4/15~4/19
4/15
indispensable adjective
not subject to being set aside or neglected
Ex: an indispensable obligation
ravenous adjective
very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
Ex: a ravenous appetite
fastidious adjective
having complex nutritional requirements
Ex: fastidious microorganisms
malinger verb
to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
duplicate adjective
being the same as another
Ex: duplicate copies
4/16
retrogression noun
return to a former and less complex level of development or organization
acute adjective
characterized by sharpness or severity
Ex: acute pain
herald verb
to greet especially with enthusiasm : hail
Ex: doctors are heralding a new drug
conspicuous adjective
obvious to the eye or mind
Ex: conspicuous changes
inevitably adverb
as is to be expected
Ex: inevitably, it rained
4/17
domesticate verb
to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans
primeval adjective
of or relating to the earliest ages (as of the world or human history) : ancient, primitive
Ex: 100 acres of primeval forest which has never felt an ax — Mary R. Zimmer
heredity noun
the sum of the characteristics and potentialities genetically derived from one's ancestors
primordial adjective
existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe)
Ex: a primordial gas cloud
precipitate verb
to separate from solution or suspension
4/18
perpendicular adjective
standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright
Ex: She lives on the street that is perpendicular to mine.
divine adjective
of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god
Ex: divine love
supremacy noun
the quality or state of being supreme; also : supreme authority or power
Pandemonium noun
the capital of Hell in Milton 's Paradise Lost
adversary noun
one that contends with, opposes, or resists : enemy
Ex: His political adversaries tried to prevent him from winning the nomination.
4/19
jugular adjective
of or relating to the throat or neck
treacherous adjective
likely to betray trust : unreliable
Ex: a treacherous memory
whimper verb
to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound
Ex: I could hear the puppy whimpering.
maraud verb
to roam about and raid in search of plunder
contemplate verb
to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on
Ex: contemplate the vastness of the universe
