stacey richter's vocab

Goad

description: a stick with a painful end
pos: noun
synonyms: drive, prod, and spur
sentence: The rancher used the goad to prod his cattle in order to move.

Capricious

description: unpredictable
pos: adjective
synonyms: changeable, unstable, and odd
sentence: Our teacher is so capricious she's always changing the homework.

Obviate

description: to anticipate or prevent something
pos: verb
synonyms: interfere, block, and counteract
sentence: He caught the ball in order to obviate the change of getting hurt.

Malady

description: desease or disorder
pos: noun
synonyms: illness, plauge, and sickness
sentence: The little girl was in the hospital because of the terrible malady in her body.

Felicity

desription: being happy
pos: noun
synonym: bliss, delight, and contentment
sentence: The young boy was full of felicity because it was his birthday.

Allysa Dowden

Veracity
1. Definition: can not tell a lie.
2. Part of Speech: noun, plural
3. Similar words: honesty, honor and truthfulness.
4. The lawyer was not known for his veracity.
5.Seperate sheet of paper.

Impugn
1. Definition: to doubt something or someone.
2. Part of Speech: verb
3.Similar words: slam, ap and zing.
4. I impugned my brother when he told me he made the team.
5.Seperate sheet of paper.

Impeccable
1. Definition: to be flawless.
2. Part of speech: adjective
3. Similar words: clean, correct and exact.
4. The modle had impleccable skin.
5. Seperate sheet of paper.

Duplicity
1. Definition: two-faced. Acting one way or saying something, and turning around and doing the opposite.
2. Part of speech: noun
3. Similar words: conning, decite and fraud.
4. Most presidents have a duplicity personality.
5. Seperate sheet of paper.

Subterfuge
1. Definition: try to cover something up.
2. Part of speech: noun
3. Similar words:con, dodge and play.
4. I wasnt hurt, it was a subterfuge so I didn't have to run in gym class.
5. Seperate sheet of paper.