1. Unit Two Vocabulary
Week Two

2. clarion (adjective) loud and clear
Bill’s heart attack was a clarion message that he needed to take better care of his health. .

3. Confection (noun) a sweet preparation like candy
During the holidays, grandma would make one delicious confection after another.

4. confabulation (noun) unintentional lies/false memories
Jim doesn’t lie per se; he just tends to fill in the gaps of his memory with confabulation.

5. frumpish (adjective) dull or plain-looking woman
Though she has a lovely voice, Susan Boyle has a frumpish appearance.

6. incandescent (adjective)
glowing
Thomas Edison invented the incandescent bulb.

7. labyrinth (noun)
maze
I like to visit the labyrinth in the corn field.

8. pedantic (adjective)
academically snobbish

9. puerile (adjective) childish
I wish you could act your age and stop being so puerile!

10. spinster (noun/adjective)
an unmarried woman
My aunt might be a spinster, but she never lacks for something to do.

11. verve (noun)
liveliness
The verve of the cheerleader roused the crowd.