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September Vocabulary. Monday, September 10, 2012. solicit: to seek or obtain. paltry : having little or no value. sagacious: very wise uncongenial: not pleasant; not agreeable
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September Vocabulary K.Collins
Monday, September 10, 2012 • solicit: to seek or obtain. • paltry: having little or no value. • sagacious: very wise • uncongenial: not pleasant; not agreeable • temperament: the emotional make-up of a person; especially the way a person usually thinks, acts, or responds to other people. K.Collins
Tuesday, September 12, 2012 • peevish: irritable; cranky • malevolence: the wish for evil or harm to happen to others • atrocity: a cruel or brutal act • apparition: a ghost • incarnate: in human form K.Collins
Wednesday, September 13, 2012 pestilence: any highly infectious, epidemic disease aversion: a strong dislike odious: causing hate or disgust chimaeras: any imaginary monster tranquil: calm ; peaceful K.Collins
Monday, September 24, 2011 • portray-To show or represent in picture form; make a picture of • infuriate- to make furious (very mad) • retort- A quick incisive reply, especially one that turns the first speaker's words to his or her own disadvantage. • rupture - The process or instance of breaking open or bursting K.Collins
Tuesday, September 25, 2011 • hazardous - Marked by danger • courageous- Having courage, being brave • serene - calm, peaceful, or tranquil • frigid - Extremely cold. K.Collins
Wednesday, September 26, 2011 • contaminated -to make unfit for use by the adding of bad or undesirable elements • inaugurate - To open or begin use of formally with a ceremony • radiant - sending out rays of light; bright; shining • astronomical - enormously or inconceivably large or great K.Collins