Vocabulary Energizers - Chapter 2

Define "spartan".

• small amount or portion, especially of money.

• ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent.

• scornfully refuse or reject.

• severe, rigorous, disciplined.

Define "gadfly"

• severe, rigorous, disciplined.

• person who continually annoys in order to stimulate change

• action showing respect and honor.

• ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason. From "to put the cart before the horse."

Define "homage"

• action showing respect and honor

• speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning

• gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death

• ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason. From "to put the cart before the horse."

Define "bombast"

• person who continually annoys others in order to stimulate change

• speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning

• an action showing respect and honor

• severe, rigorous, disciplined

Define "farce"

• ridiculous, light comedy; slapstick comedy; absurd thing; mockery

• ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason. From "to put the cart before the horse."

• speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning

• small amount or portion, especially of money

Define "macabre"

• speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning

• scornfully refuse or reject

• ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent

• gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death

Define "spurn"

• small amount or portion, especially of money

• scornfully refuse or reject

• ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent

• action showing respect and honor

Define "pittance"

• scornfully refuse or reject

• small amount or portion, especially of money

• severe, rigorous, disciplined

• gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death

Define "preposterous"

• ridiculous, light comedy, slapstick comedy, absurd thing; mockery

• speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning

• gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death

• ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason. From "to put the cart before the horse."

Define "pedigree"

• small amount or portion, especially of money

• ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent

• scornfully refuse or reject

• severe, rigorous, disciplined