Vocabulary 2A

1. Vocabulary 2A Freshman Academy

2. Tumultuous • – adj. • greatly disturbed; loud and emotional upheaval. • Upon returning from war, the soldiers were greeting tumultuously by their families and friends.

3. Implications • – n. (plural) • suggestions or indirect indications. • The implication of the boy’s superior look was that his sister could never match him in math.

4. Poignant • – adj. • drawing forth pity, compassion; moving. • The picture of the mother hugging her son was a poignant image of love and compassion.

5. Enigma • – n. • a puzzling or baffling matter; a riddle. • The rubik’s cube was a complete enigma to me.

6. Condescending • – adj. • characterized by looking down on someone. • When she talks to me so condescendingly, I feel like a 4-year-old child.

7. Sentimental • – adj. • excessively or foolishly emotional. • The romantic drama was so full of sentimental dribble that I threw up a little in my mouth.

8. Rancor • – n. • hatred; spite. • Max threw his dog such a look of rancor that the poor animal trotted out of the house with his tail between his legs.

9. Immutable • – adj. • never changing. • The immutable truth is that every artist is a cannibal and every poet is a thief.

10. Bibliography • – n. • list of book sources. • When researching trees, make sure to write down your sources, so constructing your bibliography will be a cinch!

11. Cite • – v. • reference or quote something. • When my friend was feeling bad about her Spanish project, I made her feel better by citing all good grades she made on her tests.

12. Sufficient • – adj. • enough; adequate. • The sailors packed sufficient water and food for the long voyage overseas.

13. Authoritative • – adj. • reliable; respected. • The authoritative source for MLA format is owl.english.purdue.edu.