Vocabulary Week 16

1. Vocabulary Week 16 Campagna

2. menial • During the great depression, people were thankful to have work of any kind, no matter how menial.

3. menial • Adj. lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity

4. parry • An effective press secretary can parry almost any question a reporter asks.

5. parry • V. to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid

6. predatory • Owls and other predatory birds play an important role in maintaining the balance of nature.

7. predatory • Adj. preying on, plundering

8. ravage • Swarms of locusts ravage the farmer’s fields and orchards.

9. ravage • V. to destroy, lay waste, ruin

10. stance • A fashion model’s stance is calculated to show off a designer’s clothing to the best advantage.

11. stance • N. a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

12. tawdry • An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a tawdry look.

13. tawdry • Adj. showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

14. turncoat • Strikers generally consider those workers who cross the picket lines to be turncoat.

15. turncoat • N. a person who switches to an opposing side or party

16. unassuming • Many celebrities remain unassuming despite their fame and wealth

17. unassuming • Adj. not putting on a show; modest

18. wallow • After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but wallow blissfully in a hot bath.

19. wallow • V. to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way

20. waver • The committee wavered for several days before choosing the winner of the essay contest.

21. waver • V. to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision