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Vocabulary Building

This document defines 50 vocabulary words through their part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. It also includes a 15-word crossword puzzle. The vocabulary words cover a wide range of topics and include terms to describe sounds, appearances, behaviors, emotions, and abstract concepts.

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Vocabulary Building

This document defines 50 vocabulary words through their part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. It also includes a 15-word crossword puzzle. The vocabulary words cover a wide range of topics and include terms to describe sounds, appearances, behaviors, emotions, and abstract concepts.

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Vocabulary

1. Dulcet (adj) (esp. of sound) Sweet and soothing: "record the dulcet tones of your family and friends".
Synonyms: melodious - mellifluous tuneful
2. Plump (adj) having a full rounded shape, fat
Synonyms: chubby - corpulent - stout - fleshy
3. Amiable (adj) Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured
Synonyms: sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering.
4. Garrulous (adj) given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative. a garrulous
speech.Synonyms: voluble, chatty, verbose
5. Clutter (v) to fill or spread over in a disorderly manner: Boxes cluttered the garage.
Synonyms: litter, mess up, strew
6. Flabbergast (v) to cause to be overcome with astonishment: The news really flabbergasted me.
Synonyms: stun, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy
7. Unhinged (v) confused; disrupted. He was unhinged by his wife's death.
Synonyms: unbalanced, deranged, disturbed
8. Vogue (n) The prevailing fashion, practice.Short shirts were once the vogue.
Synonyms: trend, style, craze
9. Fanciful (adj) unreal: a fanciful story. Synonyms: imaginary, unbelievable, invented
10. Reek (n) A strong offensive odor; a terrible reek coming from the garbage can
Synonyms: unpleasant smell, a stench
11. Flamboyant (adj) rich in colour; or extravagant; flamboyant clothes.
Synonyms: resplendent, showy, flashy, glitzy florid
12. Relish (v) to take keen or zestful pleasure in: relish traveling to new places.
Synonyms: savour; enjoy
13. Embellish (v) to make beautiful with ornamentation: a book embellished with colorful illustrations
Synonyms: adorn; decorate
14. Infuriate (v) to make (someone) very angry: She was infuriated by his arrogance
Synonyms: furious, enrage; incense, exasperate
15. Distraught (adj) So upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally: Distraught
relatives Synonyms: distressed; hysterical, flustered
16. Acclaim (v) to praise; extol; eulogise
Sentence: A dinner was arranged so the management could acclaim Nancy as the employee of the year.
17. Aggravate (v) worsen; intensify; exacerbate Sentence: Pollution can aggravate asthma.
18. Bedraggled (adj) very untidy; grubby; disheveled Sentence: He combed his bedraggled hair.
19. Beguile (v) to cheat, deceive, bamboozle Sentence: The witness saw the woman beguile the elderly
man into giving her his savings.
20. Bungle (v) mismanage, mishandle, botch
Sentence: The banker was caught trying to bungle the funds.
21. Catastrophe (n) disaster; calamity; cataclysm
Sentence: The tsunami of December 2004 was a catastrophe that affected millions.
22. Counterfeit (adj) fake, imitation, forged
Sentence: He had a counterfeit dollar bill in his pocket.

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flashy
sweet
confused
enjoy
talkative

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1. chubby
2. amaze
3. trend
4. imaginary
10. friendly

23. Word: delve


Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: search, probe, rummage around
Sentence: He began to delve into the book for quotations to use in his speech.
24. Word: eavesdrop
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to listen secretly, pry, snoop
Sentence: The little boy tried to eavesdrop on his friends' conversation.
25. Word: enchanting
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: charming, enthralling, mesmerizing
Sentence: She has an enchanting personality.
26. Word: hilarious Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: extremely funny, comical, mirthful
Sentence: The hilarious situation made everyone laugh.
27. Word: improbable
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: doubtful, dubious, implausible
Sentence: It seems improbable that the current weather conditions will continue.
28. Word: indispensable
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: necessary, essential, vital,
Sentence: A dictionary is an indispensable possession for any English teacher.
29. Word: industrious
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: hard working, diligent, conscientious
Sentence: The industrious weavers worked hard.
30. Word: venture
Part of Speech:
Meaning: To take a risk; dare, expose to danger
Sentence: He ventured the high seas in a small boat.
31. Word: jubilation
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: happiness, elation, euphoria
Sentence: There was great jubilation in the family when a baby girl was born after four boys.
32. Word: knack
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a special skill, flair, whiz
Sentence: He has a knack for solving puzzles.
33. Word: lamentable
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: disappointing, appalling, deplorable
Sentence: The new employee showed a lamentable lack of interest in the work.
34. Word: mystify Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: puzzle, baffle, bewilder
Sentence: The strange events are sure to mystify everyone.
35. Word: obliterate Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: destroy, eradicate, annihilate
Sentence: The horrified boy watched the tidal wave obliterate his fishing village.

36. Word: obnoxious


Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: very unpleasant, offensive
Sentence: He is the most obnoxious man I know.
37. Word: overbearing
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: dominant, arrogant, imperious
Sentence: His overbearing attitude was disliked by all.
38. Word: pandemonium
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: chaos, mayhem, racket
Sentence: Pandemonium broke out when the terrible news was announced.
39. Word: bicker Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: quarrel, dispute, squabble
Sentence: I was surprised to see the two friends quarrel with each other.
40. Word: radiant Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: happy, bright, dazzling
Sentence: She looked radiant on her birthday.
41. Word: ramshackle
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: broken down, rickety, dilapidated
Sentence: The ramshackle hut fell down during the storm.
42. Word: tenacious Part of Speech:
adjective
Meaning: firm, inflexible, persistent
Sentence: He is the most tenacious politician of South Korea.
43. Word: unscrupulous
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: unprincipled, deceitful, devious
Sentence: His unscrupulous behaviour is shocking.
44. Word: vanquish
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to defeat, overpower, subjugate
Sentence: I enjoyed watching the young Spaniard vanquish his opponent in the final of the tennis
tournament.
45. Word: Mortify Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: embarrass, degrade , humiliate
Sentence: she was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror.
46. Word: livid
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: furious, angry, infuriated, irate
Sentence: Her face was livid with shock.
47. Word: Sheepish
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: abashed or embarrassed, esp through looking foolish or being in the wrong
Sentence: A sheepish grin spilt across her face.
48. Word: Procrastinate
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: delay, stall, postpone, prolong, put off, defer
Sentence: He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days.
49. Word: Croon
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: sing softly, hum, lilt, carol

Sentence: She was crooning while she was cooking


50. Word: AmelioratePart of Speech: verb
Meaning: To make or become better; improve, alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage
Sentence: This pill will ameliorate your headaches
19. Word: bizarre
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: strange, peculiar, eccentric
Sentence: She told us a bizarre story

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