Vocabulary List

Week 13 Jan. 2-5

essential---necessary; needed

reputation---opinion others have of a person

apprehension---worried; concerned

prejudiced---pre-judge; decide without facts

intoxicated---to be drunk with alcohol

Week 14 Jan. 6-12

benign---not harmful

nocturnal---having to do with night

parallel---lines equal distance apart; never cross

juvenile---young; youthful

malignant---harmful

Week 15 Jan.13-19

malicious---purposefully harmful

beneficial---favorable; for one's good

paraphernalia---equipment; gear; stuff

perpendicular---at 90 degree angles

toxic---poisonous

Week 16 Jan. 20-26

obese---extremely fat

fatal---deadly

original---the first; not copied

abandon---to leave or desert

sedentary---sits most of the time

Week 17

tedious---time consuming; tiresome

obnoxious---very unpleasant

edible---able to eat safely

unique---rare; special; very unusual

current---up to date; new; recent

Week 18

obstinate---stubborn

simultaneous---at the exact same time

grotesque---very ugly

amiable---friendly

mundane---ordinary; typical of our world

Week 19 Jan. 27-Feb. 2

agony---extreme pain

nonchalant---casual; indifferent; not worried; easy going

recent---just happened; new; current

fastidious---fussy; very particular; picky

ambidextrous---able to use right and left hands capably and comforably

Week 20 Feb. 3-9

inadvertently---done without thinking; accidentally

discreet---quietly without drawing attention

conspicuous---obvious; attracting attention; easy to see

ignorant---without knowledge; not knowing

debris---rubbish; trash; scattered remains

Week 21 Feb. 10-16

ultimatum---a final offer with a threat

ludicrous---ridiculous; absurd; silly

ornery---nasty; mean; troublesome

conceited---stuck-up; inflated opinion of one's self

tolerate---to put up with

Week 22 Feb. 17-23

flamboyant---flashy;showy (describes people)

negotiate---discuss hoping for an agreement

thermal---having to do with heat

compatible---get along well together; go together

malice---meaness;intentional harm

Week 23 Feb. 24-Mar. 1

ornate---fancy; showy; decorated (describes objects)

adjacent---next to

eerie---strange; spooky

remote---far off; secluded

tenacious---persistent; stubborn; holding firmly

Week 24 Mar. 2-8

arrogant---conceited; haughty; uppity

meticulous---pay attention to detail; extremely careful

malevolent---wishing harm; mean-spirited; evil

competent---able to do something well

lucrative---profitable or money-making