Week 10 Vocabulary Pronunciations
Definitions:
1. inevitable -- certain to happen, guaranteed
2. surreptitious -- sneaky, clandestine
3. savvy -- having understanding, having knowledge
4. imminent -- about to happen, could happen soon
5. melee -- hand-to-hand combat involving numerous people
6. perilous -- dangerous, life-threatening
7. stagnant -- unmoving, stale
8. pragmatic -- practical, reasonable
9. juggernaut -- an unstoppable force
10. macabre -- dwelling on the gruesome
Sentences:
1. It is inevitable that we are all going to die at some point.
2. I tried to be surreptitious when I snuck into the kitchen to purloin the cookie.
3. He is savvy about fixing cars because he took auto shop.
4. Those black clouds make it look like rain is imminent.
5. A melee broke out at the concert down in the mosh pit.
6. That trail along the precipice looks perilous.
7. We should not drink the water from the pond because it is stagnant.
She broke up with him because their relationship was stagnant.
8. My parents said it would not be pragmatic for me to go to the movies on a school night.
9. I'm feeling pusillanimous; that other team looks like a juggernaut.
10. I don't like hanging out with people who are macabre; it freaks me out a bit.
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