Vocabulary/Spelling Words  12/02/04

 

1.            Amiable – Friendly

She was very amiable at our meeting.

2.            Ecstatic – Very happy, joyful

I’ve never seen you so ecstatic!

3.            Chagrined – Displeased

Don’t be chagrined over such a small thing.

4.            Incarcerated – Jailed

He has been incarcerated for fifteen years.

5.            Ambulatory – Walking

We went to the ambulatory care clinic for our shots.

6.            Cranky – Unpleasant

My goodness but she is cranky this morning.

7.            Consecutive – One after another in order

They made five consecutive goals in the game.

8.            Simultaneous – At the same time

She watched two simultaneous television programs.

9.            Symptom – Sign

My biggest symptom is my sore throat.

10.        Slur – Unclear speech, a put down

If  you try to slur his family there will be trouble.

11.        Placate – Calm

Can you try to placate your brother?

12.        Participate – Join in

Everyone wants to participate in the program.

13.        Endure – Put up with

How do you endure that terrible noise?

14.        Emancipate – Set free

He wanted to emancipate all of the prisoners.

15.        Incinerate – Burn

Try not to incinerate any important papers.

16.        Inclement – Bad weather

We stayed inside because of inclement weather.

17.        Precipitate – Fall out, drops

I didn’t know that rain is a precipitate.

18.        Prenuptial – Before marriage

They both signed the prenuptial agreement.

19.        Placid – Calm, peaceful

My family loves to camp at Lake Placid.

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20.        Zipper – Interlocking closure

It looks like your zipper is broken again.

21.        Zither – String instrument

You play a zither by strumming its strings.

22.        Zoroaster – Ancient god figure

Another named for Zoroaster is Zarathrushtra. (628 BC)

23.        Zenith – Highest point

The fire reached its zenith at midnight.

24.        Zap – Hit with energy

That electrical wire really gave him a zap!