Vocab List # 9

1. Chastise V. To punish or scold someone When Robbie bumped into the lamp and broke it, his mother didn’t chastise him because it was an accident.

2. Compliant Adj. Following someone’s demands Because the water level was not compliant with the code, the swimming pool was closed for the day.

3. Converge V. Move together to meet at a common point Have you been to the attraction in Utah where the four states converge.

4. Corroborate V. Support with evidence, The witness corroborated the defendant’s story that he did not commit the crime.

5. Dissolution N. the closing down or dismissal of something The dissolution of the toy factory was not helpful to the already downtrodden town.

6. Efficacy N. Ability to produce the desired results Vance’s efficacy on the job helped him get a promotion and pay raise.

7. Exuberant Adj. Full of vitality, uncontrollable joy With an exuberant shout, Westin rushed over the finish line before his opponent.

8. Loquacious Adj. Tending to talk a great deal After the loquacious student had been reminded to stop talking during tests, the teacher gave him a U for citizenship.

9. Ludicrous Adj. Utterly ridiculous I have not heard of such a ludicrous story as the one you told about the sea monster eating the ship.

10. Paltry Adj. Worthless or unimportant When Lacy was given such a paltry raise, she decide to quit and find a job that paid more.

11. Peruse V. Read carefully, study in detail When asked to peruse the textbook for the answer, Timmy did not want to take the time, so instead he just Googled to find the answer.

12. Placate V. To make someone less angry by doing things to please them Do not placate me with kindness when I am made at you for being late.

13. Recant V. To withdraw something previously said You can’t recant mean things you say about someone so don’t say them in the first place.

14. Sonorous Adj. Loud, full in sound, booming The sonorous sound of the band during the game spurred the crowd on to cheer even more.

15. Stoic N. / Adj. N. Some who is unemotional Adj. Enduring adversity without complaining. His stoic face did not show the pain he was in after his surgery.

Vocab Practice Assignment Write a sentence for each of the words. Make sure you use at least eight words per sentence and use it correctly.