1. 11 th Grade Vocabulary Week 7 1. adroit: adj. skillful; clever syn: dexterous; apt ant: clumsy; awkward 2. macroscopic: adj. visible to the naked eye ant: microscopic 3. fatuous: adj. foolish; inane syn: sillyant: sensible; wise

2. 4. bovine: adj. pertaining to cows or cattle 5. ferret: v. to search or dive out 6. affectation: n. a phony attitude; pose syn: insincerity; sham ant: sincerity; genuineness

3. 7. knell: n. a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral 8. dichotomy: n. a division into two parts 9. callow: adj. young and inexperienced syn: immatureant: mature; sophisticated

4. 10. laconic: adj. using few words; short; concise syn: pithy; taciturn ant: verbose; loquacious 11. quiddity: n. an essential quality syn: essence 12. patent: adj. evident or obvious syn: indisputable; apparent

5. 13. peccadillo: n. a minor offense; a misdeed 14. sagacious: adj. wise; having keen perception and sound judgment syn: shrewd; intelligent ant: obtuse; fatuous 15. rationalize: v. to make an excuse for syn: justify