English 9-10 vocab
plaintiff
a person who initiates a lawsuit; the complaining party
hoax
an act that is intended to fool or deceive; something that has been established by fraudulent means
cumbersome
clumsy; unwieldy; hard to handle
preposterous
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish
lethal
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
genial
favorable to growth or human comfort; kindly and friendly
morbid
having an abnormal interest in the unwholesome; gruesome
superfluous
more than is needed; excessive; surplus
uncanny
mysterious; strange; weird
advocate
one who argues for a cause; a defender; to support; recommend
prospective
probable; expected in the future
conspiracy
secret planning (usually unlawful or harmful); a plot or secret plan
quorum
the minimum number of members needed at a meeting to make official decisions
culmination
the peak; the highest point; the climax; the end result
larceny
theft; unlawful taking and carrying away from another's property
ominous
threatening; foreboding; sinister
allege
to claim or state without proof; unproven; questionable; so-called
misconstrue
to misinterpret; misunderstand
manipulate
to operate or control with the hands; to handle; to control or influence dishonesty, unfairly, or shrewdly; to trick
credentials
written evidence showing that a person has a right to certain position or authority