Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Vocab. #7 10/1/13

cursory: hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

The painting was very cursory like.


impetus: the force or energy with which a body moves.

When the car hit the man it was an impetus blow to his body. 


pinnacle: a high, pointed piece of rock.

She reached the pinnacle point in his acting career. 



contumely: insolent or insulting language or treatment.

The worker at the gas station tended to be impatient and contumely. 


 
bereavement: mourning,state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

She was bereavement over the death of her son. 



cache: a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.

There was a cache of Monster energy drinks in the basement of his house. 



consummation: the point at which something is complete or finalized.

15 years was the final consummation for the prisoner. 



calamity: an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

Africa was in great calamity because of the harsh weather conditions. 



avarice: extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Their president was an avarice kind of man. 



fortify: strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.

The empty shed was all they could think of for some fortify. 



erratic: not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

The way the turtles were swimming looked erratic to me. 



ubiquitous: present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Trees are a very ubiquitous thing. 



fortitude: courage in pain or adversity.

She has great fortitude to have had a child. 



nonchalant: (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.

The lady by the pool sat in a nonchalant way. 



affect: have an effect on; make a difference to.

The affect on the people wasn't a very good one. 



effect: a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Consequentially, the effect of the experiment created another goat. 



misappropriate: (of a person) dishonestly or unfairly take (something, esp. money, belonging to another) for one's own use.

What the criminal did was pull a misappropriate move. 



pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

The teenager seemed very mature and pragmatic with the situation. 



metacognition: awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.

She was very in tune and metacognitional with her own body and mind. 


  1. devoutly: in a devout and pious manner

    The pizza body was devoutly when it came to his job.

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