Post on 14-Jan-2016
WEEK 14 VOCABULARY
SAUNTER (VERB, NOUN)
• To walk in a slow relaxed manner, not in a hurry; a leisurely stroll
• Instead of hurrying to class, many students just saunter down the hallway.
• I took a quiet saunter down the road.
RAVENOUS (ADJECTIVE)
• Very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
• I was so ravenous after the game that I ate four hamburgers!
PINNACLE (NOUN)
• A lofty peak, the highest point, any pointed or towering part of a formation
• He was at the pinnacle of his mountain climbing career.
• The pinnacle of a mountain is the last place you’ll find me!
NEBULOUS (ADJECTIVE)
• Hazy, vague, indistinct, confused; cloudy or cloudlike; lacking definite form
• The concept of “fairness” is often nebulous.
• The nebulous shape in the distance made me a bit afraid.
FRET (VERB)
• To be constantly visibly worried or anxious
• You should not fret about the future; everything happens for a reason.
FORLORN (ADJECTIVE)
• Pitifully sad, abandoned, or lonely; something unlikely to succeed, hopeless
• The forlorn puppy in the commercial made me want to go adopt a dog right away!
• He made a forlorn attempt to escape.
EXHORT (VERB)
• To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something; to give urgent advice, warnings, or recommendations.
• The commander exhorted the troops to hold the line.
DISCONSOLATE (ADJECTIVE)
• Without consolation or comfort; sad, cheerless
• After we lost the championship game, we were all disconsolate.
• I am disconsolate about the winter weather.
CYNICAL (ADJECTIVE)
• Believing that people are motivated by self interest and are generally dishonest
• My experience teaching has made me a bit cynical when it comes to students’ essays.
CONTRITE (ADJECTIVE)
• Feeling or expressing remorse or repentance, affected by guilt
• Small children and dogs often have a contrite look on their faces when they’ve been caught doing something they shouldn’t.