Week 10 Words

1. Desist (v) – to cease
2. Doleful (adj) - sad
3. Elusive (adj) – hard to grasp, intangible
4. Engrossed (adj) - absorbed
5. Frustrate (v) – to thwart, hinder, stymie
6. Histrionics (n) – a display of emotions
7. Imminent (adj) – about to happen
8. Inclement (adj) – harsh, stormy
9. Inert (adj) – powerless to move
10. Interject (v) – to interrupt
11. Mastiff (n) – a large dog
12. Obsess (v) – to preoccupy, fixate
13. Pertinent (adj) - appropriate
14. Peruse (v) – to read carefully
15. Premonition (n) - forewarning
16. Recoil (v) – to draw back
17. Salient (adj) – outstanding, prominent, most important
18. Squeamish (adj) – easily shocked
19. Symptomatic (adj) – indicative
20. Wan (adj) - pale