Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 3 and 4

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Ineffectual

(Adjecitve) unable to bring about a desired result; inadequate

Indomitable

(Adjective) Unconquerable; unyielding; not easily overcome

Indignant

(Adjective) angered by the unfairness or meanness of something

Malleable

(Adjective) capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing; having the capacity to be changed easily

Amiable

(Adjective) friendly; agreeable; good-natured

Whimsical

(Adjective) full of curious ideas or notions; oddly out of the ordinary; unpredictable

Callous

(Adjective) lacking mercy; insenstive; thick and hardened; having calluses

Mystic

(Adjective) mysterious; (Noun) a person who believes that truth or God can best be known through spiritual insight or experience

Melodramatic

(Adjective) overly dramatic, emotional, or sentimental; sensational

Judicious

(Adjective) sensible; wise and careful; discreet; prudent

Apprehensive

(Adjective) uneasy; fearful about the future

Vibrant

(Adjective) vibrating rapidly; energetic, vigorous; produced by vibration (as in sound); stimulating

Verbatim

(Adverb) in exact words; (Adjective) following the original exactly

Visage

(Noun) a face or facial expression; appearance

Personification

(Noun) a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities; a person or a thing that perfectly represents an idea or quality

Bayou

(Noun) a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or lake, especially parts of southern United States

Succumb

(Verb) to die; to yield or give in to an overpowering force or desire

Grimace

(Verb) to make a face showing pain, annoyance, and the like; (Noun) a distortion of the face to show pain, annoyance and the like

Paraphrase

(Verb) to state the meaning in other words; (Noun) a rewording of the meaning of a text

Commendable

(Adjective) praiseworthy; deserving approval or credit


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