1. Vocabulary: WEEK TWO
Quiz Friday!!

2. 1. Jubilant (ADJ.)
Joyful and proud, especially because of triumph or success
Example: Simone Biles was jubilant after she won her fourth gold medal.

3. 2. Menacing (ADJ.)
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example: As it began, a dark, menacing cloud transformed a sunny evening into a nightmarish scene.

4. 3. Millinery (noun) Shop selling women’s hats
Example: Hats still exist and the millinery industry is undergoing a resurgence – at least in terms of variety.

5. 4. Murmur (noun/Verb)
A low continuous indistinct sound; speak softly or indistinctly
Example: One fan’s voice could be heard over the crowd’s murmuring.

6. 5. Oblivious (ADJ.)
Failing to keep in mind; lacking conscious awareness of
Example: Most texting accidents occur in three seconds – with a driver oblivious to the roadway.

7. 6. Onslaught (noun)
A sudden and severe onset of something (usually trouble)
Example: Police said Wednesday that the onslaught left more than 200 people injured or dead.

8. 7. pillage (Verb/Noun)
Steal goods; take spoils; goods or money obtained illegally
Example: He believes Vikings pillaged English horses and sailed to Iceland with them.

9. 8. Plummet (verb) Drop sharply
Example: Truck orders plummeted last fall and have held at low levels throughout 2016.

10. 9. Tentative (ADJ.) Unsettled in mind or opinion
Example: I have a meeting tentatively set for tomorrow.

11. 10. Trifling (noun/ADJ.)
Not worth considering; deliberate act of delaying instead of working
Example: Losing a library book is no trifling matter.

12. 11. Vindictive (ADJ.) Seeking revenge; showing the desire to hurt
Example: You cannot make him a saint; he was vindictive and a bully.

13. 12. Wretched (ADJ.) Deserving or inciting pity; full of misery
Example: Back to those wretched s which are giving me so much grief.