Vocab/ Sentences

1. Overturn- to cause to turn over: UPSET / He overturned the new plan

2. Suspended- to hold in an undetermined or undecided state awaiting further information ; to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function / She suspended an announcement o the wall.

3. Abide- to wait for / I can’t abide the letter from father.

4. Prenatal- occurring, existing, or performed before birth / a prenatal baby eats a nutrient through the umbilical cord.

5. Forefront- the foremost part or place / He fought at the forefront of the troops.

6. Stigma- a) archaic: a scar left by a hot iron: BRAND b) a mark of shame or discredit: STAIN. / It was a stigma of his family.

7. Ultimate (N) - 1: something ultimate; especially: FUNDAMENTAL2: ACME / I finally finished the ultimate.


8. critic- a: one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, righteousness, beauty, or technique b: one who engages often professionally in the analysis, evaluation, or appreciation of works of art or artistic performances / He is a famous a dramatic critic.

9. contend- to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties. / He contended against an obstacle

10. intervene- to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events/ He intervenes in the affairs of another family.

11. deprive- to take something away from, to remove from office / Criminals deprive a person of his property.

12. constitutionally- a: in accordance with one's constitution b: in structure, composition, or constitution / some people are constitutionally infirm.

13. valid- having legal efficacy or force; especially: executed with the proper legal authority and formalities / It is a valid reason.

14. reproductive- of, relating to, or capable of reproduction / The paper is reproductive.

15. nestle- archaic: NEST, to settle snugly or comfortably / I nestled down on the bed.

16. amidst- in or into the middle of: surrounded by: AMONG / I was standing amidst the crowd.

17. salutary- producing a beneficial effect / The food is very salutary.

18. contemplate- to view or consider with continued attention / He contemplated his action.

19. banter-friendly comments and jokes. / He always says to me banter

20. leapfrog- to go ahead of (each other) in turn; specifically: to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front ; to evade by or as if by a bypass / He leapfrogged him.

21. consumerism- the promotion of the consumer's interests / They need consumerism.

22. guile- deceitful cunning / He is good at guile.

23. enigmatic- of, relating to, or resembling an enigma / The Grand Canyon is enigmatic.

24. tumultuous- 1: marked by tumult 2: tending or disposed to cause or incite a tumult / that was a tumultuous applause.

25. biblical- of, relating to, or being in accord with the Bible / The quotation is biblical.

26. presumably- by reasonable assumption / Presumably, the lock is broken.


27. bail- 1: the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the due appearance of the prisoner 2: security given for the release of a prisoner on bail 3: one who provides bail. / He paid the bail.

28. allegedly- asserted to be true or to exist / She was allegedly involved in the murder.

29. assaulting- to make an assault on, to make an assault / He assaulted a person.

30. jovial- markedly good-humored especially as evidenced by jollity and conviviality / The game is very jovial.

31. celebrity- the state of being celebrated; a famous or celebrated person / He was a celebrity of today.

32. charity- benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity / He is a man of charity.

33. implore- to call upon in supplication / I implore forgiveness.

34. forlornly- a: BEREFT FORSAKEN b: sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion / He is forlorn from his company.

35. chorizo- a pork sausage highly seasoned especially with chili powder and garlic / I ate chorizo yesterday.

36. contemplate- to view or consider with continued attention / He contemplated the stranger.

37. sangria- a usually iced punch made of red wine, fruit juice, and soda water / He bought sangria to drink at dinner.


38. invigorate- to give life and energy to: ANIMATE; also: STIMULATE / He invigorated the soccer players

39. cite- to quote by way of example, authority, or proof, to bring forward or call to another's attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent / He cited the accident.

40. confession- a: an act of confessing; especially: a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation b: a session for the confessing of sins / I heard a confession of his fault from him

41. investigate- to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry / I investigated an environment of the river.

42. motive- something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act / the computer game was the motive of the crime.

43. revolver- one that revolves ; a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer / We found a six-chambered revolver in his room.

44. dragged- a (1): to draw slowly or heavily (2): to cause (as oneself) to move with slowness or difficulty (3): to cause to trail along a surface b (1): to bring by or as if by force or compulsion (2): to extract by or as if by pulling c: PROTRACT
/ he dragged his legs because of injury.

45. witness- attestation of a fact or event / I supported his witness.

46. outlet- a: a place or opening through which something is let out b: a means of release or satisfaction for an emotion or impulse c: a medium of expression or publication d: a publication or broadcast organization / I found outlet in the flame.

47. dispatch- to send off or away with promptness or speed; especially: to send off on official business / The government dispatched a secret letter to another country.

48. apparently- it seems apparent / He apparently was fired.

49. espresso- coffee brewed by forcing steam or hot water through finely ground darkly roasted coffee beans / I drank espresso at last night.

50. contentious- likely to cause contention / That is a contentious problem.

51. negotiate- to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter / We negotiated with a foreign company yesterday.

52. gal- GIRL, WOMAN / the person is not gal.

53. thigh- a: the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the knee b: the segment of the leg immediately distal to the thigh in a bird or in a quadruped in which the true thigh is obscured c: the femur of an insect
/ My thigh was injured.

54. sideline- a line at right angles to a goal line or end line and marking a side of a court or field of play for athletic games / He drew sideline on the field.

55. limp- a: to walk lamely; especially: to walk favoring one leg b: to go unsteadily / He limped because of injury.

56. rehabilitation- a: to restore to a former capacity: REINSTATE b: to restore to good repute: reestablish the good name of / I had to have rehabilitation.

57. suspend- to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function / He suspended the decision about the request

58. dismiss- to permit or cause to leave / He suddenly dismissed the assembly without any reason.