Unit 1From Advanced Word Power

Slides by Marsha Walker

CHAPTER 1

AFFINITY

• Noun• Like something/prefer something

FLEDGLING

• Adjective• New/beginning/inexperienced

HACKNEYED

• Adjective• Common/overused

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INCESSANT

• Adjective• Doesn’t stop/doesn’t end

OPULENCE

• Noun• Wealth/luxury

PROXIMITY

• Noun • How close to/near to

SAGACIOUS

• Adjective• Wise/observant

SUPPLANT

• Verb• To take the place of/to force out

UNASSAILABLE

• Adjective• Not able to be denied/not able to be attacked

VOLUMINOUS

• Adjective• Great size/big/full

CHAPTER 2

BRUSQUE

• Adjective• Rudely direct

DISPASSIONATE

• Adjective• Without emotion

EFFERVESCENT

• Adjective• Full of life/enthusiastic

INDEFATIGABLE

• Adjective• Doesn’t get tired

MISANTHROPE

• Noun • Someone who hates people

MOROSE

• Adjective• Sad/depressed

NONCHALANCE

• Noun• Not caring

PROGENY

• Noun• Children

STOIC

• Adjective• Without emotion in painful/depressing situations

VORACIOUS

• Adjective• A desire that cannot be met

CHAPTER 3

COALESCE

• Verb• Come together

DECADENCE

• Noun• Loss of morals/corruption

EXEMPLARY

• Adjective• Great/admirable

EXUBERANCE

• Noun• Energy/enthusiasm

INCIDENTAL

• Adjective• Something that happened but was not planned – not the focus

INSOLVENT

• Adjective• Bankrupt/broke

PARSIMONIOUS

• Adjective• Greedy/not wanting to share or spend

PRODIGAL

• Adjective• Wasteful

SURREPTITIOUS

• Adjective• Sneaky/secretive

WRITHE

• Verb• Move back and forth – cannot stay still

CHAPTER 4

BREVITY

• Noun• Shortness

CLEMENCY

• Noun• Forgiveness

FRIVOLOUS

• Adjective• Silly/impractical

HEIST

• Noun• Robbery

LAMPOON

• Verb• Make fun of

QUERULOUS

• Adjective• Always complaining/grouchy

REPROACH

• Noun• Strong criticism

RESPITE

• Noun• Break

TORPOR

• Noun• Laziness/inaction

UNSCATHED

• Adjective• Without being hurt

CHAPTER 5

COPIOUS

• Adjective• Having plenty

DEARTH

• Noun• Not having enough

ELOQUENT

• Adjective• Using words skillfully/expressive

JARGON

• Noun• Language for a specialized group

LEVITY

• Noun• To not take seriously/humor

MEANDER

• Verb• Go/do without a plan

PERIPHERAL

• Adjective• Minor/less important

SUBSTANTIATE

• Verb• Provide evidence

UNOBTRUSIVE

• Adjective• Something/someone you don’t notice

VACILLATE

• Verb• To go back and forth in making a decision