Trimester OneWeek One Quack: Delineate- to describe accurately , Nefarious- extreme wickedness , Vernacular- everyday speech; slang , Brawn- muscular strength Week Two Quack: Tout- to publicly brag , Enhance- to intensify; improve, Hinder- to slow or impede the progress of , Efface- to erase; to rub out Week Three Quack: Glutton- someone who consumes too much food or drink, Hiatus- break or vacation, Querulous- grumbling; grumpy, Engender- to create, to cause Week Four Quack: Obliterate- to destroy completely, Copious- abundant, plentiful, Obscure- dark, unknown; hard to understand, Extol- to praise highly Week Five Quack: Pugnacious- eager to fight, Quell- to calm, pacify, Artisan- a person who is skillful with his/her hands, Kindle- to start a fire Week Six Quack: Corroborate- to confirm; back up with evidence, Amorous- feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense, Decorous- proper; in good taste, Expedite-to speed up the progress of Week Seven Quack: Idyllic- naturally peaceful, Juxtapose- to place side by side, Incandescent- brilliant; giving off heat or light, Exasperate-to annoy thoroughly Week Eight Quack: Discordant-lacking harmony or agreement, Volatile-highly unstable; explosive, Distend-to swell; to extend, Fecund-fertile Week Nine Quack: Sage-wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection, Vacuous- lacking ideas or intelligence, Deride- to ridicule, Benevolent –generous, kind Week Ten Quack: Scrutinize-to examine very carefully, Histrionic- overly dramatic, Didactic- intended to teach; morally instructive, Assail- to attack with words force Week Eleven Quack: Bucolic- charmingly rural, Pretentious- making ridiculous claims, Gullible- easily deceived, Convivial- fond of partying Week Twelve Quack: Discrete- unconnected, Discreet- sneaky, noticeable, Fabricate- to lie, Gesticulate- to make gestures, especially when speaking |
Trimester TwoWeek Thirteen Quack:
Laud- to praise; to applaud, Belabor- to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent, Reiterate- to say again; to repeat, Conflagration- a huge fire inferno Week Fourteen Quack: Induce- to cause to happen, Soporific- causing sleep, very boring, Anarchy- lawlessness; an absence of government or control, Strident- shrill; high pitched Week Fifteen Quack: Nonchalant- not showing any concern or worry, Malleable- easy to shape or bend, Ludicrous- absurd; ridiculous, Abridge- to shorten or condense Week Sixteen Quack: Lethargy-sluggishness, laziness, Recondite-hard to understand; over one’s head, Conspicuous- standing out; obvious, Archaic-ancient; outdated Week Seventeen Quack: Imminent – just about to happen, Predator- one that preys or destroys, Coalesce – to fuse or unite, Exalt - to glorify Week Eighteen Quack: Exult – to celebrate, Extraneous – irrelevant; unnecessary, Incantation – a chant, Assuage – to soothe; to relieve Week Nineteen Quack Insuperable – incapable or being overcome, Assiduous – hardworking, busy, Indulgent- lenient; yielding to desire, Avarice- greed; excessive desire for riches Week Twenty Squander-to waste, Penurious-stingy, relating to great poverty, Debunk-to prove wrong, Eccentric-unconventional; a little kooky Week Twenty-One Diverse- different; various, Desiccate-to dry out, Loquacious-talking a lot or too much, Maudlin-wallowing in self pity Week Twenty-two: Farcical-absurd; ludicrous, Vibrant-lively; vitality, Virulent-extremely poisonous; full of spite, Contemptuous-expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect Week Twenty-three: Enigma-a mystery, Labyrinth-a maze (something similar to a maze), Lucid-easy to understand, Repudiate-to reject; to disown Week Twenty-four: Superficial- relating to the surface; shallow, Primordial-formed long ago; primitive, Mellifluous-sweetly flowing, Provincial-limited in outlook; narrow |
Trimester ThreeWeek Twenty- Five:
Contrite-admitting feeling guilt, Incessant-unceasing Week Twenty-Six: Foible- weakness, flaw, shortcoming in character, Lacerate - to rip, maul, tear, mutilate, or mangle, Harangue- mean, nasty, angry speech, Exact- to demand of/from Week Twenty-Seven: Abash- to embarrass, Tact- skill in dealing with people in difficult situations, Uncouth- crude, unrefined, awkward, Fetish- an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation Week Twenty –Eight: Phobia- a persistent, illogical fear, Masticate- to chew, Laconic -not saying much; brief or concise, Malevolent- wishing evil on others; malicious Week Twenty-Nine: Meander- to wander around aimlessly, Apex – tip; peak; summit; the highest point, Nadir – absolute lowest point, Disseminate – to dispense objects; to distribute Week Thirty: Emaciated – excessively thin; weak, Puissant – powerful, mighty, Citadel – a fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold, Atrophy – to wither away Week Thirty-One: Austere - stern in manner, without excess, Ornate- elaborately or excessively decorated, Cerebral – of or relating to the brain, Incommodious- lacking space; uncomfortable Week Thirty-Two: Noisome- offensive; disgusting, Cacophony- harsh sounds, disturbing noise, Veritable- unquestionable; actual, true, Verbatim- using exactly the same words, word for word Week Thirty-Three: Concurrent- at the same time; acting in conjunction, Evade- to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee, Impede- to obstruct or interfere with, Askew- to one side; crooked Week Thirty-Four: Queue- to form or wait in a line, Accolade- award or honor, Torrid- parched by the sun; hot; burning, Trepidation- fear; state of anxiety Week Thirty-Five: Fraught- teeming with; laden; full, Temerity- recklessness; wild, Wane- to decrease gradually, Oust – to eject; to force out Week Thirty-Six: Connoisseur- an expert, in matters of art and taste, Asunder- in separate parts, Raze- to tear down, Blighted- ruined Week Thirty-Seven: Aghast- horrified, Milieu- environment or surroundings, Arduous- hard, difficult, tiresome, Coterie- a circle of close friends |