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VOCABULARY UNIT 6
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ABSTAIN (V)
To go without; to hold oneself back voluntarily
On the first week of my diet, I abstained from eating the leftover Halloween candy.
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BLIGHTED (V)
To cause wither or decay; to destroy; ruin
The early winter frost blighted the farmer’s pumpkin crops.
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CREDULOUS (ADJ)
Gullible; ready to believe anything
She was a credulous fool to believe the blatant lies coming from her boyfriend.
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ENSHROUD (V)
To cover; conceal
After killing the pup, Lennie enshrouded it in hay.
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HAUGHTY (ADJ)
Proud; snobbish; arrogant
The king was too haughty to listen to the advice of his advisors.
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LACHRYMOSE (ADJ)
Tearful; sad
The lachrymose funeral deeply affected everyone in attendance.
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OBFUSCATE (V)
Deliberately make something difficult to understand
The teacher obfuscated the math problem with additional information to test her students’ skills.
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PLETHORA (N)
An excess; overabundance
Due to the plethora of ice cream flavors, I had a difficult time choosing!
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REPUDIATE (V)
To shun; reject; refuse
The congress repudiated the President’s health bill in a landslide vote.
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TEDIUM (N)
Boredom
Melissa couldn’t stand the tedium of a long road trip with her family.