English 2

Front 1

puerile

Back 1

adjective
foolish for a grown person to say or do;childish, immature
on freshman friday the puerile seniors shoot the 8th graders with water guns.

Front 2

levity

Back 2

noun
lack of proper seriousness; improper gaiety
in a classroom there should be no levity

Front 3

frugal

Back 3

adjective
thrifty; not wasteful
he had a yard sail and made lots of money because of his frugal attitude.

Front 4

antipathy

Back 4

noun
feeling of intense dislike
he antipathy for his next door neighbors cat because the cat was ferocious.

Front 5

venerable

Back 5

adjective
worthy of respect because of advanced age, dignity, etc.
during the holidays, my grandmother now over 73 years old is in charge of who opens their presents first and who sits where at the dinner table.

Front 6

Avocation

Back 6

noun
a hobby; supplementary occupation
hockey is my avocation the gives me many hours of pleasure.

Front 7

Charlatan

Back 7

noun
one who poses as an expert in a skill or profession for which he is not qualified
my dad's friend tried to be a charlatan when he posed as a professional wrestler.

Front 8

Doughty

Back 8

adjective
brave;strong and able
the doughty soldier marched onto the battlefield even when they were outnumbered.

Front 9

Elucidate

Back 9

verb
to make clear; explain
I will elucidate what happened after I relax for a while.

Front 10

Indolent

Back 10

adjective
lazy
he sat on the couch being indolent, but he blamed the heat wave for his inability to get up.