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Vocab #14

Vocab #14. Congenial. Adjective The people in the small Italian town were congenial when the tourist asked many questions. Definition: Getting along well with others; agreeable. Decipher. Verb

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Vocab #14

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  1. Vocab #14

  2. Congenial • Adjective • The people in the small Italian town were congenial when the tourist asked many questions. • Definition: Getting along well with others; agreeable.

  3. Decipher Verb • The writing in these old letters is so faded that it is almost impossible to decipher the words. • Definition: The ability to figure something out that is not written in your language.

  4. Dissect • Verb • Students in a Biology course dissect a dead frog in order to learn about the internal organs. • Definition: To study closely; to analyze

  5. Enigma • Noun • After I heard Lucia’s enigmatic phone message, I called her immediately to find out what was going on. • Definition: Anything that is hard to figure out; puzzling.

  6. Ineffectual • Adjective • My attempt to grow tomato plants from seed was ineffectual, with most of them dying before they grew leaves. • Definition: Unable to make something work or happen.

  7. Infallible • Adjective • Superman is a infallible super hero, because he never makes any mistakes. • Definition: Never wrong; unlikely to fail.

  8. Irrepressible • Adjective • Charlie’s irrepressible sense of humor helps to make history class fun. • Definition: Unable to control or hold back.

  9. Luminous • Adjective • Her skin looked Luminous after the expensive facial she had at the spa. • Definition: Giving off light, Clear and easy to understand.

  10. Millennium • Noun/ A millennium is ten times as long as the one-hundred year period of a century. • Definition: A period of one thousand years.

  11. Mire • Verb: • The organizers of the concert became mired in the technical details of lighting the stage. • Def: Unable to make progress; an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud.

  12. Pestilence • Noun: • The Pestilence that swept through Europe in the 1300’s killed three-quarters of the population. • Def: A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease.

  13. Stagnate • Verb • Students’ minds may stagnate if they are not challenged. • Def: To fail to develop, change, or move.

  14. Sublime • Adj • Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon at dawn, we had a sublime panorama of the canyon changing colors in the morning light. • Def: Great or noble in expression, thought, manner; splendid.

  15. Vie • Verb • By January, the top eight schools in the state vied for the championship. • Def: To compete for something.

  16. Voluminous • Adj • Def: Having great bulk or volume; ample

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