V o c a b u l a r y G a m e !

1. VocabularyGame! By: #25

2. Imprudent! Careless; rash. “You’re always so imprudent. You just never care about anything you do.”

3. Impudent! Disrespectful.” You never ever show respect for me. You’re just so impudent.”

4. Indigenous! Native to an area. “Ask Suzie, she’s indigenous to the area.. she might know a good place to eat.”

5. Indigent Poor; needy. “The man on the street that lived in a box and was always asking for money was indigent.”

6. Indignant! Being angry because you were treated unfairly. “Mommy, my friends wouldn’t let me play ball with them. I’m indignant.”

7. Intimate! Closely acquainted; familiar, close. “We are just so intimate and we have been this close for years.”

8. Intimidate! Frighten or overawe someone. “The fight started all because he decided he wanted to intimidate me.”

9. Obscure! Not clear. “I couldn’t quite understand the book because it was so obscure.”

10. Obtuse! Slow to understand. “The drunk couple were obtuse about where their car went.”

11. Ponderable! Important (heavy). “The night was so ponderable to me and I will always remember it.”

12. Ponderous! Slow and clumsy because of great weight. “The fat man was so ponderous, especially when he ran.”

13. Acrid! Extremely bitter or sharp. “The lemon was so acrid. I couldn’t take all the sour.”

14. Arid! Extremely dry. “We hadn’t got rain in so long. It was so arid outside.”

15. Aesthetic! Concerned with beauty or the way something looks “She took an hour to get ready because she was so aesthetic about her hair.”

16. Ascetic! One who practices self-denial. “The girl was ascetic about the boy cheating on her.”

17. Atheistic! Doesn’t believe in God. “She didn’t ever go to church because she was atheistic.”

18. Ambiguous! Having a double meaning. “When she told him she couldn’t be with him, he thought it was just ambiguous.”

19. Ambivalent! Having mixed feelings about something or someone. “She was ambivalent when it came to driving in the rain.”

20. Coalesce! Come together and form a whole. “The puzzle pieces coalesced when they put it together right.”

21. Convalesce! To get better after you’re sick. “To go to the concert, she had to convalesce once she got the flu.”

22. Delusion! False belief or opinion. “He had false beliefs about the girl, so much delusion.”

23. Allusion! Reference to something else. “Whenever she heard things, she always had an allusion.”

24. Illusion! Something deceptive or out there. “The tractor in the middle of the pond was an illusion.”

25. Acute! Intense, severe. “The cut was so acute so he had to go to the hospital.”

26. Astute! Showing ability to accurately assess situations. “They always came to her for help cause she was the most astute.”

27. Discerning! Having or showing good judgement. “She knew that he was right because he was discerning.”

28. Erudite! Having or showing great knowledge. “She knew his grades would be good because he was so erudite.”

29. Incisive! Intelligently analytical and clear thinking; straight to the point. “When she told her stories, she was incisive. She was always straight to the point.”

30. Ingenious! Clever. “The mans idea was just so ingenious.”

31. Judicious! Done with good judgement. “The job was done and they knew it was judicious so they were satisfied.”

32. Perspicacious! Having a ready insight into and understanding of things. “She had the book down pat, because she was perspicacious about it.”

33. Prudent! Showing care and thought for the future. “She was prudent about going to college.”

34. Sagacious! Good judgement; wise. “The old man was sagacious. Everyone looked up to him for advice.”

35. Savvy! Practical knowledge (in business) “He was the best at his job because he was really savvy.”

36. Superficial! Existing. “He didn’t believe that it was superficial but finally figured out that it was real.”

37. Incidental! Accompanying but not a major part of something. “The coach was incidental on the field trip. He didn’t need to be there but was accompanying.”

38. Inconsequental! Not important. “Taking the kids to the park was just inconsequental because I had so much work to do.”

39. Peripheral! To the side. “I use my peripheral vision when I am riding my bike.”

40. Irrelevant! Not connected with anything. “There was an extra puzzle piece. It was irrelevant to the puzzle.”

41. Trivial! Of little value or importance. “The penny was trivial to my wallet because I didn’t need it.”

42. Extraneous! Unrelated to subject being dealt with. “She said something about dogs when we were talking about blisters. It was extraneous.”

43. Frivolous! Not having serious purpose or value. “Penny’s are frivolous.”

44. Negligible! Insignificant. “Going to the mall with a broken car was negligible and not worth considering.”

45. Trifling! Unimportant. “Everyone thought she was trifling so no-one paid her any attention.”

46. Petty! Of little importance. “Having a penny in my wallet is just petty.”

47. Artisan! Creates things. “The carpenter, skilled in cutting wood, was an artisan.”

48. Adversary! One’s opponent. “In the game, the girl’s adversary was her boyfriend and she wanted to win.”

49. Advocate! One who helps you. “My tutor was my advocate.”

50. Ascetic! Practices self-denial. “The girl was ascetic about the boy cheating on her.”