1. Vocabulary Week 6
English 9
Term 1

2. adulation Definition: noun
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
Sentence: The crowd roared in noisy adulation as the speaker finished his oration.

3. censure Definition: noun strong or vehement expression of disapproval
Sentence: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.

4. dissemble Definition: verb
to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense
Sentence: In a television interview the politician tended to dissemble rather than answer questions truthfully.

5. dissimulation Definition: noun
the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
Sentence: When Bruce Wayne donned his Batman costume his dissimulation was complete for nobody would recognize him.

6. droll Definition: adjective
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous
Sentence: Jerry thought his sense of humor was slapstick, but I thought it was droll.

7. expectorate Definition: verb
to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.
Sentence: If you find it difficult to expectorate, use a vaporizer before trying to cough.

8. palpate Definition: verb
to examine by touch, esp. for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
Sentence: The nurse palpated the patient's stomach to feel for her liver.

9. peremptory Definition: adjective
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative:
Sentence: In her usual peremptory manner, she ordered us all into the conference room.

10. pusillanimous Definition: adjective
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
Sentence: Being pusillanimous by nature, Bob wasn’t cut out to teach basketball to inner city boys.

11. surfeit Definition: noun
an excessive amount: overindulgence in eating or drinking
Sentence: Every Thanksgiving there is a surfeit of delicious holiday dishes.