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Vocabulary Week Two

Vocabulary Week Two. Definitions and practice. ABJECT. miserable h opeless http ://ezeedictionary.com/forum/showthread.php/10-Image-Mnemonic-For-The-Word-ABJECT The survivors of the typhoon were forced to live in abject conditions until help could arrive. . admonish. s cold w arn

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Vocabulary Week Two

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  1. Vocabulary Week Two Definitions and practice

  2. ABJECT • miserable • hopeless http://ezeedictionary.com/forum/showthread.php/10-Image-Mnemonic-For-The-Word-ABJECT The survivors of the typhoon were forced to live in abject conditions until help could arrive.

  3. admonish • scold • warn http://www.thefreedictionary.com/admonish Why must I constantly admonish you about speeding?

  4. commensurate • equal in proportion Four quarters are commensurate to one dollar.

  5. distraught • emotionally distressed After losing his job, Jim was distraught. http://daniela09.edublogs.org/files/2010/01/distraught.jpg

  6. Euphemism • substituting mild language for language deemed too harsh

  7. nebulous • ill-defined • in the form of a cloud or haze/hazy The fog made the outlines of the church seem nebulous.

  8. phlegmatic • indifferent • unemotional • apathetic http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3806 It’s difficult to get Roy excited about politics; he’s completely phlegmatic about what happens in Washington.

  9. propriety • acceptable behavior • good manners http://freetestprep.net/images/dictionary/propriety-pete.jpg

  10. prosaic • commonplace • run-of-the-mill • unimaginative • dull, unexciting Lately my life seems like nothing more than one prosaic task after another. I am in a rut of routineness.

  11. Revile • insult • criticize in an abusive, angry manner Tim’s boss would publically revileco-workers for making mistakes.

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