Summer School Day 9 (June 25th)

Hi all.  I haven't been posting because everyone has been present.  Here is the vocabulary list for today.

Vocabulary Power Plus

Lesson 8

1.     Deride - to ridicule; to mock

2.     Censure - to criticize sharply

3.     Gambol - to frolic; to romp about playfully

4.     Immolate - to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

5.     Recondite - difficult to understand; profound

6.     Martinet - a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

7.     Quagmire - a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

8.     Gibe - to scoff; to ridicule

9.     Agape - open-mouthed; surprised; agog

10.   Carcinogen - causing cancer

11.    Olfactory - pertaining to smell

12.     Imperious - domineering; haughty

13.      Grotesque - absurd; distorted

14.       Neologism - a new word or expression

15.       Hackneyed - commonplace; overused