1. Vocabulary
December 6

2. Agile
The dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit
Quick and nimble

3. Contentious
George’s contentious personality made him unpopular with his classmates
Having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

4. Duress
It was only under intense duress that the CIA agent admitted his secrets to the enemy.
Hardship or threat

5. Exacerbate
The gruesome and scary movie I saw last night exacerbated my fears of the dark.
To make more intense or to make worse

6. Meritorious
Manfred was given Congressional Medal of Honor for his meritorious ways.
worthy of reward

7. Forlorn
Because I had the flu, all my friends went to the party without me, leaving me feeling feverish and forlorn.
Lonely, abandoned, depressed

8. Harrowing
Greatly distressing, causing pain and suffering
The car accident was a harrowing ordeal.

9. Perfidious
After the official was caught selling government secrets to enemy agents, he was executed for his perfidious ways.
disloyal, unfaithful

10. Maverick
Sarah Palin likes to think of herself as a maverick.
An independent person who doesn’t conform.

11. Oscillate
My uncle oscillated between buying a station wagon or a sports car.
Sway from side to side, in thinking or physically