Week 6 Vocabulary

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Week 6 Vocabulary
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1. Abashed (adj) ashamed or embarrassed
disconcerted

• He was abashed when he realized the kick me
  sign was on his back.

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2. Autumnal (adj) period of maturity verging on
decline

• During the autumnal years of her life, my
  Grandmother reflected on her youth with great
  pleasure.

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3. Boon (n) a blessing, something to be thankful
for

• My stepbrothers baby will be a boon to our
  entire family.

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4. Contumely (n) rudeness or contempt arising
from arrogance insulting display of contempt

• After the ref made a bad call, the coach laid
  into him with harsh contumely.

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5. Enjoin (v) to urge, order, command forbid or
prohibit

• The security guard enjoined us to get out of the
  public fountain.

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6. Evanescent (adj) vanishing or likely to
vanish like vapor

• Through the brush, the garden appeared to be
  evanescent.

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7. Grisly (adj) inspiring repugnance gruesome

• The crime scene was so grisly that no one was
  allowed to enter.

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8. Ignominy (n) shameful or disgraceful action,
conduct, or character

• My boyfriend always has to cover his frattoo when
  he goes home because his parents consider it to
  be an ignominy.

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9. Inquest (n) investigation court or legal
proceeding

• Because he was deemed a flight risk, Scott
  Peterson was not allowed to leave his home during
  the inquest.

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10. Interpose (v) to interject or interrupt to
come between

• Teachers get frustrated when the intercoms
  interpose during class.

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11. Manifest (adj) clearly apparent to the
sight or understanding obvious

• Last night I dreamt that I was running and
  running and running. The manifest meaning of
  this dream is that I am trying to get away from
  something in my life.

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12. Prefigure (v) to suggest, indicate, or
represent by an antecedent form or model presage
or foreshadow

• The hairdresser pulled my hair up to prefigure
  what it would look like once I cut off 6 inches.

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13. Rankle (v) to cause persistent irritation or
resentment

• If you want to rankle your boyfriend, try calling
  him 14 times in a row, or as many times as it
  takes for him to answer the phone.

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14. Serene (adj) unaffected by disturbance calm
and unruffled

• After a long day at school, my pup and I enjoy
  the serene view from my secluded, 5th floor
  balcony.

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15. Sumptuary (adj) regulating personal behavior
on moral or religious grounds

• The sumptuary taxes made it more expensive to buy
  alcohol and cigarettes.