1. aesthetic (Ben)
- (adjective) pertaining to a sense of beauty
Most Apple stores are built to be aesthetically pleasing in order to give off a trendy and drawing environment.
2. affront (Derron)
(verb) to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence: His speech affronted all of us because it was designed to hurt feelings.
3. cognizant (Dharm) (adjective) aware of
He was cognizant of the difficulty of getting all As in school.
4. contrite (Chris J)
Adj- caused by or showing sincere remorse and filled with a sense of guilt.
The man felt very contrite after crashing into one of the cars after going through a patch of ice.
5. coup (Sean)
(Noun) a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment
The Japanese performed a coup on Pearl Harbor when they attacked without a warning.
6. deprecate (Roxanne)
(verb) to depreciate; belittle.
My friends always deprecate my choice in music just because they don't like it.
7. defunct (Shannon Lawson)
(adjective) no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning:
Soon, the CD player will be a defunct piece of equiptment in favor of the IPOD.
8. euphemism (Shannon Leary)
(noun)The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
We don't say someone died; we use euphemisms liked passed away instead.
9. façade (Scott M)
(noun) a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth even though they had no money.
10. fetish (Molly)
(noun) an obsession
My friend has a fetish with shoes, so I think she owns over a hundred different pairs.
11. ghoulish (Josh)
adjective- strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous
As the ghoulish scientist led me into his home, I couldn't help but think he was going to experiment on me.
12. Hapless (Vivica) Adjective- Unlucky, luckless; unfortunate
The hapless victim from the traumatic car accident is now in critical condition.
13. innate (Alex) (adjective) Possessed at birth; inborn.2. Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.
Playing music is my innate talent; I am self taught on three instruments.
14. irreparable(Maya)
(adjective) incapable of being repaired of fixed.
Hurrican Katrina did irreparable damage to New Orleans.
15. laconic (Chris S)
(adj) - using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
Billy is very laconic in his replies because he is not a very talkative person.
16. mutable (Angila)
(adjective) liable to change or alteration
Gas has mutable prices, they never stay the same for more than a day or two.
17. pariah (Becca)-
(noun) an outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
Every lunch she sits on the steps being a pariah and others look at her but know to avoid her at all times.
18. progeny (Steve)
(Noun) descendants or offspring
If you have progeny, then you have a lot of responsibility, by watching and taking care of them.
19. rife (Shawn) –adjective frequesnt, common, full of During hunting season, the woods are rife with deer.
20. subsist (Kevin)-
(verb) to have existence, to have the necessities of life.
My dog subsists in my house because of all the love my family has for it.
1. aesthetic (Ben)
- (adjective) pertaining to a sense of beauty
Most Apple stores are built to be aesthetically pleasing in order to give off a trendy and drawing environment.
2. affront (Derron)
(verb) to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence:
His speech affronted all of us because it was designed to hurt feelings.
3. cognizant (Dharm)
(adjective) aware of
He was cognizant of the difficulty of getting all As in school.
4. contrite (Chris J)
Adj- caused by or showing sincere remorse and filled with a sense of guilt.
The man felt very contrite after crashing into one of the cars after going through a patch of ice.
5. coup (Sean)
(Noun) a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment
The Japanese performed a coup on Pearl Harbor when they attacked without a warning.
6. deprecate (Roxanne)
(verb) to depreciate; belittle.
My friends always deprecate my choice in music just because they don't like it.
7. defunct (Shannon Lawson)
(adjective) no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning:
Soon, the CD player will be a defunct piece of equiptment in favor of the IPOD.
8. euphemism (Shannon Leary)
(noun)The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
We don't say someone died; we use euphemisms liked passed away instead.
9. façade (Scott M)
(noun) a superficial appearance or illusion of something:
They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth even though they had no money.
10. fetish (Molly)
(noun) an obsession
My friend has a fetish with shoes, so I think she owns over a hundred different pairs.
11. ghoulish (Josh)
adjective- strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous
As the ghoulish scientist led me into his home, I couldn't help but think he was going to experiment on me.
12. Hapless (Vivica)
Adjective- Unlucky, luckless; unfortunate
The hapless victim from the traumatic car accident is now in critical condition.
13. innate (Alex)
(adjective) Possessed at birth; inborn.2. Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.
Playing music is my innate talent; I am self taught on three instruments.
14. irreparable(Maya)
(adjective) incapable of being repaired of fixed.
Hurrican Katrina did irreparable damage to New Orleans.
15. laconic (Chris S)
(adj) - using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
Billy is very laconic in his replies because he is not a very talkative person.
16. mutable (Angila)
(adjective) liable to change or alteration
Gas has mutable prices, they never stay the same for more than a day or two.
17. pariah (Becca)-
(noun) an outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
Every lunch she sits on the steps being a pariah and others look at her but know to avoid her at all times.
18. progeny (Steve)
(Noun) descendants or offspring
If you have progeny, then you have a lot of responsibility, by watching and taking care of them.
19. rife (Shawn)
–adjective frequesnt, common, full of
During hunting season, the woods are rife with deer.
20. subsist (Kevin)-
(verb) to have existence, to have the necessities of life.
My dog subsists in my house because of all the love my family has for it.