10th Vocab Unit 5
Urbane – refined in manner or style, suave, classy People who live in urban cities are usually urbane in their mannerisms.
Cogent – relevant; to the point, convincing My parents told me to bring up a cogent argument to allow me to get a puppy
Expunge – to erase, obliterate, destroy My brother arrest when he was in high school was expunge when he turned 18 Sponge cleans up things
Omniscient – knowing everything Omni means all 3rd person omniscient narrators know everything that is going on in the plot.
Panacea – a remedy for all ills; a cure-all Pangaea is when everything was connected, all. Many experts believe that education can be a panacea for all problems My tutor for math and science was my panacea for my high school problems.
Diffident – shy, lacking self- confidence The diffident student refused to present his project to the class
Pungent – causing a sharp sensation; stinging, strong smell When I walked into the restaurant the pungent aroma caused my eyes to water
Temerity – rashness; boldness The students temerity got him 3 days ISS when he refused to take his hat off after the teacher asked him.
Truculent – fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly When my dog attacked the puppy he was accused of being truculent and had to wear a mussel.
Unfeigned – sincere, real, without pretense Mrs. Linde's feelings throughout the play was very unfeigned, especially when she was talking to Krogstad. John's apology was unfeigned when he heard he broke my nose.