Vocabulary Week #2 Biggs/Garcia – Sheltered English I

Week #2 Words  dowry  disconsolate  tapestries  pauper  exorbitant  flat  instigate  depreciate  scrutiny  coveted

Dowry  (n.) - money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage

Disconsolate  (adj.) – very unhappy

Tapestries  (n.) – heavy cloths woven with decorative designs

Pauper  (n.) – a very poor person

Exorbitant  (adj.) – much too high in price or amount, very expensive

Flat  (n.) – an apartment

Instigate  (v.) – to provoke, to “start something”

Depreciate  (v.) – to lower the value of

Scrutiny  (n.)- close inspection; the act of looking at something very carefully with attention to detail

Coveted  (adj.)- longed for, desired, wanted

Week #2 Definitions  Dowry (n.) - money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.  Disconsolate (adj.) – very unhappy.  Tapestries (n.) – heavy cloths woven with decorative designs.  Pauper (n.) – a very poor person.  Exorbitant (adj.) – much too high in price or amount, very expensive.  Flat (n.) – an apartment.  Instigate (v.) – to provoke, to “start something”.  Depreciate (v.) – to lower the value of.  Scrutiny (n.)- close inspection; the act of looking at something very carefully with attention to detail.  Coveted (adj.)- longed for, desired, wanted.