1. Unit three Vocabulary
Week Four

2. acrimonious (adjective)
bitter/spiteful
Though they are brothers, the relationship between Tad and Chip is often acrimonious. .

3. anachronism (noun) a holdover from another time
something from the wrong time period
A cell phone in a movie about the 1920s would be an anachronism.

4. atrophy (verb/noun) waste away/wither (verb)
the process of wasting or withering
If you do not exercise, your muscles can atrophy.

5. consternation (noun) dismay/a sense of worry
I hope you did not feel a sense of consternation after you received your ACT
scores.

6. desist (verb) cease/halt
The legal injunction said the movie company must desist filming on public property.

7. enigma (noun)
a mystery
My brother says every woman is an enigma.

8. expound (verb) expand on a topic or explain
The scientist’s lecture was intended to expound his work
on particle physics.

9. loquacious (adjective)
talkative
My little sister is quite loquacious.

10. precursor (noun) forerunner/foretaste
The Hobbit was a precursor to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

11. Voluminous (adjective)
large/roomy/baggy
Jane’s wedding gown was voluminous.