Thursday, May 8, 2014

10 words

1. inane- silly, ridiculous, absurd. (adjective)

2. cursory - hasty, quick. (adjective)

3. docile- passive, submissive, compliant. (adjective) *

4. inferior- lower in rank, substandard. (adjective)

5. supplant - replace. (verb)





6. scrupulous- careful, thorough, fastidious
sentence: You've got to be scrupulous when working with detailed work.

7. cursory- hasty, quick
sentence: The women shot a cursory look at the stranger next to her.

8. onerous- burdensome, arduous, difficult
sentence: The onerous task of moving the boxes caused a wave of exhaustion throughout the household.



9. embellish- exaggerate, decorate, adorn. (verb)

10. relegate - downgrade, impartial. (verb)



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