2. Vocabulary 2-1

3. 1. Wayward

4. The wayward child refused to eat the vegetables! Stubborn or disobedient

5. 2.Pending

6. 2. Not yet decided The sale of the house is pending.

7. 3. Marginal

8. 3. Close to the lower limit of quality The Redsox’s effort in playing the game has been marginal this year.

9. 4. Scrimp

10. 4. To save greatly Parents must scrimp to send their kids to college these days.

11. 5. Utmost

12. 5. Of the highest or greatest degree I tried my utmost to get an A on the vocabulary test.

13. 6. Stifle

14. 6. To hold back I tried to stifle my smile in the class so I would not get in trouble.

15. 7. Regal

16. 7. Royal, Kingly The model walked in a regal manner. The King put on his regal robe to appear in public.

17. 8. Bellow

18. 8. To cry out in a loud voice My friend bellowed when he accidentally tripped and slipped in the hallway.

19. 9. Facility

20. 9. Ease in doing something The gymnast won the olympic gold medal with great facility.

21. 10. Farce

22. 10. Ridiculous situation My Thanksgiving dinner turned into a farce as I forgot to turn the oven on!

23. 11. Futile

24. 11.Useless effort After the storm I made a futile effort to save my drooping trees.

25. 12. Grueling

26. 12. Exhausting The Boston Marathon is a grueling event for the participants.

27. 13. Hospitable

28. 13. Welcoming to guests My hospitable neighbors always have many guests for Christmas and other holidays.

29. 14. Lair

30. 14.The den of an animal, the resting place of an animal The lion’s lair was in the jungle

31. 15. Shirk

32. 15.To Avoid responsibilitie s She shirked her responsibiliti es and left her job to go to the movies with her friends.

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