1. Unit Two Vocabulary
Week Ten

2. Esprit de Corps (noun) spirit of the group/team spirit
The military builds strong esprit de corps. .

3. elixir (noun) medical tonic
The doctor prescribed a special elixir for my nerves.

4. hubbub (noun) uproar/commotion
When I investigated the hubbub, I realized the cats were fighting again.

5. languish (adjective) waste away lose hope/vitality
Many Ebola survivors, unable to return home, now languish in refugee camps.

6. raiment (noun) clothing
A beautiful tiara is part of the queen’s raiment.

7. recidivism (noun) repeat criminal behavior
Some criminals are prone to recidivism.

8. scapegoat (noun/verb)
one who is forced to take the blame of others
forcing blame on to someone else
Hitler made the Jews the scapegoat for his country’s ills.

9. stentorian (adjective)
extremely loud
The fire alarm at this school is extremely stentorian.

10. timorous (adjective)
fearful
There is no need to be timorous.

11. tractable (adjective)
easily manageable
Mia thought her husband was quite tractable.