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Vocab 50


1.       Destitute (adj): Without money, food, a home or possessions.
The floods left thousands of people destitute.
Destitution (n): Destitution has become a major problem in the capital.

2.       Competence (n): The ability to do something well.
Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.

3.       Adjunct (n): Something added or connected to a larger or more important thing.
I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.

4.       Whittle (v): To make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small thin pieces.
An old sailor sat on the dockside, whittling a toy boat.

5.       Inordinate (adj): Much more than usual or expected.
Having inordinate amount of money doesn’t prove that you are good in character.

6.       Moronic (adj): Very stupid
A moronic gun

7.       Eradicate (v): To get rid of completely or destroy something bad.
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.

8.       Ostentatious (adj): Too obviously showing your money, possessions or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you.
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.

9.       Enervating (adj): Causing you to feel weak and with no energy.
I find this heat very enervating.

10.   Contrite (adj): Feeling very sad and guilty for something bad that you have done.
A contrite apology/expression.
Contritely (adv)
Contrition (n)

11.   Timid (adj): Shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened.
Milan is not a rather timid child.
Timidity (n)
Timidly (adv)

12.   Bruise (n): An injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in color, often as a result of being hit by something.
She had a few cuts and bruises but nothing serious.

13.   Mollify (v): To make someone less angry or upset.
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.

14.   Frustrate (v): To make someone feel annoyed or less confident because they cannot attain what they want.
It frustrates me that I’m not able to put any of my ideas into practice.

15.   Vocation (n): A type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way.
I feel I’ve missed my true vocation.


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