VOCAB WEEK 6

1. illegible She has a few students with illegible handwriting. Some signatures can be illegible.

1. illegible (adj.) difficult or impossible to read

2. jeer The crowd jeered the boring stand-up comedian. My grandma always said “never make a jeer unless you are prepared to hear one right back.”

2. jeer (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision

3. lucrative The lucrative company was able to give all of their employees one extra week of vacation. Since the business is lucrative this month, I think I’ll buy that extra printer.

3. lucrative (adj.) bringing in money, profitable

4. mediocre The service at the restaurant last night was mediocre. I’d say we had a mediocre experience at the game; it wasn’t too exciting.

4. mediocre (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

5. proliferate Interest in social media did not proliferate until facebook was created. In the last 5 years the use of iPhones has proliferated.

5. proliferate (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

6. subjugate The army subjugated their opposition. Discrimination can lead to one group attempting to subjugate another.

6. subjugate (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control

7. sully The toddler sullied her sheets in the night since she just potty trained. The rumors began to sully the reputation of the upstanding family in the community.

7. sully (v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

8. tantalize The young boy continued to tantalize the girl he liked on the playground. The dissolute woman was known to tantalize men.

8. tantalize (v.) to tease, torment by teasing

9. terse My grandfather is known to be a very terse man in conversation, hardly saying a word. I thought your last text was terse and almost rude.

9. terse (adj.) brief and to the point

10. unflinching My best friend’s unflinching loyalty is one reason we have been friends for 10 years. Although she was scared of the consequences, she was unflinching as she walked up to her boss.

10. unflinching (adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back