1. ERWC Vocab Three
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2. Asset Noun Something of value/something beneficial
Your determination and intelligence will be great assets to your team.

3. Bleak Adjective Negative/Miserable/Kind of depressing
His bleak outlook made everyone else feel depressed.
I was hoping that I would be able to earn a B in Calculus, but that is looking pretty bleak right now.

4. Cognizant (of) Adjective Aware of something/conscious of
Any time you see “cogni” in a word, it likely has to do with thinking or awareness
Cognition, cognitive…
When you are driving in a parking lot, you must be cognizant of the fact that pedestrians aren’t always looking where they are going.

5. Copious Adjective Relating to a huge number/abundant
He spends a copious amount of money each month on shoes.

6. Disparate Adjective Different/Seemingly incompatible
Our group is made up of people from disparate backgrounds, but that’s what makes it interesting.

7. Encroach
Verb
To intrude/To move past another’s acceptable limits or rights
Your backpack is encroaching on my desk!
This rule encroaches on our right to express ourselves freely.
The cockroaches encroached on the apartment and eventually made it unlivable.

8. Fortuitous Adjective (Fortuitously: Adverb)
Happening by a lucky coincidence
The timing of your request for donations was fortuitous because I just got paid.

9. Immaterial Adjective Not important/not relevant
What you want or don’t want to do is immaterial; what matters is what must be done.

10. Judicious Adjective Wise/Sensible/Showing good judgment
He was a remarkably judicious person who rarely made a careless mistake.

11. Mete (out) Verb To distribute something (usually unpleasant)
The teacher meted out punishment to all those who provided ridiculous names at the beginning of class.

12. Obstinate Adjective Stubborn
I don’t understand why you are being so obstinate about this—all of the evidence says you are wrong.

13. Poignant Adjective Emotionally affecting (usually sad)
“Poyn-yant”
Emotionally affecting (usually sad)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a poignant film about human compassion.