Ambrosini, Michelle
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This list is available for all 7-0 students--past and present.* Current 7-0 students: Please note that we will investigate each list together.List 1
amiss (adv) wrongly, in a mistaken way
cognizant (adj) aware; knowledgeable about something through personal experience
futile (adj) serving no useful purpose; completely ineffectiveimminent (adj) ready to take place; loomingiota (n) a very small amount
mellifluous (adj) having a smooth, sweet flow or soundreluctant (adj) unwilling; feeling or showing hesitationList 2
camaraderie (n) friendliness and loyalty among friends, companionship
crux (n) the essential part, the most important point
incongruous (adj) out of place, odd
malady (n) illness, disease
myriad (n or adj) many, numerous
plethora (n) excess, surplus
zenith (n) highest point, peak
List 3
cacophony (n) harsh or discordant sound [cacophonous (adj) form]
desist (v) stop, discontinue
inept (adj) foolish, incompetent
loquacious (adj) talkative
nemesis (n) a fearsome and usually victorious rival or opponent
raze (v) to destroy to the ground
surreptitious (adj) secret, stealthy
List 4
dearth (n) lack or shortage
dissuade (v) discourage, advise against
ensnare (v) trap, entangle
innumerable (adj) countless, many
notorious (adj) unfavorably known, infamous
stalemate (n) deadlock, impasse
vanquish (v) conquer, defeat
List 5apex (noun) summit, zenith
elusive (adj) difficult to describe or capture
incessant (adj) nonstop, persistent
pandemonium (noun) chaos, uproar
salient (adj) most important, significant
stifle (verb) suppress, hold back
verbose (adj) wordy (in writing), talkative (in speaking)
List 6adjacent (adj) bordering, nearby
cache (n) supply, collection
enigma (n) mystery, puzzle
malleable (adj) flexible, bendy
novice (n) beginner, apprentice
onus (n) burden, duty
unsavory (adj) unpleasant, grubby
List 7copious (adj) many, numerous
deleterious (adj) harmful, toxic
delineate (v) to describe in detail
morose (adj) miserable, pessimistic
plague (v) to bother, to annoy
procure (v) to obtain, to acquire
quell (v) suppress, crush
List 8
accord (n) agreement, harmony
assiduous (adj) hard-working, diligent
benevolent (adj) caring, generous
discordant (adj) disagreeing, cacophonous
extraneous (adj) unnecessary; irrelevant
nonchalant (adj) being unconcerned or indifferent; relaxed
spurious (adj) fake, false, misleading
List 9
admonish (v) to scold, to warn about
bellow (v) to shout, to roar
emulate (v) to imitate, to try to be like
impartial (adj) unbiased, neutral
pervade (v) permeate, spread through
repel (v) to drive back, to fight against
List 10
divergent (adj) opposing, differing from each other
expedite (v) to speed up the process of
facetious (adj) joking, meant to be humorous or funny
hoax (n) trick, deception
meager (adj) not enough, skimpy
superfluous (adj) more than is necessary, not needed
tangent (adj) irrelevant; not related to the specific topic
IRON 7 (2016-2017)akin: (adj) similar, correspondingbelligerent (adj) hostile, aggressivecumbersome (adj) hard to handle or manage because of size or weightebullient (adj) cheerful, full of energynefarious (adj) criminal, evil, wickedprodigious (adj) impressively great in size or extent; massiveresplendent (adj) attractive and impressive by being richly colorful