1. Vocabulary Words World Literature
Week 7

2. Precarious
The poor little kitten trembled in a precarious position on top of the fence, while angry dogs barked from both sides.

3. Precarious
Definition: adj.—unsafe: dangerously unstable, unsteady, uncertain, or insecure Synonym: shaky, dangerous, risky Antonym: safe, stable

4. Wane
After the star quarterback suddenly quit the team, his popularity began to wane and his circle of friends became smaller every day.

5. Wane
Definition: v.—to decrease gradually, to decline in power or size Synonym: diminish, decrease, decline, fade Antonym: wax, expand, grow

6. Besiege
Megan was besieged by all of her friends when they discovered that she had extra tickets to the World Series.

7. Besiege
Definition: v.—to crowd around in order to press with requests, to harass Synonym: surround, encircle, overwhelm Antonym: defend, protect

8. Appease
Kevin appeased his thirst by drinking a glass of cool water.

9. Appease Definition: v.—to soothe or pacify, to satisfy
Synonym: mollify, placate, settle, ease
Antonym: provoke, intensify

10. Beguile
Although Sharona was not really interested in David, she flirted with him and was finally able to beguile him into writing her history essay.

11. Beguile
Definition: v.—to cheat or deceive, to mislead by tricking or cheating Synonym: entice, lure, mesmerize, enthrall Antonym: put off

12. Commodious
While many of the classrooms at my old school were quite cramped, the rooms at my new school were very commodious.

13. Commodious
Definition: adj.—roomy, pleasantly spacious Synonym: roomy, ample, sizable Antonym: cramped

14. Inter
Garrett’s idea of a Viking burial at sea sounded interesting, but I decided to inter our poor guinea pig in a shoebox instead.

15. Inter
Definition: v.—to bury the remains of a corpse in a grave or tomb Synonym: bury, entomb, lay to rest Antonym: exhume

16. Obviate
While out sick, Jake tried to obviate getting behind in his school work by ing his teachers and classmates to get homework assignments.

17. Obviate
Definition: v.—to anticipate and prevent, to remove Synonym: avoid, avert, forestall, Antonym: retain, permit

18. Somber
The rainy overcast day contributed to the somber mood of the memorial service.

19. Somber
Definition: adj.—dark and gloomy Synonym: dull, drab, melancholy, sad, solemn, depressed Antonym: bright, light, cheerful

20. Reprehensible
When everyone heard about the destructive vandalism at their school, they hoped that the vandals’ reprehensible actions would be dealt with sternly.

21. Reprehensible
Definition: adj.—deserving blame or punishment Synonym: wrong, bad, disgraceful, inexcusable Antonym: praiseworthy, admirable