1. Unit 4 Vocab
10th grade
Please get out your vocab and get ready for unit 4!
Make sure these are going in your binder under the vocab tab

2. Inkling (n) – a hint; a vague notion
​I had an inkling that the game time was going to be moved because of the clouds rolling in.

3. Limpid (adj) – clear; transparent; readily understood
​The water was so limpid that I saw the tree all the way at the bottom. 

4. Copious (adj)– abundant; plentiful
​There was a copious amount of money left over that we went to dinner.
​Symbol of Thanksgiving is called a cornucopia with food spilling out of it.  

5. Poignant (adj) (poy- ant) – deeply affecting; touching, emotional
​The kissing in the rain scene was  poignant to the viewer. 

6. Rancor (n)– bitter resentment or ill- will, hatred
​He has such a rancor for broccoli that he threw it across the room. 

7. Emaciated (adj) – made unnaturally thin
​The emaciated boy was too weak to fight off his kidnapper.

8. Acquiesce (v) – to agree to or to submit
​The administration decided to acquiesce and let the students have a dance

9. Contentious (adj) – quarrelsome; inclined to argue
​A contentious person is one who likes to argue about anything.
Con=with or for, against

10. Garrulous (adj) – excessively chatty
​Garrulous people make great talk show hosts.

11. Exponent (n) – one who advocates or speaks for
Obama's wife is an exponent of healthy nutrition for young people.