HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9 th GRADE LESSON 20 1 latent adj present but invisible or inactive lying hidden undeveloped The appearance of the famous actor at school awakened Lisas latent ID: 771120
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HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9 th GRADE LESSON 20
1 . latent – adj. present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden; undeveloped. The appearance of the famous actor at school awakened Lisa’s latent interest in a stage career.
2 . The board rewarded Ellen’s laudable achievements by promoting her to chief executive officer. laudable – adj. worthy of praise
3. Eating a heavy meal tends to make me lethargic, which may explain why I become a couch potato after a big dinner. lethargic – adj. drowsy ; dull; sluggish
4. levity – adj. lightness; lack of seriousness Such levity is improper on this serious occasion.
5. We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his listless attitude. listless – adj. indifferent; lack of energy
6. After a few moments of unintelligible ravings, Mr. Turner became lucid again. lucid – adj. easily understood; rational clear
7 . The widespread and pointless destruction in the house left no doubt as to the malicious intent of the burglar. malicious – adj. spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful
8. Marlo thought her freckles marred her appearance, but her family assured her they were among her best features. marred – adj. injured; spoiled; damaged; disfigured.
9 . meager – adj. lean; of poor quality or a small amount. The survivors of the shipwreck clung to the desperate hope that their meager rations would last till they were rescued.
10 . meandering – adj. winding back and forth; rambling. Dr. Feller had a habit of meandering from one subject to another until his conversation became totally irrelevant.