Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary Group 1

2. admonish ad mä’ nish V SPEECH To exhort or caution The mother admonished her children to be careful when crossing a busy street.

3. allege ₔ lej’ V SPEECH To assert without proof When the newspaper alleged the mayor’s guilt without proof, the mayor sued for libel.

4. assert V ₔ surt’ SPEECH To state confidently, without need for proof My mom asserts that modern music is just noise and refuses to listen to it or try to gain an appreciation for it.

5. beseech bi sēch V SPEECH to beg In the play, the father beseeched the pirates to release his daughter unharmed.

6. conjure kän’jәr V SPEECH 1.)to call as if by magic 2.)to imagine 3.)to call a devil or spirit If the company will use some of the new ideas we conjured in our brainstorming session, business will really improve.

7. emphasize em’fә sῑz V SPEECH to place stress on The teacher emphasized several times that the final exam would cover everything from the beginning of the semester.

8. haggle ha’gәl V SPEECH 1.) to bargain over petty issues 2.)to dispute The buyer and the vendor spend hours haggling over the price of meat and vegetables.

9. retort rē tort’ N SPEECH a quick or sharp reply When insulted, the sharpness of Renee’s retort surprised everyone.

10. signify Sig‘ nē fῑ V SPEECH to mean or to imply In American culture, a firm handshake signifies a person’s level of confidence.

11. theme thēm N SPEECH A subject of discussion or focus The theme of the world-side summit was how to promote world peace.

12. warble wor’bәl V SPEECH 1.) to sing with trills 2.)to yodel The sound of the canary warbling outside my window woke me up.