1. Unit One Vocabulary
Week Five

2. Amorphous (adjective)
ill-defined
without shape
blob-like
Looking at rainwater under the microscope revealed a series of amorphous creatures.
It isn’t always easy for someone to assimilate into a new culture.

3. Ascetic (adjective/noun)
~(adj.) self-denying/doing without ~(noun) a person who denies themselves pleasure or comfort Paul moved into a monastery to live life as an aesthetic. .

4. decorum (noun)
~manners Apparently, Roger never received the memo on what is and isn’t considered good decorum when seated next to the Queen.

5. Doggerel (NOUN)
poorly written verse

6. Facile (adjective) easy effortless
It will be facile to win against our inferior opponents this weekend.

7. Guile (NOUN) sly or cunning intelligence
Miriam’s guile served her well on the chessboard.

8. Proffer (Verb/noun) (verb) offer (noun) an offer
I accepted his hand as a proffer of friendship.

9. Protégé/protégée (noun)
trainee
sidekick
assistant
Robin is Batman’s protégé .

10. Sanguine (adjective) ~optimistic ~positive thinking
People are drawn to those individuals with a sanguine outlook on life.

11. Seraphic (Adjective) ~angelic
Amelia’s behavior was positively seraphic.