Vocab

Week 1

100

This is the definition of what word:

novice, beginner

Neophyte

200

What is a synonym for puzzle?

Enigma

300

What word means to treat someone with respect?

Venerate

400

Definition of provident

Thrifty, economical

500

Definition and part of speech of impute

verb. to attribute, credit

Week 2

100

This is the definition for what word:

sharp, penetrating, biting, strong

pungent

200

What is a synonym for ordinary?

prosaic

300

What word means mechanical or routine?

perfunctory

400

Definition of onerous

burdensome, oppressive

500

Definition and part of speech of morass

n. literal=swamp, figuratively=something that confines

Week 3

100

This is the definition for what word:

boring, commonplace, ordinary

mundane

200

What is a synonym for praiseworthy?

laudable

300

What word means worn out or exhausted?

jaded

400

Definition of myriad

countless, indefinite, consisting of a great number

500

Definition and part of speech of dissident

adj. disagreeing, noun. one who disagrees

Week 4

100

This is the definition for what word:

spontaneous

impromptu

200

What is a synonym for an educated guess?

conjecture

300

What word means stealthy or cautious?

surreptitious

400

Definition of pensive

thoughtful melancholic

500

Definition and part of speech of deleterious

adj. harmful

Week 5

100

This is the definition for what word:

changeable, unstable

volatile

200

What is a synonym for filthy?

squalid

300

What word means a counter charge or counter accusation?

recrimination

400

Definition of stoic

unemotional

500

Definition and part of speech of expedite

v. speed up, adj. expeditious