Week 7 & 8
1. Combative
Meaning: ready or eager to argue, fight, or disagree.
Usage: She became combative when challenged.
Meaning: very careful and precise about details.
Usage: The artist is meticulous about every detail.
2. Meticulous
Meaning: to prove something is true by giving evidence or support.
Tenses: Corroborated (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Corroborating (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The witness corroborated the victim’s story.
3. Corroborate
4. Delineate
Meaning: to describe, explain, or show something clearly and in detail.
Tenses: Delineated (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Delineating (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The map delineates the borders clearly.
Meaning: not trusting people and believing that others act only for selfish reasons.
Usage: There is growing cynicism about political promises.
5. Cynicism
6. Egotistical
Meaning: thinking too highly of oneself and being overly self-centered.
Usage: An egotistical person often ignores others’ opinions.
7. Expound
Meaning: to explain something clearly and in detail, especially a theory, idea, or concept.
Tenses: Expounded (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Expounding (Present Participle Form)
Usage: She can expound complex ideas clearly.
8. Disparage
Meaning: to speak badly about someone or something and show disrespect.
Tenses: Disparaged (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Disparaging (Present Participle Form)
Usage: She disparages others to feel superior.
10. Intricate
9. Declamation
Meaning: speaking loudly and expressively, especially in public or in a speech.
Usage: Her declamation was full of emotion and confidence.
Meaning: very detailed, complex, and having many small parts or complicated elements.
Usage: The story has an intricate plot.
11. Contrivances
12. Exuberance
13. Begrudge
14. Infer
15. Epiphany
16. Ally
17. Compile
18. Assess
19. Bewail
20. Courteous
Meaning: clever devices or plans made to solve problems or achieve something.
Usage: The story relied on unrealistic contrivances.
Meaning: a feeling of great energy, excitement, and happiness.
Usage: The crowd cheered with great exuberance.
Meaning: felt unhappy or unwilling about giving or seeing someone have something.
Tenses: Begrudged (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Begrudging (Present Participle Form)
Usage: He begrudges others their achievements.
Meaning: to guess or understand something using clues and thinking, not by being told directly.
Tenses: Inferred (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Inferring (Present Participle Form)
Usage: We infer meaning from context while reading.
Meaning: a sudden moment when you understand something clearly.
Usage: The movie gave her an epiphany about life.
Meaning: a person or group that supports you, or to join with someone for support.
Usage: She chose to ally with a strong team.
Meaning: to collect and organize information from different places into one whole.
Tenses: Compiled (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Compiling (Present Participle Form)
Usage: He compiles useful information for his studies.
Meaning: to evaluate, judge, or estimate the value, quality, or importance of something.
Tenses: Assessed (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Assessing (Present Participle Form)
Usage: Doctors assess patients before treatment.
Meaning: to express great sadness or regret about something.
Usage: He bewails his poor decisions.
Meaning: being polite and respectful to others.
Usage: She is always courteous in her behavior.