Vocab U1

Question 1

Accede

Answer 1

verb
-to express approval or give consent
-to enter upon an office or position —usually + to
-I acceded to my brother’s suggestion of ramen because I too wanted ramen.
-Many low ranking employees hope to accede to a higher office unless they are planning to change jobs.

Question 2

Attrition

Answer 2

noun
-a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death
-the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
-There is an attrition of nurses nationwide because the pandemic scared and burned out many of the new nurses.
-In one of the episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, one of the characters starts a war of attrition towards the other character because they don’t like how the other character gets everyone to do their job instead of doing it themselves.

Question 3

Boisterous

Answer 3

adjective
-noisily turbulent : rowdy
-marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
-My father believes that my brother is so boisterous because he has adhd and can not stop moving or talking.

Question 4

Condone

Answer 4

verb
-to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
-I never condone when my brother hits me even if I perhaps hit him first because I wish for him to get in trouble and because he annoys me on a daily basis.

Question 5

Fiasco

Answer 5

Noun
-a complete failure
-A bottle or flask; a bulbous long-necked straw-covered bottle for wine
-Sometimes when I crochet something it ends up a fiasco before it even begins because my yarn gets tangled and takes me hours to untangle.
-I would not be surprised if my dad owned a fiasco because he has a wine collection.

Question 6

Litigation

Answer 6

noun
-the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law
-a legal action or proceeding (such as a lawsuit)
-My mom listened to a podcast once about a nurse that did horrendous acts towards their patients, but when the litigation in court occurred, the nurse only got a slap on the wrist.

Question 7

litigate

Answer 7

verb
-to carry on a legal contest by judicial process
-I would never want to become a lawyer and help litigate people because I hate the court.

Question 8

Novice

Answer 8

noun
-a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
-Beginner
-When I was a novice at crocheting I would spend hours on a small item, but as I got better I would get faster and would make more mistakes.
-Not only novice nuns in covenants have to spend an enormous time in prayer but everyone does.

Question 9

Scrutinize

Answer 9

verb
-to examine closely and minutely
-I often feel scrutinized when at dance practice but I feel that it makes me a better dancer because I tend to try harder.

Question 10

Ubiquitous

Answer 10

adjective
-existing or being everywhere at the same time
-My hatred for tube tops has made me feel that they are ubiquitous because I see people wearing them everywhere.

Question 11

Zany

Answer 11

Adjective and noun
A: very eccentric or absurd often in an amusing way
-I love the show Derry Girls because of its zany humor.
N:a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal
N: one who acts the buffoon to amuse others
-I do not understand why when we are younger we often like to watch zanies because I watch my brother laugh but I find it the opposite of hilarious.