1. 1. Altruistic Adj. Acting for the benefit of others Donating to charity is an altruistic act. 2. Antithesis N. The direct opposite Hot is the antithesis of cold.

2. 3. Contrite Adj. Deeply sorry for having behaved wrongly With a contrite face, Billy confessed to hitting his brother. 4. Indolent Adj. Lazy, not making any effort Indolent students usually don’t get a very good grade.

3. 5. Levity N. Remarks or behavior intended to be amusing or funny His attempt at levity did not amuse his friends. 6. Nefarious Adj. Extremely evil The nefarious actions of Jack the Ripper landed him in jail.

4. 7. Obsequious Adj. Behaving like a spineless servant The obsequious law partner was asked to leave the firm because he couldn’t handle the tough cases. 8. Parsimony N. Unwillingness to spend money Kyle’s parsimony got him in trouble with his wife because he would not buy her a Valentine’s gift.

5. 9. Predilection N. A preference for something Sam’s predilection for ice cream instead of fruit didn’t help him keep his weight down. 10. Querulous Adj. Constantly complaining The querulous students were happy when they realized there would be no homework over the weekend.

6. 11. Sanguine Adj. Cheerfully optimistic Students who take tests with a sanguine attitude with do better than those with no confidence. 12. Taciturn Adj. Not liking to talk, staying quiet Taciturn students usually don’t like the teacher to call on them to answer questions in front of the class.

7. 13. Prodigious Adj. Very large in size, amount. There is a prodigious need for more kindness in schools. 14.Vestige N. Evidence of something that is no longer present. Lake Bonneville’s vestige can be seen along the mountains.

8. 15. Wizened Adj. Looking wrinkled or dried up Katie would not eat the wizened peach because she likes them freshly picked. Vocab practice information is on the next page.

9. Vocab Practice = syn, ant, sit. Make four columns and label each one as word, synonym, antonym, and situation. Word Synonymantonymsituation altruistic generous stingyQuarters& Cans