Bonnie Weiss's Vocab Words List Nine

Front 1

surmise

Back 1

v) - to guess, to imagine

try not to surmise the worst just because harold did not show up.

i cannot surmise why he would do that to you.

Front 2

surreptitious

Back 2

(adj) - sneaky, sly, done in secret

at 2:15 students begin to cast surreptitious glances at the clock.

Front 3

taciturn

Back 3

adj) - not talkative, reserved, quiet

because she stutters, molly is taciturn in class

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if you have tact then you will be reserved in mrs.weiss's class.

Front 4

tangential

Back 4

(adj) - superficial, digressive, barely relevant

the color of the car is a tangential issue when reporting on the traffic collision.

Front 5

tawdry

Back 5

(adj) - gaudy, cheap, overly ornate

that $50 velvet dress with beads and lace is too tawdry for a bridesmaid.

Front 6

temerity

Back 6

(n) - rashness, boldness, recklessness

Front 7

tentative

Back 7

(adj) - hesitant, indefinite, not final

Front 8

terse

Back 8

adj) - concise, clear and to the point

Front 9

trepidation

Back 9

n) - fear, dread, apprehension

Front 10

unassailable

Back 10

(adj) - unattackable, undeniable, unquestionable

Front 11

unobtrusive

Back 11

(adj) - inconspicuous, unnoticeable

Front 12

unscathed

Back 12

(adj) - unharmed, undamaged

Front 13

untenable

Back 13

(adj) - unacceptable, incapable of being defended

Front 14

vacillate

Back 14

(v) - to waiver back and forth, to fluctuate

Front 15

venerate

Back 15

(v) - to respect, to honor

Front 16

verbose

Back 16

(adj) - wordy, tedious

Front 17

viable

Back 17

(adj) - valid, acceptable

Front 18

vicarious

Back 18

(adj) - experienced through sympathetic participation, substituting

Front 19

vilify

Back 19

(v) - to slander, to malign

Front 20

vindictive

Back 20

adj) - revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving

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dashboard confessional song 'vindicated' is about being spiteful

Front 21

volatile

Back 21

(adj) - explosive, changeable

Front 22

voracious

Back 22

(adj) - greedy, ravenous

Front 23

waive

Back 23

(v) - to forego, to relinquish, to cast aside

Front 24

writhe

Back 24

(v) - to twist and turn, usually in pain

Front 25

zealot

Back 25

(n) - a fanatic, someone with great enthusiasm for a cause