ERWC Vocabulary Eight New Amicable Adjective PeaceableFriendly Often

ERWC Vocabulary Eight New

Amicable Adjective Peaceable/Friendly Often refers to a compromise or agreement AMI- prefix means friendship or harmony After several days of negotiation, we finally made an amicable decision.

Augment Verb To increase or add to I had to take a second job to augment my income when my hours got cut.

Cursory Adjective Quick and not thorough I did a cursory job cleaning up my room, but really I just threw everything under the bed.

Definitive Adjective Final/decisive We looked to the boss for a definitive decision on what to do.

Extol Verb To praise or emphasize in a positive way He extolled the student’s strengths in a stellar letter of recommendation.

Fortitude Noun Strength and courage (when faced with adversity) Because he lacked fortitude, he failed as soon as any pressure was put on him.

Impervious (to) Adjective Unable to be harmed by The armadillo’s shell is impervious to many threats.

Opulent Adjective (Noun: Opulence) Extremely wealthy He loved to post pictures on Instagram that highlighted how opulent his lifestyle was.

Pliable Adjective Flexible/Easily influenced His parents often cautioned him not to be too pliable amongst his dumb friends.

Tentative Adjective Not final/Uncertain Opposite of definitive I asked several times, but could only get a tentative response out of him.

Wary (of) Adjective Cautious about or Suspicious of My dog is wary of strangers, so we have to be careful when company comes over.

Weary Adjective Tired/Worn out After a 12 hour shift I was weary and wanted only to go to sleep.