"miss Awful" Vocabulary

Front 1

anxious

Back 1

concerned and worried
She is anxious because the math test is tomorrow and she still hasn't studied yet.

Front 2

atrocious

Back 2

extremely horrible or dreadful
My mother says that she has atrocious manners.

Front 3

compliance

Back 3

obedience
Without your compliance, we cannot guarantee your safety.

Front 4

congregate

Back 4

assemble or gather
The crowd congregates when they see someone famous on the street.

Front 5

console

Back 5

comfort or sooth
After my aunt died, I consoled my cousin.

Front 6

ecstatic

Back 6

thrilled or overjoyed
I was very ecstatic when I found out that my piano teacher canceled my lesson.

Front 7

indulgent

Back 7

overly permissive and lenient
I have indulgent parents.

Front 8

mock

Back 8

taunt,tease, especially by mimicking a particular voice or behavior
It's not nice to mock people.

Front 9

slouch

Back 9

hunched over or poor posture
My mother says I slouch to much.

Front 10

subdued

Back 10

1.reduced intensity and strength 2.calm, quiet and under control
The lights have subdued.

Front 11

disparage

Back 11

1. to speak contemptuously of; belittle
2. to damage the reputation of
I don't like it when you disparage someone.

Front 12

rambunctious

Back 12

1. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous
2. turbulently active and noisy
Puppies are very rambunctious.

Front 13

scrupulous

Back 13

1. characterized by careful observation of what is morally right
2. very careful or precise
All the notes I played on the violin are scrupulous.

Front 14

squander

Back 14

–verb (used with object)
1. to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully
2. to scatter.
–noun
3. extravagant or wasteful expenditure
He squandered all his money.

Front 15

whimsical

Back 15

1. spontaneously fanciful or playful
2. given to whims; capricious
3. quaint, unusual, or fantastic
I think fairies are whimsical.