Vocabulary Grou 2

Question 1

baffle

Answer 1

bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate

My mom was baffled that I couldn’t remember to put my dirty socks in the hamper but could remember all the countries in Central and South America.

Question 2

cinema

Answer 2

motion picture; movie; film

Kayla and I went to the cinema

**cinematography - art of making pictures

Question 3

despise

Answer 3

look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe

My mom despises bad breath.

**despicable-worthy of contempt;

Question 4

ebullient

Answer 4

overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant

I was ebullient when I got to me Albert Pujols.

Question 5

exaggerate

Answer 5

enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is true; overstate

My mom says I exaggerate sometimes when I say I am too tired to make my bed.

Question 6

exhort

Answer 6

arouse by words; advise strongly; urge

My dad exhorted Sito Jacob and I to not play too rough inside.

**exhortation-urgent recommendation or advise.

Question 7

expertise

Answer 7

specialized skill or technical knowledge; knowhow

My mom says I lack the real world expertise to live on my own.

Question 8

finicky

Answer 8

excessively concerned with trifles or details; hard to please; fussy; particular

Sonorá is a finicky eater. She will only eat dry cat food.

Question 9

gall

Answer 9

make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex

Why is Cece so galling?

Question 10

inane

Answer 10

lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid

I used to think learning vocabulary was inane, but now I see how it can be helpful in life to have a large vocabulary.

**inanity-foolishness, shallowness

Question 11

indemnify

Answer 11

compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay

Thank goodness my mom had insurance because when she lost her diamond insurance indemnified her for it.

Question 12

Occident

Answer 12

west; countries of America and Europe

The United States and Canada are in the occident from Asia.

**occidental-western

Question 13

peruse

Answer 13

read; look at fairly attentively; study

My mom didn’t peruse the terms of my Occulus and didn’t realize I signed up for a WinReality subscription and was just charged another $274.

**perusal-reading, studying

Question 14

scuffle

Answer 14

rough struggle with scrambling and confusion; fight or brawl

Sito put a hole in my dads wall when he scuffled with Jacob playing basketball indoors.

Question 15

spurn

Answer 15

thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject

My mom asked me for help with dinner but I spurned her request.

Question 16

stipend

Answer 16

fixed or regular pay for services; wage; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner

Mom gives me a $10 weekly stipend for doing my chores.

Question 17

surveillance

Answer 17

close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision

When I was a toddler my mom said I was continually under surveillance when I played outside because I was always eating dirt.

Question 18

tepid

Answer 18

moderately warm; lukewarm

I like my hot cocoa tepid. Not too hot, not too cold. Just right.

Question 19

wager

Answer 19

risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet

My mom lost the wager and had to get me $300 shoes when I got straight A’s.

Question 20

wane

Answer 20

decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink

Coach Chops popularity waned the more his team started winning because he had a bad attitude.