DUE ON THURSDAYS = Copy Words and Definitions - Associations - Pictures - Sentences - Spell WORDS 5 Times Each 

Week 1 Vocabulary

1.    Adulterate - to make impure by adding something that is inferior.

2.    Augment -to increase, to grow, or to intensify.

3.    Camaraderie -loyalty and friendship among a group of people.

4.    Frivolous -of little value or importance.

5.    Harangue -a long, blustering speech or a rant.

6.    Lavish - occurring in great amounts; it also means generous in giving or spending.

7.    Rabid - Fanatical, violent, or extremely expressive.

8.    Saccharine - containing or producing sugar, or being too sweet or sugary.

9.    Tentative -hesitant or cautious; it can also mean something done as an experiment.

10. Vertigo - dizziness.

Week 2 Vocabulary

1.     Ambulatory= Able to walk

2.    Bereft= To be deprived of something.

3.    Dossier= A File, usually documents or records about someone.

4.    Gaffe= A blunder or a mistake which results in an awkward situation.

5.    Intimate= someone who is a close friend.

6.    Paean= A song or a few words of praise or tribute.

7.    Resilient= Springing back into shape, or quickly recover one’s strength or spirits.

8.    Stolid= Solemn, with little emotion

9.    Unkempt= Tangled, uncombed, or messy.

10. Zoophagous= Meat-eating or carnivorous.

Week 3 Vocabulary

1. Amicable: Friendly, pleasant, good natured.

2. Aversion: an extreme dislike for something, or a strong reaction against something.

3. Belligerent: hostile, inclined to fight, or aggressive.

4. Debauch: to corrupt or lead away from morals.

5. Extol: to praise highly or admire.

6. Menagerie: a collection of wild or exotic animals kept for exhibition or an unusual and varied group.

7. Miasma: a poisonous atmosphere, sickening air or something like it.

8. Quintessence: the pure, concentrated essence of anything or the most perfect quality of a thing.

9. Vexatious: annoying or troublesome.

10. Viable: capable of living or likely to succeed. 

Week 4 Vocabulary

1. Annihilate: to destroy completely or kill.

2. Bacchanalian: related to a drunken festival or wild partying.

3. Benevolent: Kind, goodhearted, or generous.

4. Lassitude: feeling of being tired, or weariness of mind or body; it also means a condition of indifference.

5. Mace: an ancient weapon with a spiked ball on one end, also a ceremonial staff.

6. Meticulous: extremely or excessively careful about details.

7. Perfunctory: mechanical, unthinking, having little interest.

8. Scrutinize: to look at very closely or to inspect.

9. Vehement: Acting or moving with great force or strong passion.

10. Whimsy: an odd idea or fanciful playfulness.

Week 5 Vocabulary

1. Adverse: bad, unfavorable, or against someone or something.

2. Bawdy: funny, but indecent, or vulgar humor.

3. Coerce: to force or compel someone to do something.

4. Emulate: to try to equal by imitation or copying.

5. Fathom: to understand thoroughly or to measure the depth of something.

6. Implacable: unable to be eased or appeased.

7. Nirvana: a state of bliss, state of perfect calm or peace.

8. Perplex: to confuse or puzzle.

9. Trinket: something small with little value.

10. Wastrel: someone who wastes money, like a spendthrift. 

Week 6 Vocabulary

1. Artifice: a trick, a deception, or a clever move.

2. Befuddle: To confuse someone.

3. Craven: very cowardly or fearful.

4. Estrange: to turn one’s affections away from another person; it also means to remove or to keep apart.

5. Gourmand: A lover of good food, often to excess.

6. Lampoon: to make fun of or to mock.

7. Obstreperous: noisy, unruly, or hard to control.

8. Redress: compensation for a wrong-doing.

9. Ubiquitous: Appearing to be everywhere simultaneously.

10. Windfall: an unexpected fortune, unearned gain.

Week 7 Vocabulary

1. Abdicate: to give up power or control.

2. Ballyhoo: loud talk or a noisy uproar.

3. Catharsis: a release of tensions or purifying of the emotions.

4. Din: Very loud noise or confusing sounds.

5. Fickle: Changeable in interest, loyalty, affection, etc.

6. Iota: A very small amount, extremely small quantity.

7. Maul: to injure by beating or tearing.

8. Outgrowth: a consequence or result.

9. Purist: One who follows strict, often formal, rules, and observances.

10. Raze: to tear down completely or to level to the ground. 

Week 8 Vocabulary

1. Absolute: full, perfect, or complete; it also means without limits or boundaries.

2. Besmirch: to soil or to bring dishonor on someone or something.

3. Coiffure: a way of styling the hair, hairstyle.

4. Emollient: something or someone who has a calming effect; it can also refer to avoiding an argument.

5. Homeopathy: a method of treating diseases with minute doses of drugs.

6. Levitate: to hover or cause to rise and float in the air.

7. Nomenclature: a set of terms used by a group or community.

8. Paradigm: a model of a set of beliefs.

9. Quack: someone who pretends to have knowledge or skill that he or she does not really have.

10. Steadfast: being firm, constant or loyal.

Week 9 Vocabulary

1. Abduction: a kidnapping, taking away or carrying someone off against his or her will.

2. Bandy: To throw or pass back and forth.

3. Cantankerous: cranky, unpleasant, or hard to get along with.

