Honors LA 9 Vocabulary Spring Semester

 an established preference for something  The small child had a predilection for pink; it had always been his favorite color. nounverbadjectiveadverb predilection--

 rapidly and often superficially performed or produced  The peer editor’s cursory glance at the paper did not help the partner at all. nounverbadjectiveadverb cursoriness--cursorycursorily

 a gesture of respect or reverence, such as a bow or curtsy; the attitude shown by this; deferential attitude  The minions show obeisance to Gru. nounverbadjectiveadverb obeisance--obeisantobeisantly

 the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree  We were surprised by the disparity in the couple’s ages. nounverbadjectiveadverb disparity, disparateness --disparatedisparately

 the best or most skilled members of a given group  Elite athletes can get sponsorships. nounverbadjectiveadverb elite--elite, elitist--

 to venture in search of objects; to make an initial attempt; to invade briefly or raid  After a brief foray into cooking, Kelly decided it wasn’t for him. nounverbadjectiveadverb forayerforay--

 great or total destruction of life  The beach was a holocaust after the oil spill. nounverbadjectiveadverb holocaust--

 something that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality  Scotland recently decided not to become a separate entity from England. nounverbadjectiveadverb entity--

 having a bad scent  Porta Potties are infamously malodorous. nounverbadjectiveadverb malodorousness--malodorousmalodorously

 to attack the reputation of; to deny the importance or validity of  Tabloids make money by denigrating celebrities. nounverbadjectiveadverb denigration, denigrator denigratedenigrative--