1. Unit Two Vocabulary
Week One

2. Aberration (noun) deviation/abnormality
The doctor noticed an aberration in Bill’s EKG. .

3. adjudge (verb)
decide
A jury’s duty is to impartially adjudge guilt or innocence by reviewing the facts of a trial.

4. candor (noun) speak with frankness/openness
I like a person who speaks with candor instead of glibness.

5. corroborate (verb)
confirm/support a statement, fact, idea

6. dearth (noun) scarcity
There has been a dearth of rain in the southwest for many years.

7. diurnal (adjective)
daily
Temperatures undergo diurnal variations.

8. herculean (adjective)
like Hercules/phenomenal
Keeping up good grades while working is a Herculean task.

9. ludicrous (adjective)
ridiculous

10. Retrospect (noun) a survey of the past or past actions
In retrospect Bob realized he should have looked before he leaped.

11. Salient (adjective) prominent
The moon has many salient geological features.