Vocabulary Words

Set B

1. Alimony - al-uh-moh-nee - an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former

spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action
is pending.
2. Belligerent - buh-lij-er-uhnt - of warlike character; aggressively hostile
3. Cornucopia - kawr-nuh-koh-pee-uh, -nyuh- - Classical Mythology. a horn containing food, drink,
etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
4. Dank - dangk - unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly
5. Flimsy - flim-zee - weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing
6. Goad – gohd - something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus
7. Hiatus - hahy-ey-tuhs - a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action
8. Innocuous - ih-nok-yoo-uhs - not harmful or injurious; harmless
9. Jest - jest - a joke or witty remark
10. Turbulent - tur-byuh-luhnt - being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed
11. Sever - sev-er - to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like
12. Façade - fuh-sahd, fa- - a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of
your true feelings or situation
13. Refuge - ref-yooj - shelter or protection from danger, trouble
14. Spinster - spin-ster - a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying; a woman who
has never married.
15. Plateau - pla-toh - a period or state of little or no growth or decline
16. Vulgar - vuhl-ger - indecent; obscene; lewd
17. Gratuity - gruh-too-i-tee - a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a
waiter or bellhop; tip
18. Knowledgeable - nol-i-juh-buhl - possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding;
intelligent; well-informed
19. Concubine - kong-kyuh-bahyn, kon- - a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not
legally married, especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.
20. Revitalize - ree-vahyt-l-ahyz - to give new vitality or vigor to.