1. English 2 – Vocab Week 5

2. E2 VQ5 Begin sentences with (6) adverbs & (6) adjectives
calumny (n) – an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies
decorous (adj) – socially proper, appropriate
efficacious (adj) – effective
fatuous (adj) – silly; foolish
gourmand (n) – someone fond of eating and drinking
harrowing (adj) – greatly distressing; vexing
immutable (adj) – not changeable
largess (n) – the generous giving of lavish gifts
legerdemain (n) – deception; slight-of-hand
manifold (adj) – diverse, varied
noisome (adj) – unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell
obsolete (adj) – no longer used; out of date

3. calumny (n)
calumny (n) – an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies
EX. Uttering calumny, the Press caused the President to lose his party’s support.
SYN: slander, defamation
ANT: acclaim
Related: calumnious (adj)

4. decorous decorous (adj) – socially proper, appropriate
EX. Always decorous, Emily was admired for her gentle manners, even in the company of rude people.
SYN: civilized
ANT: unseemly
Related: decorum (n)

5. efficacious efficacious (adj) – effective
EX. Women spend billions of dollars each year on cosmetics with questionably efficacious results.
SYN: valuable
ANT: ineffective
Related: efficacy, effect (n)

6. fatuous fatuous (adj) – silly; foolish
EX. The seemingly fatuous cartoon illustrated a sobering warning: Read before you act!
SYN: supercilious
ANT: sober
Related: fatuousness (n)

7. gourmand gourmand (n) – someone fond of eating and drinking
EX. The gourmand entered his favorite restaurant with a blissfully anticipatory smile.
SYN: “foodie”
ANT: critic
Related: gourmet (adj)

8. harrowing harrowing (adj) – greatly distressing; vexing
EX. When the driver suddenly turned in front of my car, I faced a harrowing decision to swerve or take my chance with the brakes.
SYN: vexing
ANT: calming
Related: harrow (tv)

9. immutable immutable (adj) – not changeable
EX. Many believe the Constitution is immutable; however, the amendments say otherwise.
SYN: unchanging
ANT: mutable
Related: mutate (t/v), mutant (n)

10. largess largess (n) – the generous giving of lavish gifts
EX. Displaying largess, the patron gave the boy scout $10 for an ice cream cone, and told him to keep the change.
SYN: generosity
ANT: miserliness
Related: large (adj)

11. legerdemain legerdemain (n) – deception; slight-of-hand
EX. The politician’s legerdemain of stuffing the ballot box came back to him when he was arrested for campaign fraud.
SYN: deception
ANT: honesty, integrity
Related: (none)

12. manifold manifold (adj) – diverse, varied
EX. This picture illustrates the manifold sea creatures that make their home in the coral reef.
SYN: diverse
ANT: homogenous
Related: manifold (n)

13. noisome
noisome (adj) – unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell
EX. We dreaded the noisome task of cleaning the horse stalls.
SYN: malodorous
ANT: appealing
Related: (none)

14. obsolete obsolete (adj) – no longer used; out of date
EX. Typewriters and word processors were necessary items in the 1980s, but they were gradually made obsolete by computers and printers.
SYN: démodé
ANT: contemporary, current
Related: obsoleteness (n)