Vocabulary taken from 10 Steps, chapter one.
1.
Ambivalent: feelings, emotions, thoughts--Rayan
2.
Adverse: effects, conditions--Rayan
3.
Incessant: noise, complaining, whining, demands—Aziz
A.
4.
Nocturnal: creatures, animals, activities—Aziz A.
5.
Mundane: activities, events--Dung
6.
Euphemism--Dung
7.
Bizarre: ideas, thoughts, situations--Frank
8.
Longevity--Frank
9.
Adapt: to new situations, to a new language,
culture, etc…--El Hadj
10. Incentive:--El
Hadj
11. Turmoil:
an office in turmoil, a nation in turmoil, a relationship in turmoil--Zhara
12. Enhance:--Zhara
13. Soothe
(v): soothe a baby--Jianzuo
14. Soothing
(adj): words, a soothing bath--Jianzuo
15. Scrutinize:
documents, numbers, deeds—also “under scrutiny”--Gedeon
16. Pragmatic:
suggestions, solutions, ideas--Gedeon
17. Obscure:
meaning, ideas--Hoa
18. Condone:--Hoa
19. Indispensable:
car in Houston, a smartphone, good language skills--Natinee
20. Adversary:--Natinee
21. Advent:--Chamari
22. Benevolent:--Chamari
23. Prevalent--Nana
24. Impede--Nana
25. Simulate:
Hussain
26. Succinct:
essay, speech, answer--Hussain
27. Lucrative:
idea, investment, career--Hawra
28. Flamboyant:
clothes, car, person--Hawra
29. Stagnant:
water, your life, a relationship--Dohoom
30. Ambiguous:
words, language, meaning--Dohoom
31. Detriment/detrimental:
Musaed
32. Depreciate:
currency, real estate, cars--Musaed
33. Meticulous:
house, clothes--Ramatou
34. Stringent:
laws, policies, teachers--Ramatou
35. Viral:
a youtube video, an idea, a song--Ali
36. Proximity:--Ali
37. Fiasco:--Sang
A
38. Lethargic—Sang
A
39. Gist--Valerie
40. Fabrication--Valerie
41. Covert:
activities (like the CIA “under cover”)--Kant
42. Enigma/enigmatic--Kant
43. Fluctuate:
stock values, currency, a person’s weight, the temperature outside--Vy
44. Resilient:
human beings--Vy
45. Dispel:
wrong ideas, myths, rumors--Doris
46. Culminate:
a project, an essay, an argument--Doris
47. Unabated:--Inoussa
48. Nepotism--Inoussa
49. Nebulous:
ideas, meaning, intentions, words--Justin
50. Ecstatic:--Justin
51. Endow:--Tesia
52. Deter:
crime, accidents--Tesia
53. Dubious:--Rayan
54. Feasible:--Aziz
A
55. Immaculate:
clothes, house, car--Rawan
56. Divulge:
a secret, personal information—Aziz B
57. Alleviate:
pain, headache, stress--Dung
58. Simultaneous—El
Hadj
59. Culpable--Zhara
60. Vile:
person, an act of violence, a food that tastes bad--Jianzuo
61. Quest:
a quest for something such as money or talent--Gedeon
62. Lucid:
ideas, thoughts--Hoa
63. Deficient:
in vitamins, in nutrition, in skills--Natinee
64. Dilemma--Chamari
65. Redundant:
words--Nana
66. Impoverished:
nations, people, societies--Hussain
67. Espouse:
ideas--Hawra
68. Inquisitive:
people, especially children--Dohoom
69. Preposterous:
suggestions, ideas--Musaed
70. Waive:
rights--Ramatou
71. Assimilate:--Ali
72. Grotesque:--Sang
A
73. Corroborate--Valerie
74. Blatant—a
blatant lie--Kant
75. Innovations/innovative:
ideas, technologies--Vy
76. Assess:--Doris
77. Allocate:
time, resources--Inoussa
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