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Vocabulary G

Vocabulary G. Unit Five. extremely, rich, luxurious, or magnificent. The sumptuous spread of food made my mouth water. Sumptuous. Garner. To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future We will use our garnered information to write the Gatsby essays. Hallow.

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Vocabulary G

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  1. Vocabulary G Unit Five

  2. extremely, rich, luxurious, or magnificent. The sumptuous spread of food made my mouth water. Sumptuous

  3. Garner To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future We will use our garnered information to write the Gatsby essays.

  4. Hallow To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere The ancient Aztecs hallowed their great temples.

  5. Idiosyncrasy (n.) A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify Ex. Each character of The Stone Diaries has an idiosyncrasy that distinguishes them throughout the text.

  6. Ignominy (n.) Shame and disgrace Ex. Sara’s parents believed that getting married right out of high school was a huge ignominy, but the two were as happy as could be.

  7. Ubiquitous (adj.) present or existing everywhere John used bottles of chemicals to get rid of the ubiquitous ants that had invaded his kitchen.

  8. Mundane (Adj.) Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary Mundane tasks such as brushing ones teeth become repetitive each day.

  9. Nuance (Noun) A subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, quality) delicate gradation or shade of difference The artists paid close attention to every nuance in the color spectrum.

  10. Fiat (n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or an act of will or consciousness The judge instituted new fiats for the criminal and regulations that he needs to follow.

  11. Figment (n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion When people are in the desert, they sometimes imagine and have figments that water is near.

  12. Esotericintended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret The inside joke in the girl’s essay only made a few of the students laugh, it was very esoteric.

  13. Fecund • Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive • The fecund vineyards in France are among the most expensive and nice vineyards of the world.

  14. Sophistry Dr. House wishes his team would come up with diseases that are sophistry and would therefore help the patient. (n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

  15. reputed according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged His reputed skills for picking locks, breaking codes, and obtaining secret information made him a very good spy.

  16. A strong attraction or inclination Despite Mercy’s obesity, Cuyler felt a sincere penchant towards her. Penchant (n.)

  17. conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate Hamilton’s overweening defamation of Burr led to their controversial duel and Hamilton’s subsequent death. Overweening (adj.)

  18. Depraved (adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles The depraved children dressed as Nazi soldiers for Halloween.

  19. Enervate (v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring Yep.

  20. Acuity Def: (n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) Syn: keenness, acuteness Ant: dullness, obtuseness The great horned owl’s acuity of eyesight gives it the best vision of any animal on earth.

  21. Delineate Def: to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to present pictorially Syn: depict, picture, render Milton vividly delineates the battles between Heaven and Hell in his epic, Paradise Lost.

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