Vocab 1/19

Words 1/19

1) Paradox (N) an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.
Abraham Lincoln’s ideas on slavery was a paradox
2) Sovereign (ADJ) having supreme rank, power, or authority.
Everyone was scared to attack America because we are a sovereign nation
3) Commission (N) an authoritative order, charge, or direction.
The boy was commissioned to go to the army recruiting center by his father.
4) Resolution (N) a resolve or determination
Many peoples new year resolution is to loss weight
5) Malefaction (N) an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
The malefaction the boy did made him get sent to the principal’s office.
6) Firmament (N) the vault of heaven; sky.
The firmament is said to be open to all the good people who die
7) Tedious (ADJ) long and tiresome
The tedious work the girl did on her English project paid off when she Aced the assignment
8) Pestilent (ADJ) destructive to life; deadly; poisonous.
The pestilent liquid is what killed the prince
9) Pious (ADJ) having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
The pious priest was very intense while speaking and people thought he was going to do something crazy
10) Promontory (N) a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.
Simba, standing at the top of the promontory with his father, was told that everything the light touches was his kingdom