What Makes A Humorous-Compulsory Or Harmful?

Chapter 1 Words .
1. detriment- Something that causes damage, harm, or loss
2. dexterous -Skillful in using the hands or body
3. discretion -Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking
4. facetious- Humorous; playfully joking
5. gregarious- Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others
6. optimum- Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly
7. ostentatious Meant to impress others; flashy
8. scrupulous. -Careful about moral standards; conscientious
9. sensory- Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
10. vicarious- Best possible; most favorable; most desirable
Chapter 2 Words
.1. collaborate To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
2. despondent. Able
to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
3. instigate To bring about by moving others to action; stir up
4. resilient To silence or suppress; crush
5. retrospect Reviewing the past; considering past events
6. rudimentary Fundamental; necessary to learn first
7. scoff To make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously
8. squelch Downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness
9. venerate To respect deeply; revere
10. zealot A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
Chapter 3 Words
.1. ambiguous- Able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear
2. dissident- A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion
3. embellish- To decorate; beautify by adding details
4. fritter- To spend or waste a little at a time
5. inadvertent- Unintentional; accidental
6. inane- Without sense or meaning; foolish
7. juxtapose -To place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast
8. lethargy -A great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness
9. sporadic -Happening now and then; occasional
10. subsidize -To support financially; provide a grant or contribution Chapter 4 Words
1. berate- To criticize or scold harshly 2. Estrange-Done or acting in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive
3. euphoric- Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being
4.
impetuous- Tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
5. infallible- Not capable of error or failure; unable to make a mistake
6. maudlin- To make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate
7. regress- To return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior
8. relinquish- To surrender (something); give (something) up
9. ubiquitous- Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
10. zenith. - The highest point or condition; pea
Chapter 5
1. charlatan- A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
2. corroborate- To support; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of
3. disseminate - To spread or scatter widely; distribute
4. diverge- To branch off in different directions from the same starting point; to become different
5. dormant-- Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep
6. hoist- To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected
7. illicit- Illegal
8. irrevocable- Not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible
9. precipitate- To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable 10. proliferation - A rapid spread or increase Chapter 6 1. anti-. Before, preceding 2. chron, chrono- Time 3. -cide Kill, killing,
killer 4. de- separation, removal
5. dorm-Sleep 6. extra- Outsi de, beyond 7. ject -Throw, toss 8. liber, liver Away, 9. vit, viv-Life, lively 10. voc, vok- Voice, call