Transcript Week 13 - CandelarioYHS

English II
Week 13- English II
1. Abase -v- to make someone feel belittled or degraded
2. Abstruse -adj- obscure; difficult to understand
3. Belligerent -adj- hostile or aggressive; ready to start a
fight
4. Clandestine -adj- secret; needing to be concealed
5. Delineate - v- describe in vivid detail
Week 13- English II
6. Disingenuous - adj- not honest; not straightforward
7. Exonerate -v- to free someone from blame, guilt, or
obligation
8. Exuberant -adj- full of enthusiasm
9. Nefarious -adj- evil; wicked; utterly immoral
10. Opulent -adj- lavish; ample; obvious show of
wealth
Week 13- English II
11. Ostracize -v- to exclude from society; banish
12. Peruse -v- to read carefully and quickly
13. Sycophant - n- a person who tries to please someone
for personal gain
14. Ubiquitous - adj- being present everywhere at once
15. Vindictive -adj- vengeful; spiteful; meant to punish
English II H
English II H- Week 13
1. Judicious -adj- sensible, wise; showing wisdom
2. Juxtapose -v- to place side by side to emphasize the
differences
3. Jabber -v- to talk very fast; to say something rapidly
and excitedly
4. Jettison -v- to reject or abandon something; to throw
something from a ship, aircraft or vehicle
5. Jovial -adj- cheerful
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6. Knave -n- a dishonest and deceitful person
7. Kismet -n- fate; destiny
8. Knell -n- a slow bell that signals a death or funeral; an
ominous signal
9. Kibosh -v- to put a stop to something
10. Kowtow -v- to act in an extremely submissive way in
order to please somebody
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11. Xenophobia -n- a fear of foreigners
12. Xeriscape -n- a method of landscaping that utilizes
drought resistant plants to conserve water
13. Xenon -n- a colorless, odorless, gaseous element
14. Xerophilous -adj- thriving in or adapted for a hot
dry habitat
15. Xylem -n- the woody plant tissue that carries water
from roots to the leaves
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16. Yarn -n- a long story or tale, especially one that
includes exciting or incredible events
17. Younker -n- a young person (typically male)
18. Yokel -n- an offensive term for a local suggesting
that he/she lacks sophistication or education
19. Yurt -n- a circular domed dwelling that is portable
and self-supporting
20. Yearn -v- to long for; to have a strong desire for
something