Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Vocabulary

Abscond (v)

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Aberrant (adj) Aberration (n)

deviating from the norm

Alacrity (n)

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Anomaly (n) Anomalous (adj)

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Approbation (n)

an expression of approval or praise

Arduous (adj)

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort; hard to accomplish; laborious; operose; toilsome

assuage (v)

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify;  mollify; gruntle; conciliate; gentle; lenify; placate; propitiate

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