10th Week 17th Vocab

Proponent 

• N; One who supports a cause or puts forward a proposal. Sentence: I am an inveterate proponent of tax reform, but I appear to be in the minority. 

• V; To shake Sentence: In a voice that quavered with anger, Mr. Brown told us to take our feet off his new couch. 

• V; Shrink Sentence: My dog always recoils at the sound of a gun because he is reminded of firecrackers.

• V; To make up for Sentence: We developed a scheme to recoup our losses and renew our business of selling pork and beans to the Russians. 

Quaver

• V; To give off an unpleasant odor Sentence: Because I smoke cigars in the summer my clothes often reek of tobacco.

• V; To shake Sentence: In a voice that quavered with anger, Mr. Brown told us to take our feet off his new couch. 

• V; Shrink Sentence: My dog always recoils at the sound of a gun because he is reminded of firecrackers.

• V; To make up for Sentence: We developed a scheme to recoup our losses and renew our business of selling pork and beans to the Russians. 

Recoil 

• V; To give off an unpleasant odor Sentence: Because I smoke cigars in the summer my clothes often reek of tobacco.

• Adj; Harsh Sentence: Mary’s relentless pursuit of excellence may drive her insane.

• V; Shrink Sentence: My dog always recoils at the sound of a gun because he is reminded of firecrackers.

• V; To make up for Sentence: We developed a scheme to recoup our losses and renew our business of selling pork and beans to the Russians.

Recoup

• V; To give off an unpleasant odor Sentence: Because I smoke cigars in the summer my clothes often reek of tobacco.

• Adj; Harsh Sentence: Mary’s relentless pursuit of excellence may drive her insane.

• N; A small stream Sentence: I dipped my toe in the rivulet and hoped that a monster wasn’t near.

• V; To make up for Sentence: We developed a scheme to recoup our losses and renew our business of selling pork and beans to the Russians. 

Reek

• V; To give off an unpleasant odor Sentence: Because I smoke cigars in the summer my clothes often reek of tobacco.

• Adj; Harsh Sentence: Mary’s relentless pursuit of excellence may drive her insane.

• N; A small stream Sentence: I dipped my toe in the rivulet and hoped that a monster wasn’t near.

• Squander

  V; Waste Sentence: Matt squandered his entire fortune on gambling and came back from Las Vegas with only thirteen cents.

Relentless

• N; Detached sound or style Sentence: The staccato bursts from the machine gun told us the sniper was running out of ammunition.

• Adj; Harsh Sentence: Mary’s relentless pursuit of excellence may drive her insane.

• N; A small stream Sentence: I dipped my toe in the rivulet and hoped that a monster wasn’t near.

• V; Waste Sentence: Matt squandered his entire fortune on gambling and came back from Las Vegas with only thirteen cents.

Rivulet

• N; A law Sentence: The legislature recently passed a statue requiring all passengers in the front seat of a car to wear seatbelts.

• N; A small stream Sentence: I dipped my toe in the rivulet and hoped that a monster wasn’t near.

• V; Waste Sentence: Matt squandered his entire fortune on gambling and came back from Las Vegas with only thirteen cents.

• N; Detached sound or style Sentence: The staccato bursts from the machine gun told us the sniper was running out of ammunition.

Squander

• N; A law Sentence: The legislature recently passed a statue requiring all passengers in the front seat of a car to wear seatbelts.

• N; One who supports a cause or puts forward a proposal. Sentence: I am an inveterate proponent of tax reform, but I appear to be in the minority. 

• V; Waste Sentence: Matt squandered his entire fortune on gambling and came back from Las Vegas with only thirteen cents.

• N; Detached sound or style Sentence: The staccato bursts from the machine gun told us the sniper was running out of ammunition.

Staccato 

• N; A law Sentence: The legislature recently passed a statue requiring all passengers in the front seat of a car to wear seatbelts.

• N; One who supports a cause or puts forward a proposal. Sentence: I am an inveterate proponent of tax reform, but I appear to be in the minority. 

• V; To shake Sentence: In a voice that quavered with anger, Mr. Brown told us to take our feet off his new couch. 

• N; Detached sound or style Sentence: The staccato bursts from the machine gun told us the sniper was running out of ammunition.

Statute 

• N; A law Sentence: The legislature recently passed a statute requiring all passengers in the front seat of a car to wear seatbelts.

• N; One who supports a cause or puts forward a proposal. Sentence: I am an inveterate proponent of tax reform, but I appear to be in the minority. 

• V; To shake Sentence: In a voice that quavered with anger, Mr. Brown told us to take our feet off his new couch. 

• V; Shrink Sentence: My dog always recoils at the sound of a gun because he is reminded of firecrackers.