Sunday, April 5, 2009

#2 Vocab 4th qtr

2nd Vocabulary 4th Quarter

Rectitude, noun, unwavering honesty and right behavior; moral soundness; integrity; Her rectitude is such that no one can criticize her relationships with others.

Redundant, adjective, unnecessary to meaning; already stated; repetitive; excessive; The phrase “small in size” is redundant.

Redolent, adjective, full of pleasant odor; smelling of; suggestive of; The air was redolent with the aromas of spring.

Impervious, adjective, completely resistant to penetration; unaffected; unreceptive; immune; He was impervious to all the criticism levied against him.

Sullies, verb, soils, stains or tarnishes; The student who cheats sullies his honor.

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