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Enhancing Vocabulary: Words of the Week

Expand your lexicon with the meanings and usage of words like abhor, absurd, acumen, agitate, animosity, annihilate, anomaly, and apathetic. Improve your language skills and broaden your understanding of these terms.

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Enhancing Vocabulary: Words of the Week

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  1. Vocabulary Words Week One August 23-27

  2. Abhor • Verb • To hate something completely • I abhor small-mindedness.

  3. Absurd • Adjective • Inconsistent with reason or common sense • The idea that Michigan is better than Ohio State is truly absurd.

  4. Acumen • Noun • Intelligence; sharpness • Deskins’ mental acumen earned him a scholarship to Harvard.

  5. Agitate • Verb • Disturb; annoy • Chandler agitated Mrs. Copp with his constant talking.

  6. Animosity • Noun • Hatred • There has always been animosity between Ohio State and Michigan.

  7. Annihilate • Verb • To destroy completely • Hurricane Katrina annihilated New Orleans.

  8. Anomaly • Noun • Something irregular; out of the ordinary • Alex is usually very quiet; her outburst today was an anomaly.

  9. Apathetic • Adjective • Lethargic; listless • Ty seems apathetic about class; he hasn’t completed an assignment in weeks.

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