Improving Vocabulary Skills
Chapter 10
Scrutiny - n
Scrutinize - v
Careful look or examination of something
Be sure to scrutinize the documents before you sign
them.
Vulnerable - adj
Vulnerability - n
Unprotected, able to be hurt
Their team is vulnerable to lose now that their best
player is injured.
complex
The intricate design of the temple impresses all
visitors.
Incoherent - adj
Incoherence – n
Incoherently - adv
illogical
No one could understand her essay because it was incoherent. It just didn’t
make sense.
Implausible - adj
Implausibility – n
Implausibly - adv
Difficult to believeDennis Kucinich’s claim that he had seen a UFO was not only implausible, but it was
preposterous
To go between to helpKofi Annan interceded
between Odinga and Kibaki after the disputed elections
in Kenya.
Sinister - adj
Sin – n
Sinisterly - adv
In an evil way; wicked
Al-Qaeda has sinister intentions against the US
Suffice - v
Sufficient – adj
Sufficiently - adv
To be enoughOne appetizer for our table
should suffice for all four of us because the serving is huge.
Degenerate - v
Degeneration – n
To worsen
The economy has been degenerating ever since the housing market fell
apart.
Safe place
I go to my room for sanctuary when everyone
starts fighting.