For those of you who asked ("hypothetically") what to do in the event that you lost your vocabulary packet, here are the words for the week two list. (See your calendars: Quiz next week!)
Week Two_____________________________________________________________________
akimbo: adj—set in a bent positionMy brother, arms akimbo, sprawled across our couch as he slept.
lassitude: n—a condition of weariness or debilityJenny was about to finish her homework when severe lassitude prevented her.
licentious: adj—lacking legal or moral restraints, especially disregarding sexual restraintsDanny, who is licentious, spends his time in bars looking for women
muse: v—to become absorbed in thought
He mused over possible endings for his novel.
pecuniary: adj—of or relating to money
When Mr. Jones lost his job, his family experienced marked pecuniary difficulties.
presumptuous: adj—overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy)
The presumptuous student asked the teacher for an extra credit assignment on the last day of class.
subvert: v—to overturn or overthrow from the foundation
John, a cashier, subverted Wal Mart through his attempts at starting a union.
vacuous: adj—marked by lack of ideas or intelligence
The essay was entirely vacuous, displaying no signs of original thinking or logic.
avocation: n—customary employment; a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoymentFirefighting was his job; fishing was his avocation.
capricious: adj—impulsive, unpredictableThe capricious teacher assigned an entire novel for students to read over the weekend after she promised to assign no homework.
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