Vocab Words 106-120

Mundane

• lacking interest or excitement; dull

• a denial that it is Monday again

• characterized by things of the spiritual realm

• full of wonder and brilliance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Neophyte

• a person belonging to a cult

• a person who believes in the afterlife

• a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

• a person who communicates with those beyond the grave

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Nonchalant

• apathetic and uncaring

• showing or having a relaxed manner free from concern or excitement

• finding a task or responsibility to be without challenge

• having a sense of fashion and keeping up with society

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Novice

• a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation

• a small town in Texas

• handmade and artisan jewelry

• belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Noxious

• annoying and highly irritating

• living in an environment for the purpose of improving medical health

• harmful, poisonous, or unpleasant

• a feeling or sickness with the inclination to vomit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Obtuse

• a right angle in math class

• brilliant beyond comprehension

• unforgivable and irreconcilable

• annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Opulent

• extremely rich; luxurious; lavish

• a person holding property, especially land

• small group of people having control of a country

• an organization brought together with the sole intent of figuring out a problem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Orator

• a writer who transcribes spoken text

• a trickster; someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way

• a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled

• a person who works to restore order after mass chaos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Ostentatious

• designed to detract notice and seem less than

• characterized by humility

• designed to impress or attract notice

• characterized by a show of strength

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Palatable

• acceptable or satisfactory

• hard to accept

• something that is seen as just okay

• something that is seen as an ethical dilemma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4