1. Approbation - Vociferous
11 Vocabulary Unit 9
Approbation - Vociferous

2. Approbation
Definition: Approval Part of Speech: Noun Sample Sentence: The teacher showed his approbation for the group’s exceptional presentation by giving them a 100.

3. Benign Definition: not harmful, kind/gentle Part of Speech: Adjective
Sample Sentence: The eco-friendly company will only use materials that have a benign effect on the environment.

4. Bourgeois
Definition: middle class, suburban (in an economic sense) Part of speech: adjective Sample Sentence: The small, simple town was both bourgeois and utterly boring.

5. Clique
Definition: An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest Part of Speech: noun Sample Sentence: The high school newspaper staff was a real clique; they all hung out together and wouldn’t talk to anyone else.

6. Contentious
Definition: Argumentative; quarrelsome Part of Speech: adjective Sample Sentence: The student was particularly contentious and argued anything the teachers said even when it was clear the teacher was right.

7. Delude
Definition: to deceive/trick Part of speech: verb Sample sentence: The con man deluded us into thinking that he would make us rich; instead, he tricked us into giving him several hundred dollars.

8. Drone
Definition: to talk on and on in a dull way Part of Speech: verb Sample Sentence: What Emma hoped would be a quick conversation lasted for twenty minutes because the sales clerk droned on and on.

9. Exhort
Definition: to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to Part of Speech: verb Sample Sentence: The coach used his bullhorn to exhort us to try harder.

10. Frivolous
Definition: Not having any serious purpose or value, pointless Part of speech: adjective Sample Sentence: Karen criticized her daughter for her frivolous purchases of clothes that she did not need.

11. Impetuous
Definition: Impulsive; extremely impatient Part of speech: adjective Sample Sentence: Jane made the impetuous decision to quit her job which she later regretted when she found herself unable to pay her bills.

12. Irascible
Definition: Easily angered or provoked; irritable Part of speech: adjective Sample sentence: Oscar the Grouch is an irascible character.

13. Mendicant
Definition: A beggar Part of speech: noun Sample Sentence: The mendicant hoped pedestrians would drop money in his bucket.

14. Palliate
Definition: To relieve something without getting rid of the problem Part of Speech: verb Sample Sentence: Jane took advil to palliate the pounding headache she got from being dehydrated.

15. Portent
Definition: An omen, a sign of something coming in the future Part of Speech: Noun Sample Sentence: The distant rumbling we heard this morning was a portent of the thunderstorm that hit our area this afternoon.

16. Resignation
Definition: Reluctant acceptance of a bad situation Part of Speech: noun Sample Sentence: The farmer accepted the coming floods with sad resignation.

17. Spawn
Definition: To cause; to produce a large number Part of speech: verb Sample Sentence: The hit movie spawned a number of sequels.

18. Status Quo
Definition: The existing state/circumstances, the way things are Part of Speech: Noun Sample Sentence: The new company president has plans to change the status quo and turn the business into a new organization.

19. Tout
Definition: to praise Part of speech: verb Sample sentence: The advertisement touted the benefits of the product while ignoring it’s negative aspects.

20. Vociferous
Definition: loud, noisy Part of speech: adjective Sample sentence: The fans were so vociferous that they cheered their underdog team to victory.

21. Voluminous
Definition: Very large; spacious (this word has nothing to do with sound) Part of speech: adjective Sample Sentence: The woman didn’t fit in the seat because of her voluminous skirt.