Vocabulary/Spelling Words 11/12/04
1. Astute Clear thinking, smart
She is so astute that she never seems to miss anything.
2. Devious Sneaky, dishonest
If they think you are devious, you will never be trusted.
3. Hamper Hinder, interfere
The last thing I want to do is to hamper your efforts.
4. Pungent Sharp, unpleasant smell
The pungent odor drove us all from the room.
5. Disregard Ignore
If you disregard the warning you may be injured.
6. Falter Slow or stop, weaken
Those who falter cannot win races.
7. Subtle slight, hard to see
The difference was so subtle I could hardly tell them apart
8. Edible May be eaten
I suppose it is edible, but it may give you a belly ache.
9. Dearth Lack of
The has been a complete dearth of good news lately.
10. Idiosyncrasy a special or unique behavior
Popping your knuckles is an irritating idiosyncrasy.
11. Shrewd Wise, very careful
If you are shrewd, you can get one of those for yourself.
12. Shifty Untrustworthy, tricky
He is shifty and no one wants to work with him.
13. Deceitful Dishonest, not truthful
The store owner was deceitful and eventually went of business.
14. Restrict Limit, forbid
My mother is threatening to restrict my television.
15. Impede Block, put up roadblocks
The police are going to impede traffic at that intersection.
16. Neglect Not take care of, harm
Dont neglect your health because being health is so important.
17. Waver Go back and forth, not decide
If you waver, you will never get another chance to decide.
18. Hesitate Not move, wait briefly
Please hesitate for just a moment so I can get ready.
19. Scarcity Something rare or uncommon
Gold is a scarcity and that makes it valuable.
20. Peculiarity Odd behavior, unusual characteristic
His peculiarity of sneezing loudly disturbs our class.