1. Vocabulary #
8
Extra Credit PowerPoint
by
Alec Levin
Period 3

2. 1. Aloof
Removed or distant either physically or emotionally
Seeing as how the boy had been homeschooled his
whole life, he was a bit aloof on his first day of high
school.

3. 2. Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant
will happen
I was a bit apprehensive about taking honors
classes due to their difficulty.

4. 3. Averted
To turn away in avoidance
I averted eye contact with my teacher since I did not
complete my homework.

5. 4. Subsided
To become less intense, to calm
I got a chance to speak after my boss subsided and
stopped yelling.

6. 5. Contemptuously
Expressing deep hatred or disapproval
I am speak quite contemptuously of Oakland
Athletic fans since I am a San Francisco Giants fan.

7. 6. Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of
beauty
A am a aesthetic person in my love for fine art.

8. 7. Amicable
Having a spirit of kindness
The woman was handing out samples in an
amicable, kind fashion.

9. 8. Benevolent
Well meaning, kindly
Charles wrote a benevolent letter alerting the mayor
of the recent troubles in his neighborhood.
Lennie from
John Steinbeck’s
Of Mice and Men

10. 9. Brazen
Bold and shameless
Johnny’s spoke brazen words against his president
in hope for new, radical change.
Mark Antony
speaking brazenly
of the conspirators
in William
Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar

11. 10. Capacious
Spacious, roomy, having a large capacity
From the outside, the house looked small and sad,
but inside it was beautiful and capacious.

12. 11. Emulate
To match or excel ones doings
I emulated my sister and tried to get good grades.

13. 12. Enervating
To act or cause one to be exhausted
The lecture I was receiving seemed never ending, it
was so boring and enervating.

14. 13. Fortitude
Having strength, mentally or physically, while facing
difficult decisions (synonym of intrepid)
She has gone through much pain in her life and still
manages to keep her head up with great fortitude.

15. 14. Impetuous
Impulsively done without thinking
My impetuous decision to skip homework led to me
failing the test.
Items next to
the register
often lead to
impetuous
buys

16. 15. Intrepid
Enduring in a fearless manner (synonym of
fortitude)
The intrepid family kept running to higher grounds
to out run the flood.