My exacting boss wants everything perfect before we open in the morning.”
11. Genuflect: bend the knee in worship • “The man genuflected in prayer after surviving the shipwreck.”
12. Idealize: regard as perfect • “Romeo and Juliet blindly idealized each other.”
13. Lucubrate: study laboriously • “Before exams, I lucubrate until the late hours of the night.”
14. Moot: 1. debatable; ; devoid of practical significance; 2. raise • “We pointlessly argued in circles over a moot topic.” • “I’d like to moot the idea that we break for lunch!”
15. Ocher: pigment used in paints • “The artist used ocher to achieve an earthen color in the landscape.”
16. Perfunctory: mechanically routine • “I grudgingly completed my chores in a perfunctorymanner.”
17. Querulous: given to complaining • “Because my friend is so impatient and negative, she has a querulous attitude.”
18. Tier: row • “The playoff team was in the top tier of the NFL.” • “We faced a top-tiered team in the semi-finals of the tournament.”
Assignment • Show mastery of each vocabulary word by writing a sentence that demonstrates its meaning. • Underline the vocabulary word in the sentence. • Skip lines between sentences.
