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Unit 13

Allison Nye: **Abstruse** (adj) Difficult to understand, complex The calculus problem that was given to the students was much too **abstruse** for any of them to figure out.

2. Francesca Macrina: affront(n.): an open or intentional insult; (v.): to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront T//he teacher took her student's answer as an **affront** to her intelligence, and reprimanded him accordingly.//

3.)Gregory Viola: **Canard** (n.) - a false rumor, fabricated story The teenage girls wreaked havoc in their high school, creating elaborate **canards** to humiliate others. 4.) Bridget Parker: captious (adj.) - excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up //Throughout her road test, the girl attempted to remain composed, despite the __captious__ nature of her driving proctor.// 5.) Amanda Vankirk; cognizant (adj) - aware, knowledeable, informed; having jurisdiction The boys were //cognizant// of they were doing, but chose to ignore the fact it was dangerous and decided to cross the creek anyway.

6.) Shane Gotthold: contrite (adj.)- regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent Tiger Wods appeared very **//contrite//** while giving his speech explaining what he had done. ANGELA LONGO 7.) cynosure: (n) the center of attraction, attention, or interest something that serves to guide or direct

Being a cynosure in Washington DC the white house attracts thousands of tourists a month.

Angela Martorano: __Mesmerize__(v) - to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch The man was so __**mesmerized**__ by the double rainbow that he began to cry!

-- Steph Dilolle / __mesmerize__ [v] - to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch. The bystanders on the street were //mesmerized// by the illusion in the sidewalk. --

8. Megan Millisky: __Decorous__ (adj.) - well behaved, dignified, socially proper The bride and groom are supposed to act and dress in a __decorous__ manner on their wedding day.

10. Samantha Funk- desiccated (adj.,part.) thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting //The coconut was perfectly __desiccated__ and therefore the flesh was easy to shred.//

11. Kayla Meyermann; efficacy (n) = the power to produce a desired result //The new drug is considered both safe and efficacious by the FDA. //

12. Marcus Smith; Engender (v)- to bring into existence, give rise to, produce, to come into existence, assume form //My wife __engendered__ my newborn son after being in labor for ten hours last night at 11:32 pm.//

13. Jamie Cristinzio; Ethereal (adj)- light, airy, delicate, highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound) //The woman knew when she saw the __ethereal__ wedding dress that it was perfect for her.//

14. Gina Pepe: facade (n.) the front of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind) //Because of the house's shoddy __facade__, no one expected the interior to be clean or decorated nicely.// 14. Christina Denny: facade (n.) the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as oppod to what may lie behind) The girl displayed a happy facade, eventhough she was suffering from depression.

15.Deep Patel: Ghoulish (adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead The __ghoulish__ creature ate the dead man.

16.) Jordan Mullan: Machination (n)- a crafty, scheming, or underhand action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end Falling into her best friends **__machinations__**, she found herself on a horrible blind date that was set up by MTV's Disaster Date.

19. Austin Kopfle: Opprobrium (n) - disgrace arising from shameful conduct; cotempt, reproach //Much __opprobrium__ was brought to Joe Paterno's legacy after the events concerning Jerry Sandusky.// 18.) Anthony Nimmo Mesmerize(v.)-to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate,enthrall, bewitch Watching the man get hit in the face with the water balloon was strangely mesmerizing.

20. Leeza Duller: **Putative** - (adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred.

//The putative father of the baby was vindicated when the DNA tests said "//negative//".//

//3. Alec Sampey// **__Canard-__** (n.)- a false or unfounded report or story; especially **: ** a fabricated report. The new employee's plan was to create a number of __**canards**__ about other co-workers of higher rank than him, hoping that his boss would soon hear and fire the co-workers, thus opening up numerous opportunities for promotions.