Unit Two Vocabulary

Acrimonious

Adj. – Bitter temper or manner

Amble

V.– To walk at a slow pace

Articulate

Adj.– speak distinctly or clearly

Attribute

N. –A quality or characteristic

V. – To give credit to

Benevolence

N. Kindness, kind act

Bovine

Adj. – Like an ox or cow

N. – an ox or cow related animal

Contort

V. -- To twist

Exhilarate

V. – To energize, make lively

Frantic

Adj. – Wild with excitement or worry

Futility

N. – Uselessness or the act of being worthless

Inconsistent

Adj. – Not regular, not consistent

Indignant

Adj. – Angry or insulted

Ingenuous

Adj. – Naïve, innocent, simple

Martyr

N. – A person who suffers or dies for their beliefs or faith

Nebulous

Adj. – Unclear, vague

Predilection

N. – A preference or liking

Recluse

N. – A person who lives a secluded life, a hermit

Spurious

Adj. – not true, false,

not genuine

Cubic Zirconium

Stolid

Adj. – Showing little or no emotion,

emotionless

Tacit

Adj. – implied but not expressed; silent or unspoken