Speak Vocabulary

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Speak Vocabulary
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Abysmal adjective

• Miserable too deep or great to be measured
  extremely bad.
• The abysmal canyon seemed to descend forever.

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Bigoted adjective

• Blinded by obstinate or stubborn devotion to a
  party or creed.
• The bigoted party leader shared his hate with
  his followers.

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Conundrum noun

• A riddle, especially one with a double-meaning.
• For Mr. Rustin, the Rubik Cube is a conundrum
  that he just cant figure out.

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Demure adjective

• Reserved, quiet, staid affecting to be grave or
  decorous.
• The demure woman hated to be the center of
  attention.

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Detonate verb

• To explode with a loud report to set off an
  explosion.
• The bandit waited to detonate the dynamite until
  the train was crossing the bridge.

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Dormant adjective

• Not acting in a state of suspension.
• The inactive volcano remained dormant for
  several centuries.

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Expiration noun

• The act of breathing out the process of dying
  away coming to an end.
• The expiration date on the rotten milk gallon
  had passed several weeks ago.

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Fungal adjective

• Relating to something that grows or springs up
  rapidly diseased, spongy growth.
• The fungal samples were carefully laid out for
  the lab experiment.

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Germination noun

• The act of sprouting the process of starting to
  grow or develop.
• The seed eventually showed signs of germination,
  finally sending a green shoot up above the soil.

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Idiot Savants noun

• Mentally-handicapped individuals who exhibit
  genius in a highly specialized area.
• In the movie Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman plays an
  idiot savant who is capable of great things
  despite his mental handicap.

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Imperial adjective

• Of an empire majestic.
• The imperial building seemed to spread for
  miles.

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Indoctrination noun

• State of being taught a doctrine, belief, or
  principle.
• The television routinely gives its viewers an
  indoctrination, teaching watchers various
  cultural messages.

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Inspiration noun

• The process of breathing in creative force or
  influence.
• For her source of inspiration, the painter often
  raided dumpsters to find strange discarded
  objects to paint.

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Interim adjective/noun

• Meantime temporary intervening.
• The interim priest would only be in the church
  on a temporary basis until a permanent
  replacement could be found.

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Muse noun

• Source of inspiration.
• Homer, the greek poet who wrote The Odyssey,
  invoked the Muses for inspiration at the
  beginning of his epic poem.

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Profoundly adverb

• Strongly, deeply, intensely.
• The movie was profoundly disturbing, containing
  violent images and jarring sounds.

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Suffragettes noun

• Advocates of womens right to vote.
• Suffragettes crusaded fearlessly for a womans
  right to vote.

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Tenacious adjective

• Holding fast persistent.
• The tenacious barfly tried again to get the
  attention of the standoffish woman.

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Vespiary noun

• A nest or colony of social wasps.
• The vespiary was humming with activity as the
  social wasps moved about their nest.

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Wistful adjective

• Longing, sad, melancholy.
• The dog peered into the bowl of pasta with a
  wistful look, longing for a quick snack.