Quarter 4 Bell Work Words

Meticulous (ADJ.)

Being careful and diligent

Elapse (V.)

Time passing by

Interject (V.)

To intervene or to butt in and say something

Pertinent (ADJ.)

Applicable or appropriate to the topic at hand

Repulse (V.)

To invoke a feeling of disgust or distaste

Ilk (N.)

A group, type or category

Nomadic (ADJ.)

To live like a nomad, to wander

Utopia (N.)

An imaginary place where everything is perfect

Stereotype (N.)

A clich� image of a specific group of people or thing(s)

Patronize (V.)

To treat someone condescendingly and/or talk down to them

Interloper (N.)

An intruder

Nettle (V.)

To infuriate or annoy someone

Integral (ADJ.)

Something that is fundamental and/or intrinsic

Beneficiary (N.)

A heir/heiress and/or an inheritor

Recoil (V.)

To pull back

Nominal (ADJ.)

A small amount