Vocab List #15

Vegetate

After IB and AP tests are over, I just want to ___ in front of TV/ The mother was scared that her unemployed son would throw his life away because all he did was sit front of the computer and ___.

Vindictive

Don't cross Jenny, she's ___ and you will be sorry/My aunt is a ___ woman who once burned all my uncle's clothes/Although Harry claims he is not a ___ person, he seemed pretty happy when he heard his abusive boss was getting fired.

Objurgatory

I was called into the dean's office and given an ___ lecture on plagiarism/ The man said something ___ under his breath, but forbore to continue the discussion.

Paragon

In contrast, Mr. Nguyen was a ___ of using technology to enhance his teaching/As a ___ of purity, a nun would never dress inappropriately.

Phlegmatic

Is a ___ personality a requirement of all DMV employees? cried Susana after waiting 4 hours in line/The minister of my church is a ___ man who never seems to get upset about anything.

Rusticate

Many city dwellers dream of vacations ___ing, but in reality, most would find it boring/ Ruling to ___ the student, the college's board of directors sent him home for cheating

Urbane

Many men desire that ___ attitude, but most men fall short/ Everyone wants to know why the ___ city people have decided to move to our small town.

Precocious

Mozart was a ___ child who composed and performed original musical pieces at the age of 4 or 5/Although Jack is smart, he is a bit too ___ at six years of age.

Ossify

Mr. Swindell's theories on teaching methods had ___ in 1965 -- he refused to use anything related to computers/My father's opinion has started to ___ so I know he won't change his mind.

Staid

Mrs. Romper's name was ill-fitting; in truth she was a ___, quiet woman/Since my aunt is a nun, she always wears such a ___ look on her face.

Supercilious

Parisian's are said to be ___; but the Frenchmen I've met are friendly and helpful/Lynda is so ___ that she refuses to friend anyone outside her race.

Pugnacious

The ___ boy was a spoiled only child who had never learned to share/The ___ little boy constantly talks back to his mother.

Repertoire

The ___ for tonight's program includes three original compositions/As long as the piano player continues to strum through a boring ___ of tunes, he will never keep a large audience (a set of skills or types of behavior that a person uses regularly)

Undulate

The ___ing movement of the girl in the slinky dress was sensual/Because the ice skater had practiced her movements so much, she seemed to ___ on the ice.

Scintillate

The glittery costumes of the youngest ballet students ___ in the spotlights a the recital/ When a diamond sparkles in the sunshine, this is an example of when it ___.

Vehement

The tax increase brought ___ protesters to the Capitol building/I was ___ about monitoring the actions of the police as they sought my husband's killer

Portentous

The thick white envelope from his first-choice college felt portentous to Minjae/ When the ___ music warned us of the upcoming violence in the film, we all sat up straight in our seats

Synthesis

To find true happiness in a relationship, you need a ___ of love, desire, and friendship/ Proteins are essential to the ___ of muscles and body tissue.

Peremptory

When little Sam heard his mother's ___ voice, he knows to immediately stop doing whatever he was doing/ In a ___ tone, the flight attendant told the passenger to either fasten his seat belt or get off the plane

Paramour

When the billionaire was discovered to have a ___, his wife went to a divorce lawyer that morning/To avoid being discovered, Jason often met his ___ at a hotel on the outside of town.