Spelling #5

1. Abominable: causing moral revulsion.

- A cup of abominable coffee

2. Questionnaire: a set of printed or written questions with a choice of

answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
- We have compiled a questionnaire for the survey.

3. Eclectic: deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of
sources.
- As a thinker, he was eclectic.

4. Notoriety is the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or
deed.
- She has a certain notoriety.

5. Precarious: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or

collapse.
- He closes his eyes tightly and tries to wrench himself out of his precarious
position.

6. Fluorescent (of a substance): having or showing fluorescence.

- She was wearing a bright, fluorescent pink raincoat.

7. Reinvigorate—give new energy or strength.

- In so doing, they perform an invaluable and reinvigorating role in our local
community.

8. Apoplectic: overcome with anger; extremely indignant.

- My father was apoplectic when he discovered the truth.

9. Scrupulous (of a person or process): diligent, thorough, and extremely

attentive to details.
- The scrupulous care she took over her writing and research won her
admirers.

10.Consistency is the quality of always behaving or acting in a similar way, or

of always happening in a similar way.
- All I ask is that, for consistency's sake, they stick with the same inscription.