Vocab Set #1 For Tecs English 8

Front 1

assiduous

Back 1

marked by a careful unremitting attention or persistent application

Front 2

dexterous

Back 2

1. mentally adroit and skillful: clever. 2. done with dexterity: artful. 3. skillful and competent with the hands.

Front 3

savvy

Back 3

understand; (noun): practical know-how

Hint 3

He had a lot of computer savvy.

Front 4

upbraid

Back 4

1. to criticize severely: find fault with. 2. to reproach severely: scold vehemently.

Hint 4

Coming in late from recess, he was upbraided by the teacher.

Front 5

insuperable

Back 5

incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved

Hint 5

Not even the Man of Steel can do it.

Front 6

segue

Back 6

1. proceed to what follows without pause—used as a direction in music. 2. to make a transition without interruption form one activity, topic, scene, or part to another.

Front 7

fortuitous

Back 7

1. occurring by chance. 2. (a) fortunate, lucky; (b) coming or happening by a lucky chance.

Hint 7

It was most fortuitous that the bell rang right then.

Front 8

solicitous

Back 8

1. manifesting or expressing solicitude. 2. full of concern or fears: apprehensive. 3. meticulously careful. 4. full of desire: eager.

Front 9

ruminate

Back 9

1. to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly. 2. to chew repeatedly for an extended period. 3. to engage in contemplation: reflect.

Front 10

furtive

Back 10

1. done by stealth: surreptitious, sly. 2. obtained underhandedly: stolen.

Front 11

commodious

Back 11

1. comfortably or conveniently spacious: roomy.

Front 12

notorious

Back 12

generally known and talked of, especially: widely and unfavorably known