Vocabulary Words

By: Emma SkellySullivan Blk:1

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DilapidatedAdjective

In disrepair, partly ruined or

decayed.

The house is dilapidated from

old age and weathering.

AmbianceNoun

The mood or atmosphere of a

place.

The restaurant’s ambiance in bright

and welcoming.

CongenialAdjective

Agreeable, friendly

The 4 congenial girls in the group let a 5th

girl join.

RapaciousAdjective

Grasping or covetous, voracious.

James had a very rapacious appetite for

lunch.

ThresholdNoun

The opening or entrance to a gate,

door, or hall.

I walk through the threshold of Mrs.

Sullivan’s classroom.

TantalizingAdjective

Possessing a quality that requires interest

and desire.

The way the waiter described the ice

cream made it sound very tantalizing.

EmanateVerb

To emit, come out of.

My cat’s fur emanates a sweet smell.

CompensatedVerb

Reimburse, to pay back.

I compensated my waiter for his good

service with a generous tip.

DapperAdjective

Neat and stylish in appearance.

The gentlemen at the prom looked very

dapper in his tuxedo.

BoisterousAdjective

Noisy, Rowdy

The students in the classroom

unsupervised where acting very boisterous.

BeckonedVerb

Summoned or signaled.

Tommy was beckoned by the teacher to her

desk for missing his homework for the 4th

time.

BrandishingVerb

Shaking or waving in a threatened manner.

The rose bush kept its beautiful buds protected by

brandishing its thorns.

DingyAdjective

Dirty, unclean

The kitchen in the old house was dingy.

Unearthedverb

Dug up or discovered.

The archeologist unearthed a fossil from a dinosaur.

ReclusiveAdjective

Solitary or hidden from society.

The Phantom of the Opera, who was grossly

disfigured, remained reclusive from the rest

of the world.

UnseemlyAdjective

InappropriateBilly’s behavior was unseemly in math,

and he got in trouble for being

rude and disrespectful.

TenuouslyAdverb

WeaklyThe old woman

climbed the stairs very tenuously; she barely

made it. It was so difficult for her she needed to stop and rest in the middle.

ContortedAdjective

Violently twistedThe boy was

impatient at the presentation so his

contorted face showed his boredom.

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