Vocabulary 2-1

1. Wayward

The wayward child refused to eat the vegetables! Stubborn or disobedient

2.Pending

2. Not yet decided The sale of the house is pending.

3. Marginal

3. Close to the lower limit of quality The Redsox’s effort in playing the game has been marginal this year.

4. Scrimp

4. To save greatly Parents must scrimp to send their kids to college these days.

5. Utmost

5. Of the highest or greatest degree I tried my utmost to get an A on the vocabulary test.

6. Stifle

6. To hold back I tried to stifle my smile in the class so I would not get in trouble.

7. Regal

7. Royal, Kingly The model walked in a regal manner. The King put on his regal robe to appear in public.

8. Bellow

8. To cry out in a loud voice My friend bellowed when he accidentally tripped and slipped in the hallway.

9. Facility

9. Ease in doing something The gymnast won the olympic gold medal with great facility.

10. Farce

10. Ridiculous situation My Thanksgiving dinner turned into a farce as I forgot to turn the oven on!

11. Futile

11.Useless effort After the storm I made a futile effort to save my drooping trees.

12. Grueling

12. Exhausting The Boston Marathon is a grueling event for the participants.

13. Hospitable

13. Welcoming to guests My hospitable neighbors always have many guests for Christmas and other holidays.

14. Lair

14.The den of an animal, the resting place of an animal The lion’s lair was in the jungle

15. Shirk

15.To Avoid responsibilitie s She shirked her responsibiliti es and left her job to go to the movies with her friends.

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