Vocab.+Weeks+6-10


 * Vocab 6 **
 * earnest ** adj. Ardent and enthusiastic in spirit and speech.
 * effusion ** n. An outburst. Unrestrained expression.
 * egregious ** adj. Conspicuously bad or offensive. Flagrant.
 * elucidate ** v. To bring out or explain facts or ideas more clearly.
 * endemic ** adj. Peculiar/Particular to some specified country or people.
 * engross ** v. To occupy completely.
 * entail ** v. To involve; necessitate. To confer, assign, or transmit something. Consists of.
 * epitome ** n. A simplified representation.


 * Vocab 7 **
 * exasperate ** v. To excite great anger in. To Frustrate.
 * extinct ** adj. Being no longer in existence.
 * facet ** n. One of numerous components of a subject.
 * facetious ** adj. Amusing.
 * ferocity ** n. Savageness. Intensity.
 * finesse ** n. Refinement and delicacy of performance, execution, or artisanship. Skillful, subtle handling of a situation; tactful, diplomatic maneuvering.
 * flimsy ** adj. Thin and weak.
 * forebode ** v. To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.
 * forte ** n. A strong point.
 * Vocab 8 **
 * frivolous ** adj. Trivial. Unnecessary.
 * frugal ** adj. Economical. Without any extras.
 * gait ** n. Manner of walking. Pace and rhythm of walking.
 * galvanize ** v. To imbue with life or animation. To inspire.
 * ghastly ** adj. Hideous.
 * giddy ** adj. Affected with a whirling sensation in the head. Excited.
 * glimpse ** n. A momentary look.
 * grapple ** v. To struggle to take hold of a thing or an idea.
 * grimace ** n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.

** Vocab 9 ** ** Vocab 10 **
 * guileless ** adj. Frank. Honest. Straightforward.
 * gullible ** adj. Easily deceived. Naïve. Unsuspicious. Credulous.
 * guzzle ** v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
 * heinous ** adj. Odiously sinful. Terrible
 * hinder ** v. To obstruct. To get in the way of something.
 * hoarse ** adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
 * hustle ** v. To move with haste and promptness. To move quickly.
 * icily ** adv. Frigidly. Coldly.
 * imbibe ** v. To drink or take in.
 * Imminent ** adj. Dangerous and close at hand.
 * Immutable ** adj. Unchangeable.
 * Impair ** v. To cause to become less or worse.
 * Imply ** v. To signify.
 * Impunity ** n. Freedom from punishment.
 * Inane ** adj. Silly.
 * Incompetence ** n. General lack of capacity or fitness.
 * Infallible ** adj. Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement.
 * Infest ** v. To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger.