102 vocabulary words everyone should know Mr. Coia

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Vocabulary word

Definition

Sample sentence

part of speech

Abdicate

To relinquish power.

The King abdicated his throne rather than give up the woman he loved

Verb

Bravado

Courage; Brave

The police man, displaying bravado rescued the woman

Noun

Brevity

The state of being brief in duration

Paine's argument was stated in such brevity and passion that within one short month, of its publication it seemed every colonist was in favor or independence from Britain

Noun

Contemptuous

Feeling discussed or scorn

I have a comtemptuous feeling

ADJ

Dank

Damp or Humid

This morning was really dank

ADJ

Debacle

Utter collapse or rout

The football team is a debacle

Noun

Embellish

To ornament and beautify

I embellished my room

Verb

Embodiment

The idea of given thought of idea

The embodiment of this thought was scary

Noun

Fortuitous

Accidental; Luck

We were fortuitous to get out alive

ADJ

Gregarious

Out going; friendly

The gregarious man gave me a gun

ADJ

Harangue

A long scolding, in a public place

My parents harangued me about my grades

Noun

Infer

To understand

I think we can infer, why we lost

Verb

Juxtapose

Side by side for comparison

When we juxtapose the kids, they looked alike

Verb

Ludicrous

Point of being laughable

The rap'r was very ludicrous

ADJ

Maraud

Search for booty (Treasure)

The kids maurded for it

Verb

Neophyte

A new convert (ex: Religon)

My family is a neophyte

Noun

Onerous

Trouble some or burdensome

The documents is the most onerous document I ever seen

ADJ

Pandemonium

Chaos

Pandemonium broke out in the streets of New York

Noun

Rigmarole

Nonsensically complicated procedure

I have had enough of this authors rigmarole; I want a book with some substance to it

Noun

Subjugate

To cause to become subservient.

The dictator's attempts to subjugate his country's smaller neighbors will end in failure, mark my words

Verb

Tumultuous

Chaotic

After the Board of Trustees rejected the students proposal, there were tumultuous

ADJ

Transgression

A violation of a rule.

His transgression against the law got him arrested.

Noun

Venerable

Dignified and worthy of admiration.

I am a venerable person because of great accomplishments.

Adjective

Zenith

The highest point attained.

Massachusetts sports teams are at their zenith because their many championship victories

Noun