Estropia, Angela A.

COMARTS

VOCABULARY WORDS

PARABLE
A short moral story
- As an assignment, each student was asked to write a parable about the value of
friendship.
DEIGN
Do something that one considers to be below ones dignity
- The famous singer would not deign to eat a meal unless her personal chef prepared
it.
ADMONISH
To scold; to warn strongly
- I hope my boss does not admonish me for being late.
AFFIX
To stick, attach or fasten
- Make sure to affix a screen cover to your iPhone to protect it from getting
scratched.
IMPOVERISHED
Wiped out financially; poor
- The impoverished girl knew she did not have enough money to attend college.
INCOMMODIOUS
Not comfortable; unpleasant
- Since there were six people in the small car, the environment was incommodious.
LAUDABLE
Deserving to be praised or admired
- The soldier was given a medal because he created a laudable plan for defeating the
enemy.
UNFATHOMABLE
Impossible to comprehend or understand
- The elementary student looked at the physics book and found the work completely
unfathomable.
UPROARIOUS
Exceptionally funny
- The comedians jokes were so uproarious I laughed until my stomach began to hurt.
VITUPERATIVE
Abusive and harsh

Some people really seem to enjoy hurting others by writing vituperative comments
on the Internet.