Vocab Slideshow by: Larry Lehman
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ACQUIRE(VERB)
- To get as ones own by some means or effort.
- My employer acquired another company recently.
INTRIGUE(VERB)
- To stir interest in, to make curious, or excite the mind.
- The bloody footprint that the man saw on Halloween intrigued him.
NUISANCE(NOUN)
- A person or thing that causes trouble or bother.
- My sister is nuisance when she is in a bad mood.
PULVERIZE(VERB)
- To pound, crush, or grind to a powder dust.
- The hulk pulverizes objects when he is angry.
SUBORDINATE(ADJECTIVE)
- Placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position.
- A private is subordinate to a sergeant.
QUADRENNIAL(ADJECTIVE)
- Taking place once every four years.
- The president elections are quadrennial.
PLACID(ADJECTIVE)
- Undisturbed, tranquil, calm, quiet.
- Students are placid when they are taking a test.
MALIGNANT(ADJECTIVE)
- Evil in nature, influence, or effect.
- Criminals are Malignant for their crimes.
BENIGN(ADJECTIVE)
- Showing kindness and gentleness.
- Jesus is benign for dying for our sins.
BENEVOLENT(ADJECTIVE)
- Marked by or disposed to doing good.
- The little boy was benevolent when he gave money to the stranger.
MEDDLE(VERB)
- To pry into other people's belongings.
- The stranger was meddling when he was looking at my texts.
MYRIAD(NOUN)
- Ten thousand, a great number.
- Minnesota has a myriad of lakes and rivers.
VERDANT(ADJECTIVE)
- Lush and green, covered with vegetation.
- The province Brazil is very verdant with their jungles.
MERITORIOUS(ADJECTIVE)
- Deserving recognition, reward, or praise.
- The police officer rescue of the women was meritorious.
AGHAST(ADJECTIVE)
- Struck with terror, amazement, or horror.
- When we saw the serious injuries of the car accident we were aghast.
VICARIOUS(ADJECTIVE)
- Describes something experienced through someone or something.
- The nurse said she would like to live vicariously through her co-worker.
