Tim Lewis

Vocab #2
1. Hypocrisy (n)- a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what
one does not; Mr. Cortina is without hypocrisy in his morals, as
he is loving to orphans and faithful to the Church.
2.
Dote (v)- to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or
affection; Mr. Cortina loves to dote A's upon his favorite student,
Daniel Cruz.
3.
Credulous (adj)- ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain
evidence; Mr. Cortina is not very credulous, as he saw through
the cheap ruse of cardboard Halo cutouts.
4.
Lethargy (n)- abnormal drowsiness; Mr. Cortina is not pleased
with Jack Lasseter's constant lethargy in sixth period.
5.
Populous (adj)- densely populated; Mr.Cortina's classroom has
always been a populous area, full of students fully prepared for
class.
6.
Strumpet (n)- a prostitute; Mr. Cortina could never be considered
a strumpet, as he dresses tastefully and does not flaunt his body
in front of his students.
7.
Beguile (v)- to lead by deception; Mr.Cortina beguiled me into
believing that he was not very good at X-BOX games by allowing
me to beat him multiple times, only to later destroy me in every
round.
8.
Iniquity (n)- gross injustice;The greatest iniquity that has ever
occurred is the lack of Mr. Cortina posters in circulation.
9.
Amends (n)- compensation for a loss or injury; I had to make
amends with Mr. Cortina for using him as the subject for my
vocabulary list.
10. Anon (adv)-immediately; I shall deliver my vocabulary list to
Mr.Cortina anon.
11. Censure (n)- a judgment involving condemnation; Mr. Cortina
would never receive a censure from me, as I love him.
12. Requite (v)- to make return for; Mr.Cortina will requite with an A
for my vocabulary list.
13. Insinuate (v)- to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way; I
insinuated in French that Mr.Cortina enjoys de la pizza very
much.
14. Mettle (n)- vigor and strength of spirit or temperament; Mr.
Cortina is full of mettle, as he is very patient and kind with his
noisy classes.
15. Vantage (n)- superiority in a contest; Mr.Cortina had the vantage
in the poetry contest with me.
16. Palate (n)- a usually intellectual taste or liking; Mr. Cortina has a

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very sophisticated palate, as he only enjoys HD television and

crepes.
Restitution (n)- a making good of or giving an equivalent for
some injury; Mr.Cortina had to pay me restitution for the snide
comment he made about my Halo skills.
Maim (v)- to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously; Mr. Cortina
maimed my velociraptor-esque friend, Mark Ornealas, with a
lightsaber.
Malice (n)- desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another; I
bear no malice towards Mr.Cortina, as he is the reincarnation of
Buddha.
Iterate (v)- to say or do again or again and again; Mr.Cortina
iterated that there would be no violence in his class multiple
times.