Vocabulary 2A

Freshman Academy

Tumultuous

• – adj. • greatly disturbed; loud and emotional

upheaval. • Upon returning from war, the soldiers were

greeting tumultuously by their families and friends.

Implications

• – n. (plural) • suggestions or indirect indications. • The implication of the boy’s superior look was

that his sister could never match him in math.

Poignant

• – adj.• drawing forth pity, compassion; moving. • The picture of the mother hugging her son

was a poignant image of love and compassion.

Enigma

• – n. • a puzzling or baffling matter; a riddle. • The rubik’s cube was a complete enigma to

me.

Condescending

• – adj. • characterized by looking down on someone. • When she talks to me so condescendingly, I

feel like a 4-year-old child.

Sentimental

• – adj. • excessively or foolishly emotional. • The romantic drama was so full of sentimental

dribble that I threw up a little in my mouth.

Rancor

• – n. • hatred; spite. • Max threw his dog such a look of rancor that

the poor animal trotted out of the house with his tail between his legs.

Immutable

• – adj. • never changing. • The immutable truth is that every artist is a

cannibal and every poet is a thief.

Bibliography

• – n. • list of book sources. • When researching trees, make sure to write

down your sources, so constructing your bibliography will be a cinch!

Cite

• – v. • reference or quote something. • When my friend was feeling bad about her

Spanish project, I made her feel better by citing all good grades she made on her tests.

Sufficient

• – adj. • enough; adequate. • The sailors packed sufficient water and food

for the long voyage overseas.

Authoritative

• – adj. • reliable; respected. • The authoritative source for MLA format is

owl.english.purdue.edu.