Vocabulary Unit 21 Quiz Friday 3-31-17

1. obsession (n.) a preoccupation; an idea, feeling, or impulse that a person cannot escape.

2. obtuse (adj.) not sharp-edged or pointed; blunt; intellectually and emotionally insensitive; dull

3. omen (n.) a sign of what is to happen in the future

4. ominous (adj.) threatening; foreboding; sinister

5. opaque (adj.) not letting light through; not transparent; dark; hard to understand

6. oppressive (adj.) tyrannical; hard to take; physically or mentally distressing

7. optimistic (adj.) expecting the best; inclined to look on the bright side; cheerful

8. oratory (n.) skillful public speaking

9. orthodox (adj.) adhering to accepted beliefs, especially in religion, approved or conventional

10. ostracize (v.) to banish; to shut out or exclude from a group

Vocabulary Unit 22 Quiz Friday 4-7-17

11. ovation (n.) enthusiastic and prolonged applause; an enthusiastic reception or tribute

12. palatial (adj.) like a palace; magnificent and grand

13. panorama (n.) a wide, unbroken view of the surroundings

14. paramount (adj.) chief in importance; supreme; dominant

15. passive (adj.) acted upon rather than acting; yielding without resistance; submissive

16. patio (n.) a paved terrace for outdoor eating and lounging; an inner court open to the sky

17. perceptible (v.) noticeable; observable; palpable; perceivable

18. perennial (adj.) perpetual; enduring (n.) a plant that last through all the seasons for many years

19. perspective (n.) the effects of distance or depth on the appearance of objects; point of view

20. pessimistic (adj.) expecting things to turn out badly; gloomy; fixated on the negative aspects

Vocabulary Unit 23 Quiz Friday 4-21-17

21. plaintiff (n.) a person who initiates a lawsuit; the complaining party

22. plaintive (adj.) mournful; melancholy; sad; sorrowful

23. poach (v.) to trespass on someone’s land, especially to hunt or fish illegally; to cook in simmering liquid

24. ponderous (adj.) large, heavy, and clumsy; dull and tiresome

25. potency (n.) power; strength; force

26. potion (n.) liquid, especially one used as a poison or in medicine or magic

27. precedent (n.) an act that serves as an example for later acts

28. predatory (adj.) inclined to prey on others (by robbery, killing, etc.)

29. premature (adj.) too soon; too early; before the proper time

30. preposterous (adj.) completely contrary to nature, reason or common sense; absurd; ridiculous; foolish

Vocabulary Unit 2 Quiz Friday 4-28-17

31. priority (n.) something that is first in order of time or importance; precedence

32. promenade (n.) a leisurely walk or stroll; a public walkway (v.) to walk or stroll

33. prominence (adj.) the state or quality of being important or standing out; state of being famous or distinguished; distinction

34. prospective (n.) probable; expected in the future

35. prowess (adj.) bravery; daring; strength; unusual skill or ability in battle

36. pungent (adj.) sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell; sharp; keen; biting

37. quest (n.) seeking; hunt; search; a journey in search of adventure; (v.) to go in search

38. quorum (n.) the minimum number of members needed at a meeting to make official decisions

39. quota (n.) a proportional share; allotment

40. rapture (n.) great joy; delight; ecstasy