Trimester 1 Vocabulary
prodigy a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.: "a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day". Ominous giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. Baleful threatening harm; menacing. Scorn the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.: Impromptu done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.: Dissimulation concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense Vex make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters Sagacity the quality of being sagacious.:"a man of great political sagacity". Stealthy behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. Audacity the willingness to take bold risks, rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence. Hypocritical behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. Degenerate having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline; lacking some property, order, or distinctness of structure previously or usually present, in particular. Tangible perceptible by touch. Derision contemptuous ridicule or mockery. Apathy lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. Audible able to be heard; a change in the offensive play called by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage. Bog wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body. a bathroom. Credulity a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true. Frivolous not having any serious purpose or value. Malign evil in nature or effect; malevolent. speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manne. Talisman an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic.
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