Vocab Words #1-20!

Question 1

Tenacity (n)

Answer 1

Persistence

Welcome to Sentinel, Freshman! If you show tenacity, in four short years you will be a sentinel graduate.

Question 2

Paragon (n)

Answer 2

A model of excellence or perfection.

The top student in each class is the paragon of academic success.

Question 3

Angst (n)

Answer 3

A feeling of anxiety and dread.

A bit of angst is a normal reaction to starting school, let alone during a pandemic.

Question 4

Venerable (adj)

Answer 4

Deserving respect because of age, character, achievements, etc.

Sentinel Students read Night, a powerful Holocaust book by the venerable Ellie Weisel.

Question 5

Chaotic (adj)

Answer 5

Disorderly, mixed up

By the end of the years, lockers are often chaotic.

Question 6

Charlatan (n)

Answer 6

A quack or imposter

Dr. Blank was pronounced a charlatan, much to his patient’s dismay.

Question 7

Reverie (n)

Answer 7

A state of dreaming, musing, being lost in thought

During the playing of his favorite song, the student was lost in reverie.

Question 8

Emaciated (adj)

Answer 8

Thin and wasted from lack of nourishment.

The prisoners of war were confused and emaciated when the army freed them.

Question 9

Profuse (adj)

Answer 9

Lavish, extravagant

Although the press credited Patrick Mahomes with the win, he heaped profuse praise upon his teammates.

Question 10

Martial (adj)

Answer 10

War-like, resembling a military manner

After the hurricane, the governor declared martial law in New Orleans.

Question 11

Taciturn (adj)

Answer 11

silent or uncommunicative

The taciturn girl sat at the back of the class, quietly observing the other students.

Question 12

Fledgling (adj)

Answer 12

immature or inexperienced

Remember when you were a fledgling middle school student back in 6th grade?

Question 13

Pathogen (n)

Answer 13

a specific causative agent of disease

Don’t set your sandwich on a table in Mr. Dixon’s biology lab; it may come in contact with a pathogen.

Question 14

Rejuvenate (v)

Answer 14

to make young or youthful again

Many students feel rejuvenated after a vigorous P. E. class full of running and other types of physical activity.

Question 15

Juggernaut (n)

Answer 15

a massive, inexorable force or object that crushes whatever is in the path

The Sentinel Speech and Debate team is a juggernaut, an unstoppable force that will obliterate all other teams.

Question 16

acquisition (n)

Answer 16

something that you get or own

The library has added several new acquisitions to its reading choices this year. Come check them out.

Question 17

Iconoclastic (adj)

Answer 17

attacking accepted beliefs or customs

When the student chose NOT to wear purple and gold during spirit week, he was labeled iconoclastic.

Question 18

Pseudonym (n)

Answer 18

a fictitious, invented name that an author or other well-known person uses to disguise their identity

Mark Twain was the pseudonym of the author Samuel Clemens, and Bob Dylan is the pseudonym for the singer Robert Allen Zimmerman.

Question 19

Amiable (adj)

Answer 19

friendly, good-natured, agreeable

Ms. Wolgamot in our library is very amiable, and students love her.

Question 20

Zealous (adj)

Answer 20

filled with passion and devotion, excessively enthusiastic

Mrs. Kirgan is a zealous Denver Bronco fan; if they win, you’ll see her smiling broadly in the counseling office.