VOCABULARY WEEK ONE Prepared by Mrs. Whitehead

asinine The phone solicitor asked so many ASININE questions that I finally hung up.

asinine Pronounced: AS ih nine Part of speech: adjective Definition: Silly; stupid

dolt The frustrated teacher said he had a class full of DOLTS.

dolt Pronounced: DOHLT Part of speech: noun Definition: a stupid person

draconian Judge McNamara handed down a DRACONIAN sentence to the defendant, sixty days for littering.

draconian Pronounced: dray KOH nee un Part of speech: adjective Definition: hard, severe, cruel

efface To assure that he left no clues, the thief EFFACED his fingerprints from the stolen car.

efface Pronounced: uh FACE Part of speech: verb Definition: to rub away

feign Elizabeth FEIGNED illness in order to stay home from school the day of her final exam in math.

feign Pronounced: fayn Part of speech: verb Definition: to give a false appearance; to pretend

indolence Christopher may get by in high school, but college professors will never put up with such INDOLENCE.

indolence Pronounced: IN doh lents Part of speech: adjective Definition: lazy

panache It was evident by the woman’s PANACHE that she was a member of the royal family.

panache Pronounced: pa NASH Part of speech: noun Definition: Dashing elegance of manner or style

peccadillo Bob couldn’t believe he could be punished for the PECCADILLO of not cleaning his room at boarding school.

peccadillo Pronounced: pek ah DIL oh Part of speech: noun Definition: a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense

quaff I offered her a sip, but she QUAFFED the entire soda.

quaff Pronounced: kwaf Part of speech: verb Definition: to drink heartily

respite Although Ed believed he had escaped punishment, when the dean came to get him he realized he had only gotten a RESPITE.

respite Pronounced: RES pit Part of speech: noun Definition: Delay; postpone; a brief interval of rest