Vocab Set V Example Sentences

1. glib: (ADJ) His glib remarks after her cat died really hurt Susan’s feelings
2. disparaging: (ADJ) Joann’s disparaging remarks about Ali’s suit looking cheap made him not even want to go to prom anymore. Especially not with her.
3. punitive: (ADJ) The university decided to take punitive actions against the athlete who failed a drug test by kicking him off of the team.
4. ambivalence: (NOUN) Her ambivalence towards marriage made her not really want to marry her girlfriend, even though she loved her and wanted to stay together.
5. loath: (ADJ) He was loath to loud parties because they gave him headaches.
   1. *loathe is a VERB and used like strongly dislike: I loathe onions on my burger.
6. hubris: (NOUN) The tragic flaw of many great heroes is their hubris; they think they can do anything better than anyone, which is never true.
7. rectify: (VERB) To rectify the plumbing issues, they had to call a professional before the basement flooded.
8. specious: (ADJ) The salesman gave many specious reasons to buy the car, but Diamond already knew it was a lemon.
9. delineate: (VERB) The parents would clearly delineate the expectations around getting chores done, so the kids would know exactly who was doing what and get it done right.
10. dissipate: (VERB) My father’s anger about the C- on my calculus test will dissipate after finding out about the A I just earned on my physics test.

​​Full vocab list and definitions can be found here.