2017 Vocabulary #13 Period 1

2017 Vocabulary #13 – Period 1

1. salable [sey-luh-buh l] –adjective subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition. Origin: 1520–30;

2. deference [def-er-uh ns] noun 1. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. 2. respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes. Origin: 1640–50; < French

3. prodigious [pruh-dij-uh s] –adjective extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious 1. research grant. 2. wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat. 3. abnormal; monstrous. Origin: 1545–55; < L

4. raiment [rey-muh nt] –noun clothing; apparel; attire. Origin: 1350–1400; ME

5. enumerate ih-noo-muh-reyt, ih-nyoo-] verb 1. to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis. 2. to ascertain the number of; count. Origin: 1640-50; < Latin

6. repine [ri-pahyn] verb to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain. Origin: 1520–30 7. importune [im-pawr-toon, -tyoon, im-pawr-chuhn] –verb 1. to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence. 2. to make improper advances toward (a person). 3. to beg for (something) urgently or persistently. Origin: 1350–1400; ME

8. parsimonious pahr-suh-moh-nee-uh s] adjective characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy. Origin: 1590-1600;

9. encumbrance en-kuhm-bruh ns] noun 1. something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance: Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance. 2. a dependent person, especially a child. Origin: 1275-1325; Middle English

10. fricassee [frik-uh-see] –noun 1. meat, esp. chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock. Origin: 1560–70; < MF