1. Unit One Vocabulary
Week Nine

2. Abnegate (verb) give up/renounce
. Adults can never abnegate personal responsibility.

3. copious (adjective) abundant/plentiful
When I throw a party, I make copious amounts of food.

4. Eulogy (noun)
a tribute to someone who has died .
The minister gave a lovely eulogy at Uncle Bernie’s funeral.

5. euphony (noun) a combination of words pleasing to the ear
Rap music depends on euphony.

6. extraneous (adjective)
irrelevant/unnecessary
Extraneous noise gives me a headache.

7. mundane (adjective) banal/prosaic
Listening to mundane conversations can make a person sleepy.

8. poignant (adjective) profoundly emotionally moving
Many people found the movie The Fault in Our Stars poignant.

9. progeny (noun)
offspring
The progeny of a cat is a kitten.

10. Sonorous (adjective) deep rich sounding
Morgan Freeman has a sonorous voice .

11. tenure (noun) term or length of service
The tenure of a Supreme Court justice is life.