I also gave out the final vocabulary words. Period 3, here are your words:
1. loathesome (adj): causing feelings of hatred or disgust;
repulsive
2. supplication (n): the action of begging for something earnestly
or humbly
3. refurbish (v): renovate or redecorate (especially a
building)
4. denote (v): to indicate; to be a sign of something
5. subsequent (adj): coming after something
in time; following
6. polymath (n): a person of wide-ranging
knowledge or learning
7. vainglorious (adj): excessively proud
of oneself or one’s achievements
8. ubiquitous (ajd): appearing or found everywhere
9. debauchery (n): excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
10. harbinger (n): a person or thing that
signals or announces the entrance of another
11. to
become (v): to look good on someone;
to make him or her more attractive
12. corporeal
(adj): relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to a person’s spirit
13. vaulting
(adj): jumping
14. husbandry (n):
the care, cultivation and breeding of crops and animals
15. compunction
(n): feelings of guilt; pangs of conscience
16. equivocator
(n): a person who does not speak the whole truth or speaks ambiguously
17. surmise (v):
to suppose something is true without any evidence
18. cleave (v): to
split or sever especially along a natural grain; OR to join together****
19. palpable
(adj): able to be touched or felt; a feeling so intense that it is almost
intangible
20. largess (n):
generosity in giving money or gifts to others
21. dauntless (adj): fearless
22. rebuke (v): scold; reprimand harshly
23. barren (adj): childless; infertile
24. defile (v): make dirty or corrupt morally
25. incensed (adj): enraged; angry
26. sundry (adj): various; several
27. jocund (adj): jouful
28. drowse (v): be dull and sleepy; be half asleep
29. mirth (n): joy
30. infirmity (n): a physical or mental weakness
Period 4, here are your words:
1. aptitude (n): natural ability or
skill
2. talisman (n): an object thought to bring good luck
3. harassment (n): intimidation; aggressive pressure
4. guzzle (v): to drink quickly or greedily
5. incondite (adj): crude or poorly constructed (often pertaining to literature); lacking refinement
6. harbinger (n): a person or thing that signals or announces the entrance of another
7. hilt (n): the handle of a weapon or a tool
8. purportedly (adv): claimed to be true
9. herculean (adj): having or requiring great strength (note the spelling)
10. tenuous (adj): not substantial; weak; slight; flimsy
2. talisman (n): an object thought to bring good luck
3. harassment (n): intimidation; aggressive pressure
4. guzzle (v): to drink quickly or greedily
5. incondite (adj): crude or poorly constructed (often pertaining to literature); lacking refinement
6. harbinger (n): a person or thing that signals or announces the entrance of another
7. hilt (n): the handle of a weapon or a tool
8. purportedly (adv): claimed to be true
9. herculean (adj): having or requiring great strength (note the spelling)
10. tenuous (adj): not substantial; weak; slight; flimsy
11. to become
(v): to look good on someone; to make
him or her more attractive
12. corporeal
(adj): relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to a person’s spirit
13. vaulting
(adj): jumping
14. husbandry (n):
the care, cultivation and breeding of crops and animals
15. compunction
(n): feelings of guilt; pangs of conscience
16. equivocator
(n): a person who does not speak the whole truth or speaks ambiguously
17. surmise (v):
to suppose something is true without any evidence
18. cleave (v): to
split or sever especially along a natural grain; OR to join together****
19. palpable
(adj): able to be touched or felt; a feeling so intense that it is almost
intangible
20. largess (n): generosity
in giving money or gifts to others
21. dauntless (adj): fearless
22. rebuke (v): scold; reprimand harshly
23. barren (adj): childless; infertile
24. defile (v): make dirty or corrupt morally
25. incensed (adj): enraged; angry
26. sundry (adj): various; several
27. jocund (adj): jouful
28. drowse (v): be dull and sleepy; be half asleep
29. mirth (n): joy
30. infirmity (n): a physical or mental weakness
