1. accost (Shannon Lawson)
(verb)
1. to confront boldly
2. to approach, esp. with a greeting, question, or remark
The teacher accosted her student for the lack of effort put into the project.
2. agnostic (Shannon Leary)
n) a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
I believe that God exists, but I am an agnostic; I don't believe in a specific religion.
3. belabor (Scott M)
(v) to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary
He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
4. congeal (Molly)
(verb) - to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing
- The water congealed over night as it sat in the freezer to become ice cubes.
5. concord (Josh)
(n) agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony
- After the war, Germany was forced into a concord to accept the condtions of the treaty.
6. Eschew (Vivica)
(Verb)- To stay away from;shun;avoid.
Ive been trying to eschew Jake all day by taking different ways to class.
7. exhume (Alex)
(verb)-
1.
to dig (something buried, esp. a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
2.
to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; bring to light
The gravediggers in Hamlet exhumed old bones and found Yorrick's skull
8. exigency (Maya)
noun: . The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action. 2. A pressing or urgent situation.
Tammy's pregnancy become an exigency when she went into labor 3 weeks earlier than her due date.
9. frenetic (Chris S) - (adj) - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
The frenetic man at the flyers game danced so crazily he almost fell over the balcony.
10. gambit (Angila)- noun- A
n opening in chess in which a minor piece, or pieces, usually a pawn is offered in exchage for a favorable position.
A remark intended to open a conversation.
In the chess competitio, the winning player has the first gambit of the game.
11. inane (Becca)
(adj) lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly:
I always find it annoying when kids ask the teachers inane questions about things he just answered a minute ago.
12. indubitable (Steve) –adjective
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
It is indubitable that he stole the candy from the store by seeing the film from the camera.
13. maelstrom (Shawn)
(noun) : a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting
of conflicting tides) [syn: whirlpool, vortex]
The ship was torn to pieces by the sudden maelstrom.
14. moot (Kevin)-
Adjective- open to discussion or debate
The point quickly became moot because it was obvious that we couldn't agree.
15. nefarious (Tom) - (adj) Extremely wicked or villainous.
Dr. Evil's nefarious plan caused some concern to world leaders.
16. sumptuous (Matt)
(adjective)
1. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
2. luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.
After my cousin's wedding, there was a sumptuous dinner at the reception.
17. sylvan (Rachel) -
(adj) of, pertaining to or inhabiting the woods
We found a beautiful sylvan spot, shaded by some tress to have our picnic.
18. talisman (Melissa) -
(noun) An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
The witch's necklace was believed to be a talisman because whenever another a weaker witch came in contact with it, their powers strengthened.
19. ubiquitous (Scott F)
(ADJ) existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent.
Every where I went in my house I saw those ubiqitous bugs all over my kitchen and my bathroom.
20. utopian (Nichole)
(Adjective/Noun)
- of, pertaining to, or resembling Utopia
- founded upon or involving idealized perfection
In my utopian vision of school, we wouldn't get in trouble for lateness.
1. accost (Shannon Lawson)
(verb)
1. to confront boldly
2. to approach, esp. with a greeting, question, or remark
The teacher accosted her student for the lack of effort put into the project.
2. agnostic (Shannon Leary)
n) a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
I believe that God exists, but I am an agnostic; I don't believe in a specific religion.
3. belabor (Scott M)
(v) to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary
He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
4. congeal (Molly)
(verb) - to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing
- The water congealed over night as it sat in the freezer to become ice cubes.
5. concord (Josh)
(n) agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony
- After the war, Germany was forced into a concord to accept the condtions of the treaty.
6. Eschew (Vivica)
(Verb)- To stay away from;shun;avoid.
Ive been trying to eschew Jake all day by taking different ways to class.
7. exhume (Alex)
(verb)-
8. exigency (Maya)
noun:
. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action.
2. A pressing or urgent situation.
Tammy's pregnancy become an exigency when she went into labor 3 weeks earlier than her due date.
9. frenetic (Chris S) - (adj) - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
The frenetic man at the flyers game danced so crazily he almost fell over the balcony.
10. gambit (Angila)- noun- A
n opening in chess in which a minor piece, or pieces, usually a pawn is offered in exchage for a favorable position.
A remark intended to open a conversation.
In the chess competitio, the winning player has the first gambit of the game.
11. inane (Becca)
(adj) lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly:
I always find it annoying when kids ask the teachers inane questions about things he just answered a minute ago.
12. indubitable (Steve)
–adjective
13. maelstrom (Shawn)
(noun) : a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting
of conflicting tides) [syn: whirlpool, vortex]
The ship was torn to pieces by the sudden maelstrom.
14. moot (Kevin)-
Adjective- open to discussion or debate
The point quickly became moot because it was obvious that we couldn't agree.
15. nefarious (Tom) - (adj) Extremely wicked or villainous.
Dr. Evil's nefarious plan caused some concern to world leaders.
16. sumptuous (Matt)
(adjective)
1. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
2. luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.
After my cousin's wedding, there was a sumptuous dinner at the reception.
17. sylvan (Rachel) -
(adj) of, pertaining to or inhabiting the woods
We found a beautiful sylvan spot, shaded by some tress to have our picnic.
18. talisman (Melissa) -
(noun) An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
The witch's necklace was believed to be a talisman because whenever another a weaker witch came in contact with it, their powers strengthened.
19. ubiquitous (Scott F)
(ADJ) existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent.
Every where I went in my house I saw those ubiqitous bugs all over my kitchen and my bathroom.
20. utopian (Nichole)
(Adjective/Noun)
- of, pertaining to, or resembling Utopia
- founded upon or involving idealized perfection
In my utopian vision of school, we wouldn't get in trouble for lateness.