Vocab 1 Blatant Obvious unpleasantly loud Adjective The

Vocab 1

Blatant • Obvious, unpleasantly • • loud Adjective The manager’s anger at the umpire’s call was blatant to the fans.

Jeer • To mock or taunt • Verb • Sentence: The evil upperclassmen will jeer the poor freshmen as they come down the hall.

sinewy • lean and muscular; • • strong adjective Sentence: The sinewy bicyclist won the Tour de France seven times.

Malevolently • Expressing with ill • • will; maliciously adverb Sentence: The evil mastermind malevolently planned to blow up the earth unless he received 1 billion dollars.

Tacit • Not spoken, implied • • from statements or actions. Adjective The student indicated tacit disapproval when her boring teacher assigned another essay.

Inscrutable • Not able to be • • understood Adjective Sentence: The directions he gave me were completely inscrutable. We were lost for hours.

Crestfallen • Depressed, sad • Adjective • She was completely crestfallen when she was told her head would always be twice the size of her body.

Ludicrous • Hilarious, laughable to • • absurdity. Adjective Sentence: The teacher laughed heartily at the ludicrous outfit his student was wearing.

Sauntered • To walk at a • • leisurely pace or to stroll. Verb The happy couple sauntered through the sand…

Quavered • To quiver or to • • tremble verb The man quavered with fear when he saw Mr. Hamilton’s intimidating presence.

Sordid • Filthy, dirty or • • foul Adjective The sordid apartment was littered with garbage and pop cans.

Taboo • Something not • • mentioned due to social customs Noun It had become a taboo for the boys to talk about the small boy who had gone missing during the fire.