Brother Poos 4th Quarter Vocab Test #1 Study Guide

rational

(adj.) able to think clearly; intelligent

sophistry

(n.) clever but deceptive reasoning

tenable

(adj.) capable of being maintained or defended; defensible

amorphous

(adj.) shapeless; having no definite from; unorganized

concave

(adj.) curved inward, creating a hollow space

contour

(n.) outline of a figure

malleable

(adj.) capable of being shaped by hammering; adaptable

speculate

(v.) reflect: meditate; conjecture

rationalize

(v.) invent excuses for one's actions

rotund

(adj.) rounded out; plump; full-toned

sinuous

(adj.) bending in and out; winding

symmetry

(n.) balance; harmony

grave

(adj.) deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous

nugatory

(adj.) of little or no value; worthless; useless

paramount

(adj.) chief; above others; supreme

relevant

(adj.) bearing upon the matter at hand; pertinent

coy

(adj.) pretending to be shy

ostentatious

(adj.) done to impress others; showy

brazen

(adj.) shameless; made of brass or bronze

vain

(adj.) conceited, excessively concerned about ones appearance or achievements; empty

poignant

(adj.) painfully touching; piercing

sullen

(adj.) resentfully silent; glum; gloomy

tribulation

(n.) suffering; distress

buxom

(adj.) plump and attractive

obese

(adj.) extremely overweight

rational

(adj.) able to think clearly; intelligent

sophistry

(n.) clever but deceptive reasoning

tenable

(adj.) capable of being maintained or defended; defensible

amorphous

(adj.) shapeless; having no definite from; unorganized

concave

(adj.) curved inward, creating a hollow space

contour

(n.) outline of a figure

malleable

(adj.) capable of being shaped by hammering; adaptable

speculate

(v.) reflect: meditate; conjecture

rationalize

(v.) invent excuses for one's actions

rotund

(adj.) rounded out; plump; full-toned

sinuous

(adj.) bending in and out; winding

symmetry

(n.) balance; harmony

grave

(adj.) deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous

nugatory

(adj.) of little or no value; worthless; useless

paramount

(adj.) chief; above others; supreme

relevant

(adj.) bearing upon the matter at hand; pertinent

coy

(adj.) pretending to be shy

ostentatious

(adj.) done to impress others; showy

brazen

(adj.) shameless; made of brass or bronze

vain

(adj.) conceited, excessively concerned about ones appearance or achievements; empty

poignant

(adj.) painfully touching; piercing

sullen

(adj.) resentfully silent; glum; gloomy

tribulation

(n.) suffering; distress

buxom

(adj.) plump and attractive

obese

(adj.) extremely overweight