Vocabulary Lesson 13English IV

IMPLICATE I was implicated in the plot to kidnap the millionaire’s

daughter.

ANALGESIC Many hospice patients receive an analgesic to help ease the pain and suffering prior to their death.

TURPITUDE The turpitude of Cruella Deville in 101 Dalmations is despicable; only truly evil people could harm animals.

DISCRETIONARY The discretionary funds in my savings account were depleted quickly following several lavish purchases.

FLUMM

OX The ending of Inception left me so flummoxed that I had to see it a second time.

UNPALATABLE My mother’s cooking is completely unpalatable; I often feed my dinner to the dog when my mom looks the other way.

HISTRIONICS The little boy’s histrionics while sitting on Santa’s lap still provoke laughter from his family, even twenty years later.

DRACONIAN Harry Potter experienced draconian punishments at the hands of Professor Umbridge. She made him right pledges in his own blood.

NOISOME Epic Mealtime depicts some of the most noisome meals

I’ve ever seen. I can only imagine how they taste.

PUNCTILIOUS The teacher was very punctilious about keeping her desk neat and orderly, as well as her classroom clean and tidy.

VERITABLE My ten year old cousin uses a veritable Chanel bag to carry around her Barbies.

FLORID Sarah’s cheeks turned completely florid when she fell down the stairs after receiving her diploma.

FRACTIOUS An Eagles game is no place to bring a small child due to the fractious crowd.

MORIBUND The entire family stood around the hospital bed as the moribund woman whispered her final words

into the ears of her loved ones, wishing she had more time to live.

CONFLAGRATION The family started a conflagration in their home in order to collect the insurance policy.