Monday, October 24, 2011

vocab 10/24/11

1) Dearth - N - an inadequate supply; scarcity; lacking - the dearth of money made the hobo sad.

2) Magnate - N - a person of great influence, importance - the president is a magnate in the eyes of the congress.

3) Veneration - N - the act of showing respect - the veneration towards tupac at his funeral was great. 



4) Opaque - ADJ - not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; notallowing light to pass through.
a natural inclination or tendency - the brick wall was opaque because the brick house with no windows or lights was pitch black

5) Florid - ADJ - reddish; ruddy; rosy - The rose was florid, it was like the Scarlet Letter on Hester's bosom

6) Esoteric - ADJ - understood by or meant for only the select few who havespecial knowledge or interest - Some things that K.C. say are esoteric.

7) Malleable - ADJ - adaptable or tractable.

8) Evanescent - ADJ - vanishing; fading away.

9) Vitiated - to impair or weaken the effectiveness of. - to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.

10) Propensity - N - a natural inclination or tendency.

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