August 29th

1. flagrant, adj: noticeably offensive
2.flaunt, v: to display showily
3.flourish, v: to make bold sweeping gestures
4. foil, n: one that enhances or underscores by contrast
5. frugal, adj: thrifty, cheap
6. futile, adj: without purpose, completely ineffective
7. gargantuan, adj: gigantic
8. garish, adj: offensively bright
9. genial, adj: sympathetic, friendly
10 grandiose, adj: with an affectation of grandeur

August 28th

1. equitable, adj: fair and equal
2. eulogy, n: speech or writing in praise of a dead person
3. euphoria, n: feeling of great happiness
4. exalt, v: to elevate by praise
5. extant, adj: currently existing
6. extenuating, adj: partially excusing
7. extol, v: to praise highly
8. facade, n: false or superficial appearance
9. fickle, adj: lacking constancy, changeable
10. fidelity, n: state of being faithful

August 27th

1. duplicity, n: deceptive thought, speech, or action
Katia was able to keep her secret with little duplicity.
2. ecstatic, adj: overwhelmingly emotional
Kavya was ecstatic when she found out that she was accepted into Stanford University.
3. egotist, n: self-important person
Antoine was the biggest egotist in the school, and everybody dreaded being his partner for group projects.
4. elate, v: to fill with joy
The volleyball team was elated when they found out that they made it to the finals.
5. eloquent, adj: fluent, expressive
Francheska spoke in an eloquent manner when she had to interview her friend in front of the whole class during public speaking.
6. elusive, adj: hard to grasp
The words on her homework were elusive, because her printer was running low on ink, and the ink smeared on the paper.
7. embellish, v: to decorate
I embellished my phone's case because it was too bland for my liking.
8. entangle, v: to involve in trouble
She regretted lying to her friend because now, they're both entangled in a big mess, and are in big trouble with the teachers.
9. epistolary, adj: contained, or carried on in letters
The epistolary friendship of Zoe H. and Zoe M. ended after Zoe H. moved to the same city and school as Zoe M.
10. epitaph, n: a brief statement honoring a dead person
He wanted to get the world record for "Weirdest Epitaph" even though that title doesn't actually exist, and he isn't dead, so he doesn't have a tombstone to display his message.

August 24th

1. demean, v: to lower in status
The student's embarrassing secret demeaned her high social status.
2. demeanor, n: behavior towards others
Maria was avoided because of her unfriendly demeanor.
3. derelict, adj: abandoned
The derelict house was considered haunted by all of the children in the neighboring school.
4. derivative, adj: lacking originality
The girls mother claimed that her homework is a derivative of her favorite book, Divergent.
5. diffident, adj: lacking self confidence
My teacher thought I was a diffident student, so she forced me to sign up for public speaking,
6. discern, v: to recognize as separate or distinct
The world class musician was able to discern different city's philharmonics.
7. disconcert, v: to throw into confusion
The owner's random shouting disconcerted the little dog.
8. disdain, n: feeling of contempt
The boy's mother's didn't hide the look of disdain on her face, making the little boy miserable.
9. drub, v: to defeat decisively
The girl drubbed her archenemy in a chess match.
10. dubious, adj: questionable
Juliet thought Mica's excuse of being injured was dubious, because she ran a full mile at a sub-6 pace.

August 22nd

1. comparable, v: similar, equivalent
Helen was only going to trade her teacher buck for something of comparable value suck as $5.
2. composed, adj: calm
Michelle composed herself after her stressful swim meet.
3. comprehensible, adj: understandable
Julia wrote slowly and carefully so that her handwriting would be comprehensible by her teacher.
4. compulsion, n: an irresistible impulse
Julie could not resist the compulsion to buy the shirt her mother strictly said not to purchase.
5. condone, v: to treat as acceptable
Peyton condoned the room raid her friends pulled on her, because she already raided their room.
6. conduit, n: means for transmitting or disturbing
Samantha was a conduit for all of the school's juicy gossip.
7. corroborate, v: to support with evidence
In history, we have to corroborate our claim to prove that we are right.
8. corrosive, adj: bitingly sarcastic
The evil science teacher's corrosive comments made the five-year-old cry.
9. curtail, v: to make less
The criminal law attorney tried to curtail the man's jail time, because he was innocent.
10. deferment, n: the act of delaying
The deferment of the well planned shopping trip became frustrating for the trio of girls.
11. defiant, adj: showing bold resistance
The defiant puppy didn't budge from "his" tree.

