Vocabulary-3

Vocabulary Week 3
Vestige

Verve

Veritable

Turgid

Travesty

Torpid

Stolid

Squalid

Seminal

Recluse

Word: **Profane** Meanings: 1.C ontempt or irreverence for what is sacred or divine 2.V ulgar, coarse or blasphemous 3.Nonreligious in subject matter or use; secular 4.Not initiated into a body of secret knowledge or ritual or sacred rites Examples:

Plethora

Pristine

Penchant

Word: Obtuse Meanings: 1. mentally slow or emotionally insensitive 2.not distinctively felt, heard etc 3, lacking in insight or discernment 4.between 90 and 180 degrees(an angle) 5. having a rounded or blunt tip(a leaf) Examples: 1.The obtuse janitor did not understand what 'his friends' were saying about him, and even laughed along with the jokes. 2.The pain of the cut on her finger was obtuse, compared to the pain from the slash on her thigh. 3.The information they had on the student's medical history was too obtuse for them to decide on the treatment he required. 4.The opposite of an obtuse angle, is an acute angle. 5.Young pea plants have obtuse leaves.

Word: **Nexus** 1. link or connection Example: Their intense hatred for each other was the only nexus these two colleagues shared.

Word: **Intrepid** Meaning: resolutely fearless, dauntless Example: An //intrepid// explorer probed parts of unknown island.

Word: **Indelible** Meaning: 1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed (  //indelible// ink) 2. something that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed (  the //indelible// memories of war; the //indelible// influence of a great teacher) Example: The events of that day have left an //indelible// impression on my mind.

Meaning: fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty) Example:T he government was accused of abdicating its responsibility
 * Abdicate**

Meaning:a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome Example: They described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration.
 * Aberration**