<p>jocund - sprightly</p>
<p>The jocund student was always optimistic.</p>
<p>uhmmmm.....abscond</p>
<p>abscond-To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself, stealthy</p>
<p>The bartender absconded away from the bar table and drank a glass of merlot beneath.</p>
<p>i always forget this definition..
lackadasical (sp?)</p>
<p>oh by the way, how useful is it to memorize prefixes?</p>
<p>Lackadaisical - lethargic, lacking energy</p>
<p>She always seemed to be in a very ebullient mood, except when she studied for SAT prep-- practice tests always made her feel lackadaisical.</p>
<p>contumacious</p>
<p>contumacious - rebellious</p>
<p>The contumacious girl defied her parents in every possibly way, by having sex, getting drunk, and smoking massive amounts of weed. (hahaha)</p>
<p>replete</p>
<p>replete = full of, abundant in</p>
<p>During Spring Break, Panama City, FL is replete with hot bikini-clad women.</p>
<p>redoubtable</p>
<p>redoubtable - awe-inspiring (does that make sense?)</p>
<p>Seeing her redoubtable opponent, Sandra forfeited right away.</p>
<p>saponaceous...heehe</p>
<p>saponaceous = having the qualities of soap
(no I did not know that without a dictionary)</p>
<p>example sentence:
"That room always had a distinctly saponaceous fragrance as it was kept immaculately clean, being washed from floor to ceiling daily."</p>
<p>septentrional</p>
<p>septentrional - of the north (used dictionary)</p>
<p>The septentrional states of America tend to be blue come election-time.</p>
<p>grotto</p>
<p>grotto- a small cave</p>
<p>I lived in a grotto until the rescuers came.</p>
<p>hent</p>
<p>hent = an archaic form of "seize" (dictionary, duh)</p>
<p>In 1478 the Pazzi family was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate Giacomo and Giuliano de' Medici in an attempt to hent power over the state of Tuscany from the rival Medici family.</p>
<p>boustrophedon</p>
<p>boustrophedon-an ancient writing system</p>
<p>During the Middle Ages, all the citizens would write following the boustrophedon</p>
<p>Cajole</p>
<p>cajole = sweettalk, convince, persuade</p>
<p>Although Johnny was an awful student who failed class after class, he was a natural charmer and knew how to cajole his teachers into just letting him pass.</p>
<p>fastidious</p>
<p>fastidious - showiing attention to small details.</p>
<p>For a scientist, being fastidious isn't bad at all. </p>
<p>zealot</p>
<p>zealot = a radical, a fanatical follower of something</p>
<p>Radical Muslim zealots believe in a world ruled by Sharia law, with no other religions or cultures but the Islamic one.</p>
<p>jingoist</p>
<p>jingoist- extreme nationalist</p>
<p>Josef STOALIN (aka the "jingoist") was known populary by Mongolians.</p>
<p>Narcissist</p>
<p>narcissist - arrogant person, thinks highly of himself</p>
<p>impecunious</p>
<p>impecunious - penniless. </p>
<p>The poor, impecunious man had nowhere else to sleep but in Burger King's parking lot.</p>
<p>ABNEGATE- To renounce(a right or privelage)</p>
<p>The corrupt king was forced to abnegate the throne.</p>
<p>caitiff</p>
<p>caitiff - a coward</p>
<p>John acted like a caitiff whenever Katie passed by in the hallway</p>
<p>abscond</p>