Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 10

Scrutiny - n Scrutinize - v

Careful look or examination of something Be sure to scrutinize the documents before you sign them.

Vulnerable - adj Vulnerability - n

Unprotected, able to be hurt Their team is vulnerable to lose now that their best player is injured.

Intricate - adj

The intricate design of the temple impresses all visitors. complex The intricate design of the temple impresses all visitors.

Incoherence – n Incoherently - adv Incoherent - adj Incoherence – n Incoherently - adv

illogical No one could understand her essay because it was incoherent. It just didn’t make sense.

Implausibility – n Implausibly - adv Implausible - adj Implausibility – n Implausibly - adv

Difficult to believe Dennis Kucinich’s claim that he had seen a UFO was not only implausible, but it was preposterous

Intercede - v

To go between to help Kofi Annan interceded between Odinga and Kibaki after the disputed elections in Kenya.

Sinister - adj Sin – n Sinisterly - adv

Al-Qaeda has sinister intentions against the US In an evil way; wicked Al-Qaeda has sinister intentions against the US

Sufficient – adj Sufficiently - adv Suffice - v Sufficient – adj Sufficiently - adv

To be enough One appetizer for our table should suffice for all four of us because the serving is huge.

Degenerate - v Degeneration – n

To worsen The economy has been degenerating ever since the housing market fell apart.

Sanctuary - n

I go to my room for sanctuary when everyone starts fighting. Safe place I go to my room for sanctuary when everyone starts fighting.