1. True Confession of
Charlotte Doyle Vocab
Peter Kim 8B
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

2. Adversity
• To be in unfortunate event or fate.
• Sentence: Do you want to know which one
of your men was a coward when they were
in adversity?
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3. Brawny
• Strong, big muscles.
• Sentence: He is a brawny man, but lacks
intelligence and knowledge.
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4. Congenial
• Someone or an environment that is
pleasant.
• Sentence: the place he used to live was a
congenial area: it was where nature thrived
and none of the man made mechanics were
visible.
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5. Decorum
• A behavior that is polite and mannerly
behaved.
• Sentence: We were treated with decorum
while we were in the party by the waiters.
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6. Docile
• Easily taught or handled.
• Sentence: Jeffrey is a docile; he follows
direction well and is eager to be taght with
new material.
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7. Quell
• To finish it, to put an end to
• Sentence: The police officer quelled the
problem by arresting the two men who
were fighting.
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8. Reprieve
• To delay punishment or sentence
• Sentence: The boy’s sentence was reprieved
due to hung jury.
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9. Slanderous
• A false report in intention of damaging
other’s fame or reputation.
• Sentence: Jerry slandered against Jeff's
reputation by telling about his physical
handicap.
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10. Transpire
• To happen, to be known.
• As the killer news got transpired, people
panicked and many left the city for asfety.
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11. Vigilant
• To watch for danger, a protector
• Sentence: The Avenging Angles are unofficial
vigilant that stops criminals from mugging
people or stealing materials.
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12. Ardent
• To have strong, intense feeling for one
person.
• He was one of the ardent supporters for
the people who had schizophrenia.
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13. Somber
• Dark, depressing, or dull.
• He is a somber man; he is serious about
student’s grade and he rarely compliments
the students.
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14. Ambition
• A desire to do or achieve something.
• His dearest ambition is to pilot the
zeppelin.
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15. Eminent
• Well-known or high ranked person.
• Stephen Hawking is an eminent physicist.
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16. Intoxication
• Overpowering excitement of the mind;
euphoria, exhilaration. Can caused by drug
or thin air (less oxygen)-hypoxia.
• Larry was intoxicated with the drug and he
didn’t even know he wasn’t breathing
properly.
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17. Commendation
• Official award or formal recommendation.
• Jerry received commendation from the
government after he helped them shut
down the virus program.
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18. Intone
• To say in a low voice or quietly
• Ray intoned some prayers as he was getting
ready for bungee jumping.
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19. Impression
• First sensation that settles on one’s mind.
• I was under impression that you were a
reliable man from Sir Haddock.
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20. Obligation
• Something that a person is bounded or
have to do.
• He was obliged to take charge of cleaning
the classroom.
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21. Succumbing
• To do something in order of someone else
or themselves despite knowing the fact it
isn’t right.
• Joy was succumbed to steal the wallet
because of her friend even though she
didn’t want to.
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22. Confining
• To limit or restrict from spreading.
• The criminals were confined by the FBI
agents from getting out of the bank.
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23. Agog
• Excited by eagerness.
• When lost in a maze, agog feeling can
confuse the person.
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