VOCAB WEEK 2

1. EFFACE Although he tried, he could not efface the guilt from his conscience. Erosion threatens to slowly efface the ancient carvings on the rock. The unlucky man secretly wished to efface the past week’s events from his mind and have a good time.

1. EFFACE (v.) to wipe out.

2. MUDDLE Too much stress or too little sleep will almost certainly muddle a person's ability to concentrate. My opinion is that the Northern states will manage somehow to muddle through. Nevertheless, the message may be already getting muddled.

2. MUDDLE (v.) to make a mess of.

3. OPINIONATED People are very opinionated when it comes to music. My grandmother was very opinionated about politics. Opinionated people don’t seem to get along well with others.

3. OPINIONATED (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s ideas.

4. PERENNIAL How to help students succeed is a perennial discussion. Despite my perennial attempts, my mother will never buy me an iPad All I want is perennial happiness.

4. PERENNIAL (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent.

5. PREDISPOSED My family is predisposed to high cholesterol. If you have a biological parent with some diseases, you might be predisposed to getting the disease yourself. I had heard so many great stories about New York City, I was predisposed to like it.

5. PREDISPOSED (adj.) inclined to beforehand

6. RELINQUISH My mom needs to relinquish some control in the house. I relinquished my club responsibility to my vice president. I had to relinquish my right to a jury.

6. RELINQUISH (v.) to let go, give up.

7. SALVAGE I salvaged my photos from the fire. The crew was able to salvage the book from the wreckage, and keep it safe. I salvaged what I could of my science experiment.

7. SALVAGE (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck.

8. SPASMODIC Spasmodic flashes of light and booming thunderclaps were accompanied by torrential rain. His attendance at school was spasmodic. His spasmodic heart attack was over quickly, but left lasting effects.

8. SPASMODIC (adj.) sudden and violent but brief.

9. SPURIOUS Television hosts can make many spurious comments to sound smart. He was a victim of spurious rumors. Because they want to attract readers, many bloggers often make up spurious headlines.

9. SPURIOUS (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid.

10. UNBRIDLED Her unbridled temper gets her into many fights. There was an unbridled celebration after the game. The mother had unbridled joy after her daughter was born.

10. UNBRIDLED (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint.