1. Unit Two Vocabulary
Week Six

2. conniption (noun) a fit of violent emotion tantrum
My brother throws a conniption every time he doesn’t get his way. .

3. dismay (noun) shock/disappointment
Allen felt a sense of dismay and fear when the grim reaper pointed in his direction.

4. divination (noun) the power to the tell future through magic
Magda claimed to possess the power of divination.

5. gauche (adjective) tacky/without taste
Nicki Minaj’s taste in clothing is gauche.

6. plenitude (adjective)
abundance

7. spume (noun)
foam

8. stymie (verb) stump/prevent progress
Do not let procrastination stymie your path to success.

9. supine (adjective) lying on one’s back
This weekend you will find me supine in a hammock.

10. upbraid (verb)
scold
If I’ve done something wrong, tell me. Do not upbraid me like a child.

11. Wastrel (Noun) spendthrift/wasteful person
Don’t be a wastrel. Throwing out perfectly good food is like throwing money down the drain.