Vocabulary List for Monday's Quiz

Vocabulary List
In-class quiz on Monday, October 5

Reluctance: hesitating before doing something because one does not want to or sure to
Stumble: To trip or have trouble walking, or to have trouble speaking, or to find or reading accidentally or by surprise.
Preeminent: outstanding, most famous
Complacent: 1. Quiet or satisfied, 2. Feeling superior and not worried
Antibiotic: A type of medicine made from tiny microorganisms that are effective in fighting off other diseases causing microorganisms.
Epidemic: A disease that spreads quickly among many people.
Velvet: A soft, thick cloth made from cotton, silk, etc.
Excerpt: An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music which is taken from a larger piece.
Rumble: To make a low, powerful, rolling nose. Slang: a riot or big fight.
Humble: Meek, weak, modest or unassuming, or poor or unimportant.
Delegation: 1. A group of official representatives 2. The act of giving power or authority to someone to act in one’s place.
Saturate: To soak with a liquid until no more can be absorbed.
Sarcasm: An attitude or comments that hurt someone’s feeling, often by saying the opposite of what is meant.
Lectern: an object with a sloping surface that you put an open book or notes on while you are speaking to people in public.
Graze: To feed on grass 2. To touch lightly against something and injure the skin 3. To touch something lightly as it passes.
Dispel: To cause to go away, to dissipate.
Shabby: 1. Worn, often not clean 2. Falling apart, dirty 3. Disrespectful
Reluctance: Concern or fear about doing something
Slip: verb. 1. To fall or almost fall because something is slippery 2. To lessen 3. To become worse or do less well 4. To move easily and quickly
Tempt: 1. To attract, to entice 2. To risk harm or ruin.
Furious: To be very angry.
Bluntly: speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people.
Melting pot: Figuratively speaking, a place where large numbers of immigrants from many different countries live together.
Blur: To cause something to become unclear or indistinct.
Gap: 1. An empty space between two things 2. An unfulfilled period of time