Aug 20th

1. buffoonery, n: foolish behavior
The martial arts teacher was angry about all of the buffoonery going on in his dojo.
2. camaraderie, n: spirit of friendship
The two girls locked all of their feuding school teachers to increase camaraderie between them.
3. catastrophic, adj: relating to extreme misfortune
The catastrophic tornado that killed 70,000 people mentally disturbed the young child.
4. censure, v: to blame
Kat was quick to censure her friend for burning the house.
5. civility, n: politeness
Dave acted with great civility towards the homeless man.
6. clairvoyance, n: ability to see things beyond ordinary perception
Katelyn used her clairvoyance to relocate her mother's lost diamond ring.
7. colossal, adj: immense, enormous
After seven hours, Maya decided that it was impossible to climb over the colossal boulder.
8. combative, adj: eager to fight
The combative little boy was suspended from school for trying to beat up and eat another child.
9. combustion, n: act of burning
When in the kitchen, you must be careful to avoid combustion.
10.commemorate, v: to mark by a ceremony
Every year, the children commemorate their favorite teacher's death by wearing a shirt stating their respect towards him.

Aug 19th

1. appalling, adj: inspiring dismay or disgust
When Marty was at a residential summer camp, she found her roommate's behavior appalling.
2. appraise, v: to evaluate the worth of
The judges at the science fair were asked to appraise the experiments.
3.archaic, adj: characteristic of an earlier time
Poodle skirts are now considered archaic.
4. archetypal, adj: characteristic of the original model or perfect example
Michelangelo's fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is an archetypal example of Renaissance art.
5. augment, v: to make greater
If you augment the last note in an E Major Dominant 7 chord, you have a B Major 7 chord.
6. authoritarian, adj: favoring absolute obedience to authority
The girl's authoritarian dance teacher forced her to stretch for 3 hours every day.
7. benefactor, n:one who offers financial help
Mark's older brother and benefactor helped him pay his house rent every month.
8. beneficial, adj: helpful
Music theory is beneficial to one's musical study because it makes it easier to learn new music.
9. brandish, v: to shake or wave menacingly
The young boy's mother became angry when she caught him brandishing his friends sister.
10. buffer, n: protective barrier
The polish that I put on my Industrial Tech pen acts as a buffer against dirt, water and wear.

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Aug 18th

1.absolve, v: to forgive, free from guilt

Maria was glad that her brother absolved her for losing his signed baseball.

2.accentuate, v: to emphasize

Kate used chartreuse nail polish to accentuate her nails.

3.accommodate, v: to give consideration to
The rescue puppy was able to accommodate to the rescue home very easily.
4.advantageous, adj: giving an advantage
The grocery store's prime location was advantageous to their sales.
5.adversary, n: one who opposes or resists
Mackenzie was in a great mood, because she beat her adversary in a fencing match.
6.aerate, v: to supply with air
The teacher opened the door to aerate the stuffy classroom.
7.aesthete, n: person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty
The dance teacher was aesthete because every time she saw a dance number she liked she cried.
8.anthology, n: a collection of selected literary pieces
Since her parents were obsessed with Shakespeare, they had an anthology of his sonnets.
9.antidote, n: something that relieves or counteracts
In the movie Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price, Ron takes an antidote to rid the symptoms of the love potion he took.
10.apathetic, adj: showing little or no emotion
Bob was worried about his normally crazy sister's apathetic attitude.