Vocabulary PowerPoint

By Caroline Hebert

Churlish- (adjective) lacking politeness or good manners;

When Vanessa acted churlish to Chuck Norris, Chuck round house

kicked Vanessa in the face.

Plaudits-(noun) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval.

Young Money, also known as Lil’ Wayne, always receives huge plaudits after he raps a song.

Revert-(verb) to return, go back.

When I heard there was a large pokémon battle going on in the middle of the road, I decided to

revert back home.

Collaborate-(verb) to work with, work together.

Vanilla Ice says we collaborate and listen, because he’s back with a

new invention.

Staid-(adjective) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct.

I’m guessing the joker, in Dark Knight movie, wasn’t staid,

because he would always ask, “Why so serious?”

Ornate-(adjective) elaborately decorated; showily splendid.

The Christmas tree was very ornate, but due to the large number of

ornaments, the tree had fallen on Birdman, “tha rappa”

Unison-(noun) a sounding together;

When we had sung the strange song in unison the crowd had basically

begged us to sing it one more time.

Rubble-(noun) broken stone or bricks; ruins.

I was very disappointed when I punched the wall and no rubble

was on the floor.

Bountiful-(adjective) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly.

If I was a rapper with a cool name, I’d be able to give a bountiful amount of money to my fans.

Perturb-(verb) to trouble, make uneasy;

The mere thought of being eaten by a shark or even bit by one,

perturbs me greatly.

Relevant-(adjective) connected with or related to the matter at hand.

I believe that rap is very relevant to opera but, people tend to not

agree with me.

Willful-(adjective) stubbornly self willed; done on purpose, deliberate.

Some people say that “uh-oh Oreos” were accidently made that way, but I know, for a fact, that they were guilty of the willful, “uh-oh

Oreos”.

Blasé-(adjective) bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures. apathetic, indifferent.

After having rode every ride at Hershey’s park, twice, I found it a bit blasé to ride any ride a third

time.

Nonentity-(noun) a person or thing of no importance.

If you think Chuck Norris is a nonentity, think again, because if

you all ready haven’t, you’re going to get round house kicked in the

face for thinking that.

Peruse-(verb) to read thoroughly and carefully.

If you don’t peruse a contract, who knows, what things would happen

to you if you signed it.

Recourse-(noun) a person or thing turned to for help or advice.

I’m glad I don’t turn to my teddy bear as a recourse, and look like a

freak.

Residue-(noun) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed.

When my friend ate the doughnut, it had left a residue on her shirt, so I gave her my lucky tide-to-go pen.

Prodigious-(adjective) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size or degree.

Since she would always make problems seem prodigious when they really were miniature, we decided to kick her out of our

group.

Skittish-(adjective) extremely nervous and easily frightened.

Every time before we would we take a test, jimmy would always be so skittish about them, he would run

out the room screaming.

Comply-(verb) to yield to a request of command.

In school, if you don’t comply with the rules, you could get

suspended, or even expelled.