1. Vocab Words 6-10
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2. Recalcitrant ri-ˈkal-sə-trənt Adjective Recalcitrance, Recalcitrancy
Definition: stubbornly refusing to obey orders
Sentence: Many of the recalcitrant students ignored the teacher’s command to sit down.
GWTR: Mules are stubborn animals so they would be considered recalcitrant.

3. Profligate ˈpräfligət,-ləˌgāt Adjective Profligacy, Profligation
Definition: corrupt
Sentence: Due to his profligate behavior, the man went from being a millionaire to broke in less than a year.
GWTR: Think of someone that wins the lottery and runs to buy a new car before paying bills

4. Adventitious advenˈtiSHəs Adjective Adventitiously
Definition: happening or carried on according to chance rather than design; accidental
Sentence: It was an adventitious event that the two cars would be turning into a lane at the same time and collide.
GWTR: a person that is adventurous would do things that are adventitious, or at the spur of the moment

5. Assuage əˈswāj Verb Assuaged, Assuaging
Definition: to make something, such as an unpleasant feeling, less painful or severe; relieve
Sentence: After coming home after curfew, the girl brought her mom her favorite chocolate to try to assuage the situation.
GWTR: A bribery

6. Rhapsodic rap-ˈsä-dik Adjective Rhapsodically, Rhapsodical
Definition: enthusiastically praising
Sentence: The woman became rhapsodic when her dead husband’s favorite song came on and was on the verge of tears.
GWTR: Rhapsody is the name of a music downloader and music can put people into an emotional state