1. Vocab Words Week 1
Mr. Matzka

2. amicable
(adj) done in a friendly spirit

3. benevolence
(noun) any act of kindness or well- doing

4. coalescence
(noun) the act or process of coming together as to form one body, combination, or product

5. distrainor
(noun) one who subjects a person to distress

6. euphemism “downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts"
(noun) a figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
“downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts"

7. furlough
(noun) a temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer

8. ghastly
(adj) hideous

9. homage
(noun) worship

10. juxtapose
(verb) to place close together

11. myriad
(noun) a vast indefinite number

12. perversity
(noun) wickedness

13. quixotic
(adj) unrealistic and impractical

14. ruminate
(verb) to chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated

15. tutelage
(noun) the act of training or the state of being under instruction

16. zenith
(noun) the culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness