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Vocabulary 4A

Vocabulary 4A. Detritus Effervesce Myriad Insidious Invidious Intransigent Ineffable Sophisticated Encourage Fascinate Derive vibrating. Detritus. Noun Loose material; miscellaneous remnants; odds and ends

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Vocabulary 4A

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  1. Vocabulary 4A • Detritus • Effervesce • Myriad • Insidious • Invidious • Intransigent • Ineffable • Sophisticated • Encourage • Fascinate • Derive • vibrating

  2. Detritus • Noun • Loose material; miscellaneous remnants; odds and ends • A detritus of rock and dirt rumbled down the hillside and into the lake, where it splashed into the water.

  3. Effervesce • Verb • To bubble or hiss; to show liveliness or exhilaration • The Alka-Seltzer tablet effervesced in the glass, and sent up a million bubbles of relief to the top.

  4. Myriad • Noun • Ten thousand; great or vast number • The box contained a myriad of yarn, buttons, sequins, and other sewing supplies – enough for a lifetime of crafting!

  5. Insidious • Adjective • Awaiting a chance to entrap; treacherous; sly • The insidious spider waited for a fly to enter into its carefully constructed web.

  6. Invidious • Adjective • Tending to cause discontent, envy, animosity or ill will • The political movie was invidious, and she refused to stand a minute longer in the theatre watching it.

  7. Intransigent • Adjective • Characterized by a refusal to abandon a position; very stubborn • The intransigent cat refused to get off my lap, pawing in deep with its needle like claws.

  8. ineffable • Adjective • Unable to be expressed in words • The boy stood in ineffable silence, unable to speak about what had happened to him in the camp.

  9. sophisticated • Adjective • Highly complicated or quite complex; having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world • Sam’s cousin has a highly sophisticated understanding of an engine; he can take one look under the hood and tell Sam just what is wrong with his car.

  10. encourage • Verb • To foster; to develop; to inspire with hope • My mother encouraged me to be a great chef by showing me secrets to her favorite recipes and helping me study spices and extracts.

  11. Fascinate • Verb • To transfix with wonder; to hold spellbound • The book fascinated me with its vivid characters and story of the war in Vietnam.

  12. derive • Verb • To infer; to take from a specified source • The word “giant” is derived from the Greek root “gigas”.

  13. vibrating • Verb/Adj. • Oscillating; fluctuating; moving to and fro • The fan vibrated as it gave out cool, refreshing air to the room.

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