Vocabulary List Eleven English One

adequate Adjective Means “good enough” Adverb: adequately Means “good enough” If you don’t allow adequate time to check in at the airport, you could end up missing your flight.

ajar Adjective/Adverb Means “partly open” That night I foolishly left the side door ajar and an opossum came in my house.

havoc Noun Means “great destruction” or “chaos” No other conjugations Means “great destruction” or “chaos” The Hulk creates havoc pretty much everywhere he goes.

implore Verb Means “to beg” Implores, implored, imploring Means “to beg” He implored the man to pull his finger, but the man was not familiar with the custom.

infamous Adjective Means “shameful” or “notorious” Adverb: infamously Means “shameful” or “notorious” Despite his infamous meltdown, Charlie Sheen continues to get attention from the media.

innumerable Adjective Means “too many to count” Adverb: innumerably “num” refers to numbers or amount Means “too many to count” Despite innumerable warnings, David continued to check his phone in class and got it taken away.

lax Adjective Means “not strict” No other conjugations Means “not strict” When parents are too lax, their kids are little brats.

mar Verb Means “to damage” mars, marred, marring Means “to damage” If you drop your phone, the ground will mar the screen.

Petulant Adjective “Cranky” The petulant child cried all night and refused to sleep.

Quirky Adjective My quirky cat plays fetch and watches television. “Unique” or “Weird (but not in bad way)” My quirky cat plays fetch and watches television.

vindictive Adjective Adverb: vindictively Means “really wanting revenge” or “done as revenge” The vindictive girl spread vicious rumors about the boy who dumped her.

wilt Verb Means “to wither” Wilts, wilted, wilting Means “to wither” My plant wilted when I forgot to water it for a month.