Week 2

Frantic

Meaning: very worried, excited, or upset in such a way that a person cannot stay calm or think clearly.

Usage: The crowd became frantic when the lights suddenly went out.

Meaning: very clear and direct, leaving no doubt about the meaning.

Usage: The teacher gave explicit instructions for completing the assignment.

Explicit

Meaning: to confuse or puzzle someone so that they find it difficult to understand something.

Tenses: Perplexed (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Perplexing (Present Participle Form)

Usage: The difficult question perplexed the students.

Perplex

Ponder

Meaning: to think carefully and deeply about something.

Tenses: Pondered (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Pondering (Present Participle Form)

Usage: The teacher asked the students to ponder the question carefully.

Meaning: able to speak or write in a clear, fluent, and persuasive way.

Usage: She gave an eloquent speech about education.

Eloquent

Lucid

Meaning: clear and easy to understand.

Usage: The teacher gave a lucid explanation of the difficult topic.

Relinquish

Meaning: to give up something willingly.

Tenses: Relinquished (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Relinquishing (Present Participle Form)

Usage: He decided to relinquish his position as the team leader.

Venerate

Meaning: to respect, admire, or honor someone very deeply.

Tenses: Venerated (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Venerating (Present Participle Form)

Usage: Historians venerate great leaders who changed the world.

Impunity

Obsolete

Meaning: no longer used or needed because something newer or better has replaced it.

Usage: The invention of smartphones made many devices obsolete.

Meaning: to confuse or puzzle someone so that they find it difficult to understand something.

Usage: Criminals think they can act with impunity.