Unit+11

Unit 11

1. Francesca Macrina: abrogate(v.): to repeal, cancel, declare null and void. //After several months of an unhappy marriage, the couple decided to __abrogate__ the union and go their separate ways.// -- 2. Steph Dilolle / ambient [adj] - completely surrounding; encompassing. The girl walked into the sweets shop and stared at the __ambient__ creative cupcakes and brownies, wondering how on earth she was to buy just one. 3. Alec Sampey / __asperity__(n.)- roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness The __asperity__ of Simon Cowell often diminished the pride of people that were trying out for American Idol. 4.) Jordan Mullan: burnish (v.)- to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster The man had to __burnish__ the customer's shoes in order to make them look brand new. 5. Marcus Smith: cabal(n)- a small group working in secret //People suspect that there is a __cabal__ called the Illuminati that is said to pull the strings on everything in the world.// --

6. Samantha Funk: Delectable(adj.)- delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish //There were so many __delectable__ desserts that we didn't know which one to choose.//

7. Jamie Cristinzio; deprecate (v.)- to express mild disapproval; to belittle //The father __deprecated__ his daughter's boyfriend after finding out about his poor grades in school.// 8. Bridget Parker: detritus (n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction //After the devastating earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan, the once cities and homes were reduced to nothing more than __detritus.__// 10. Gina Pepe: eclectic (adj.) drawn from different sources //The home's style was __eclectic__ because the decor was inspired by different cultures and colors.//

//12.// Allison Nye//: impecunious// (adj) having little or no money

Since the __delectable__ desserts were so hard to choose from, I wanted to get all of them but my family has been __impecunious__ lately so my mom did not have the money for me to get more than one. 14) Jimmy Barnett - moribund(adj.) dying, on the way out //Because of computers, printing companies are finding themselves to be a moribund custom//

15.) Gregory Viola - necromancer (n.) - one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard. The dragon in Grendel was a self proclaimed __necromancer;__ seeing the future, and having magical influence over Grendel.

16. Shane Gotthold: //onerous// (adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty The woman came in first place in the marathon, which was a very __onerous__ thing to do.

9) Amanda Vankirk: ebullient(adj); overflowing with enthusiasm and excitment; boiling; bubbling My little sisters were //ebullient// when they saw the variety of desserts in the bakery.

16. Christina Denny- Onerous: (adj.) burdensome; involving a burdensome amount of effort and difficulty. Katniss had the //onerous// task of attempting to win the hunger games.

17) rachel royal- __Rife=__ common, prevalent,widespread,happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

After looking at the __rife__ candles on the cake, he got out of breath even before blowing them out.

15) Angela Martorano - __Necromancer:__(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard Pee Wee Herman went to a woman who claimed she was a __//necromancer//__ so he could find his lost bike but all her information was impertinent.

4. Megan Millisky--Burnish: (v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brighten, luster //The jeweler had to __burnish__ the diamond many times before it was bright and shiny enough to be sold.//

5.)Anthony NImmo: Cabal(n.)-A small group working in secret //While the jeweler was burnishing the diamond, a member of the city's dreaded __cabal__ saw it and returned to their bar to tell the others.//

//10.Deep Patel---// eclectic (adj.) drawn from different sources

The man gave an __eclectic__ answer, he took information from many different books to form one solid and undeniable answer.

16. Kayla Meyermann - onerous (adj) = i nvolving a burdensome amount of effort and difficulty  //There were many devastated people concerning the __onerous__ news about the hurricane destroying a large number of houses.//