8A Vocab Week 5

1. 8A Vocab Week 5

2. bedraggled • Adjective • Wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud • “Jack looked bedraggled because he was caught in a rainstorm while walking to school.”

3. cryptic • Adjective • Having a hidden or secret meaning • “Few people understood the witch's cryptic messages.”

4. ebb • Verb - To flow or fall back (like the tide) • “The company nearly went bankrupt when demand for the product ebbed.” • Noun - a period of decline • “An ebb in viewer interest caused the network to cancel the once-popular show.”

5. fanatic • Noun - one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea • “The fanatics camped in front of the ticket booth for two days in order to get the best seats at the concert.” • Adjective - showing excess devotion or enthusiasm for a cause or idea. • “He regretted his fanatic devotion to his career after finding himself old and alone.”

6. haphazard • Adjective • Dependent upon chance, lacking any definite plan • “The safety inspector said that the factory’s haphazard operation made it a dangerous place to work.”

7. illuminate • Verb • 1. To brighten with light • 2. To make clear; to rid of confusion • “The psychologist illuminated some possible reasons for the young man’s disruptive behavior.”

8. legacy • Noun • something handed down from ancestors or history • “The current generation enjoys the legacy set forth by the nation’s founders.”

9. maim • Verb • To disable or disfigure • “A bull maimed a rider in a terrible rodeo accident.”

10. perceptive • Adjective • Extremely attentive to sensory input; keen • “The perceptive NSA agent finds hidden codes in seemingly ordinary messages.”

11. repudiate • Verb • To reject as untrue • “The state had to drop the case when their star witness repudiated his previous admission.”