Vocabulary List #8

infinite: never-ending; going on forever

•    Her mother seemed to have an infinite number of questions about Jennys date with Silas.

•    The teacher had infinite patience and never lost her temper, no matter how far her students pushed her.

abduct: to kidnap

•    Mrs. Jenkin's biggest fear was that her daughter would be abducted, so she watched her closely whenever they went to the park.

•    Kent's parents didn't believe his story about being abducted by aliens and taken away in their spaceship for three hours.

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textiles: woven materials; cloth

•    The interior designer had a collection of textiles for her customers to browse through.

•    Clothing manufacturers make many purchases from textile factories.

loathe: to hate

•    George loathed cooked carrots and groaned every time his dad made them for dinner.

•    "I loathe cleaning the toilet," said Mike. "I'd rather vacuum the whole house every day for a week."

Unscrupulous: dishonest; immoral

•    The unscrupulous coach encouraged his team to cheat whenever they could.

•    The businessman was so unscrupulous that he cheated people who lived in nursing homes.

Controversial: debatable; likely to cause disagreement

•    The decision to eliminate school uniforms at St. Mary's School was quite controversial.

•    Many of Madonnas music videos are controversial.


 turbulent: wild; unstable

•    Everyone wishes Molly and Zeke would break up. They have such a turbu­lent relationship.

•    The injured seal was having trouble staying afloat in the turbulent waters.

Nocturnal:  active at night

•    Many owls are nocturnal. That's why they see so well in the dark.

•    "My cat is nocturnal and loves to go out at 2:00 AM," said Marta.

tout: to praise highly

•    James Brown has been touted as the "Godfather of Soul."

•    Mr. Octave had been touted as one of the best drama directors in the state, so the school was delighted to hire him.

Smug: self-satisfied to an annoying degree

•    Marcos was smug about the A he got on his grammar test. He bragged about it to anyone who would listen.

•    Charla was smug about knowing the answer when no one else did.

Bonus Words

 facade: the face or front part of something, especially an artificial or false front

•    Jessicas bravery was just a facade. Deep down, she was terrified.

•    The building had a brick facade, but it was really constructed of wood.

Vehement:   forceful; full of intense feeling

•    Ella took a vehement dislike to tomatoes after she ate too many of them and got sick.

•    The defendant vehemently denied having stolen the car.