4. Embellish: to decorate or improve, using small details; it also means to add imaginary details to a story.

5. Hieroglyphics: ancient Egyptian writing, usually in the form of pictures.

6. Junta: A small group that rules a country after a revolution.

7. Marquee: the area that hangs over the entrance to a theater.

8. Obtuse: lacking in insight or intellect, or slow to comprehend.

9. Toady: someone who flatters in the hopes of gaining something.

10. Yoke: to harness an animal; it also means to join together. 

Week 10 Vocabulary

1. Abominable: very unlikable, easy to hate, or disgusting.

2. Barren: unfruitful, lifeless, or unable to produce.

3. Diction: a way of speaking, including choice of words, pronunciation, and so on.

4. Gloat: to show mean-spirited happiness, to be happy about someone’s bad luck or misfortune. 

5. Imply: to suggest without saying so directly.

6. Killjoy: someone who ruins the fun.

7. Neutral: not taking part in either side of a dispute or quarrel, or a war.

8. Peccadillo: a minor or petty offense, or a slight fault.

9. Venturesome: inclined to take risks or involving risks.

10. Zodiacal: relating to the zodiac, astrological.

Week 11 Vocabulary

1. Abysmal: Terrible or awful.

2. Categorical: Absolute, direct, without conditions.

3. Epigram: a short poem, or a statement that’s clever or amusing.

4. Hegemony: a predominant influence or dominance of one group or state over another.

5. Kindle: to build a fire, to inspire, or to become bright.

6. Malfeasance: wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public figure.

7. Ramification: The result, effect, or consequence derived from an action, statement, decision etc.  

8. Shunt: to shift something from one track or path to another.

9. Unravel: to untangle or separate; it can also mean to solve.

10. Winnow: to get rid of something unwanted.

Week 12 Vocabulary

1. Bastion: a fortified place of strong defense.

2. Dapper: Well dressed.

3. Forestall: to prevent or hinder by doing something ahead of time.

4. Jurisprudence: the philosophy of law or the collected system of legal rulings.

5. Legerdemain: sleight of hand, trickery, or manipulation.

6. Pantomime: a performance that contains no words, only actions and gestures.

7. Shrewd: sharp intelligence and judgment in practical matters.  

8. Timorous: timid and fearful.

9. Viper: a venomous snake, it can also describe a malicious or treacherous person.

10. Zeitgeist: the outlook, trends and characteristics of a specific period.

Week 13 Vocabulary

1. Abase: to embarrass or shame someone else; it also means to lower yourself physically in rank.

2. Balk: to refuse to do something, to stop short of something.

3. Delirious: suffering from extreme mental excitement or being extremely confused.

4. Facilitate: to enable something or make it easier.

5. Inevitable: that which cannot be avoided.

6. Limerick: a short humorous five-line poem.

7. Operetta: a light amusing opera with spoken dialogue.

8. Predilection: having a preference or liking for someone or something.

9. Tutelage: guardianship or sponsorship.

10. Wistful: expressing vague longings or having desires tinged with sadness.

Week 14 Vocabulary

1. Accessory: an assistant, and also refers to an add-on. 

2. Cavalcade: a procession such as of horsemen and carriages.

3. Esprit: liveliness of mind and expression.

4. Grovel: to plead, beg, or act humbly in a false way.

5. Innate: existing naturally, often from birth.

6. Lilliputian: tiny, extremely small.

7. Maverick: someone who takes an independent stand; a wild, unbranded animal that has strayed.

8. Ovation: a long round of applause, lengthy cheers

9. Recession: the act of going back or withdrawing; it can also refer to a temporary downturn in the economy.

10. Wax: to grow larger or more numerous in a gradual way; it can also mean to speak or express oneself.

Week 15 Vocabulary

1. Abrasive: Something that is rough like sandpaper or something that causing friction or tension.

2. Cadaver: A dead body.

3. Deter: to prevent, to discourage, or to keep from doing something.

4. Eccentric: unusual or extraordinary. 

5. Forfeit: to give up or lose the use of something.

6. Heckler: someone who continuously interrupts, taunts or harasses someone else.

7. Invocation: request to God or spirit for help or protection.  

8. Kleptomaniac: someone who has the uncontrollable impulse to steal. 

9. Malleable: able to be hammered, pounded, or pressed into shapes without breaking. 

10. Redeem: to buy back, to get back, or to recover.

Week 16 Vocabulary

1.   Bantering: Funny in tone or attitude, joking.

2.   Chagrin: a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance.

3.   Doctrine: A body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. 

4.   Espy: to see from a distance or to spy something far away.

5.   Genesis: the beginning of something; it also refers to the first book of the bible.

6.   Impartial: Not favoring anyone; without prejudice.

7.   Juggernaut: something with great power and force that destroys everything in its path.  

8.   Laceration: A Deep cut or wound.

9.   Ominous: Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way.

10.   Relegate: to assign to a lower order of or to a lower position; demote.