HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9 th GRADE LESSON 15

1. furtive (adj. ) done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed. �With a furtive glance over his shoulder, the burglar slipped into the building when the guard wasn’t looking.

2. galvanize (v. ) to shock into action. �It took a nuclear accident at Chernobl to galvanize the world into working on an arms agreement.

3. garbled (adj. ) confused; mixed up. �The garbled message caused the ambulance to go to the wrong address.

4. garner (v. ) to gather and store away; to collect. �Just like a squirrel, I plan to garner my resources so I will be comfortable when I retire.

5. garrulous (adj. ) talkative �The security guard was so garrulous that we missed our flight while she finished her story.

6. gratuitous (adj. ) freely given; unnecessary. �My mother-in-law tends to give gratuitous advice about how to raise the kids, but it’s usually outdated.

7. guile (n. ) crafty deceit; cunning �Despite a villain’s guile in plotting a crime, the hero always manages to save the day.

8. gullible (adj. ) easily deceived. -The con man told outrageous lies, but the gullible investors believed every word.

9. hackneyed (adj. ) used too often; commonplace. -John’s eulogy was well-received, but it was full of hackneyed expressions that we have all heard before.

10. haphazard (adj. ) not planned; random. - Startled by the sudden appearance of the deer, the hunter took haphazard aim and accidentally shot another hunter.