Unit 23 SpellCab Words

1. rationalized (Verb)- attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate. Example-Mary rationalized why she refused to go to the gym, but she didn’t really have a valid reason.

2. putrid (Adj.)- decaying or rotting and emitting a bad smell. Example- The smell of the roadkill was putrid.

3. relegated (Verb)- the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category. Example- Alan relegated the duties to everyone else for his group project as he did not want to do any of it.

4. cropped up (Verb)- to come or appear when not expected Example- During winter time, numerous cases of the flu cropped up.

5. clamorous (Adj.)- noisily insistent Example- The clamorous noise kept us up all night.

6. obstreperous (Adj.)- noisy and difficult to control. Example- The obstreperous P.E. class made it very difficult for me to focus.

7. jabbering (Verb)- to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly Example- I get nervous when my sister begins jabbering about all the nonsense that happens in her world.

8. incessant (Adj.)- continuing without pause Example: The dog’s incessant barking woke up all of the neighbors.

9. inane (Adj.)- lacking significance, meaning, or point Example- When my sisters and I get together, we tend to do inane things like dressing up as cartoon characters.

10. audible (Adj.)- heard or capable of being heard Example- The music was barely audible over the students’ voices.

11. querulous (Adj.)-full of complaints It really bothers my teacher when her students are querulous about completing their work.

12. quarrels (Noun)- a usually verbal conflict between antagonists Example- The two students were best friends even though they were constantly having quarrels between each other.

13. vociferously (Adv.)- in a loud and forceful manner. Example- My obnoxious brother vociferously expresses his opinion on everything.