Thursday, October 29, 2009

vocab 2

11. Credulously- Ready to believe especially on sight or uncertain evidence-in everything the little girl was credulous
12. Cynically- Having the attitube or temper of a cynic-After the pep talk one day and a lay off the next the remaining staff was very cynical about the company
13. Declivities-Downward inclination or slope-Becasue of many moral declavities of wall street investors, the stock market began to loose significant points in time.
14. Decorous- marked by propriety and good taste-she is becoming decorous in everything she does
15. Demur- the act of making objection-he said the cost would be brone by the home budget, and concil did not demur
16. Derisive- characterized by or expressing derision; mocking-he gave a derisive laugh after he pushed her into the mud
17. Diffidenly- lacking confidence in one's own ablilty, worth, or fitness-the little boy was very diffident when he got his test back
18. Discursive-passing aimlessly from one subject to the next-all the facts stated by the man in court were discursive
19. Disentangled- to free or become free-all the slaves were disentangled after Abraham passed the immansipation proclimation
20. Disinclination- the absence of inclination; reluctance-the place was a mess becasue of her disinclination for house work

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