Vocabulary Group 13

Overly hasty or not fully thought out rash rash A excess Overly hasty or not fully thought out We unwisely rushed into the situation and made a rash decision.

leeway lee way A margin for variation N excess A margin for variation We were given great leeway to make the necessary decisions.

exaggerate ig za juh rate V excess To overstate or overemphasize These shoes exaggerate the size of my feet making them look two sizes larger.

1)Full of detail and complexity or 2)carefully planned elaborate e la buh ruht A excess 1)Full of detail and complexity or 2)carefully planned Careful planning and attention to detail made the plans for the dance very elaborate.

drastic dras tik extreme A excess extreme Drastic new measures must be put in place to stop the violence in our neighborhood.

deplete dih pleet To run out of or to use up V excess To run out of or to use up Too much fishing and hunting have depleted the game in the forest.

Proud or thinking oneself to be superior arrogant err uh guhnt A excess Proud or thinking oneself to be superior The rich kid was arrogant and acted like he was better than everyone else.

abundant uh buhn duhnt plentiful A excess plentiful With the abundant rain, the crops got plenty of water.