Vocab Words Week 6 Mr. Matzka

eulogize (verb) to speak or write a speech about a person’s life or character. If you were to eulogize your favorite book character’s life, what would you say?

faulty (adj) imperfect The desk set I got was faulty; it had a scratch in it.

frontier (noun) the part of a nation’s territory that abuts upon another country. Algonac is essentially the frontier of America on Canada’s border.

harbinger (noun) one who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing When I’m famous I plan to hire a harbinger to announce my entrance into every place I visit.

immovable (adj) steadfast: firmly fixed in place Pretty soon, I’m going to make sure that my desks are immovable, so that my room can’t be rearranged without my knowing.

ineffable (adj) too great or extreme to be expressed in words I wanted to confirm the most recent rumor, but it was so ineffable that I couldn’t even repeat it to find its source.

interrupt My biggest pet peeve is when students interrupt my lecture. (verb) to stop while in progress My biggest pet peeve is when students interrupt my lecture.

kingling (noun) a petty king His duties as king were restricted so we considered him to be a simple kingling.

lowly (adv) rudely Her attitude was obvious when she answered the question lowly.

metallurgy (noun) the art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by melting To complete metallurgy one must have a complete knowledge of chemistry as to not separate the wrong substances from the metal.

multiplicity (noun) the condition of being diverse or various The multiplicity of the kinds of texts they read in IB is impressive. Everyone will have a well-rounded literary experience.

observatory (noun) a building designed for systematic astronomical observations It would be a great field trip if we could go the the local observatory to watch the comet shower later this fall.

oversee (verb) to superintend or guide A superintendent’s job is to oversee the workings of the entire school district.

perceptible (adj) able to be seen or noticed The slight rash on his skin was just barely perceptible, but it was there.

CC word list 6 plenipotentiary (noun) a person fully empowered to transact any business The bank manager was essentially a plenipotentiary; he could fill in for anyone upon an unexpected absence.