Michael Jimenez Ms. Stronks ELA8 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Vocabulary 20 words Rapacious- adjective-aggressively greedy Sentence: The man at the store was very rapacious about his money Raze-verb-to completely destroy The criminals said they will raze the new building Rebuke-verb-disproval of someone for their habit The lady has rebuked the man for stealing Regicide-noun- the action of killing a king We will regicide against the king tomorrow Renounce verb- to not declare someone's right, possession We will have to renounce the wedding until later time Stamina-noun-to have the ability to keep doing the same thing for a certain amount of time The best runners in the world have lots of stamina Vocation-noun- a strong feeling or calling toward something The man has a vocation to living a married life with someone. Stealthy-adjective- behaving, done or made in cautious manner The kids were very stealthy at the party Shrewd-adjective- having or showing sharp powers of judgement. She was shrewd enough to know what the man was doing Solace-noun-comfort in a time of distress, sadness The man who was very faithful felt solace Toxic-adjective-poisonous The drink that she was given is very toxic and can kill you Serene-adjective- calm,peaceful, untroubled The woman that lives in that house is very serene often. Quench-adjective- to satisfy someone's thirst The new yellow Gatorade will quench many football players quench Mimic-verb- to imitate someone or somethings actions My friend wants to mimic the guy next to her Ovation-noun-show of appreciation from the audience The performance received a lot of ovation Lax-adjective- not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful The old man was not very lax crossing the road Pathos-noun-a quality that involves pity or sadness The man adds pathos to his part in the film Mollify-verb-appease the anger or anxiety The man was helping the angry people to make them mollify Oration-noun-a speech given The man gave an hour long oration Lucrative-adjective-producing a great deal of profit The owners of McDonald's have a lucrative career