Sight Words by Hatice Oncel brusque gruff, rude, bluff.

Sight WordsSight Wordsby Hatice Oncelby Hatice Oncel

brusquebrusque

gruff, rude, bluff

clemencyclemency

In order to show clemency (merciful), the judge reduced the fine to one dollar.

decadencedecadence

Corruption, deterioration, a period of decline .

eloquenteloquent

effective in expressing meaning by speech, persuasive, convincing , moving.

exemplaryexemplary

Excellent, Serving as a warning, given an exemplary punishment..

fledglingfledgling

Untrained, a fledgling company, a young bird just fledged

heistheist

a robbery or burglary, steal

incessantincessant

Ceaseless, endless, continual

incidentalincidental

Minor, occurring merely by chance or without intention or calculation.

indefatigableindefatigable

Untiring, an indefatigable worker

jargonjargon

Specialized language

lampoonlampoon

Spoof, a harsh satire usually directed against an individual

levitylevity

Merriness, lack of steadiness, changeableness

misanthropemisanthrope

A hater, a person who hates or distrusts humankind

nonchalancenonchalance

Coolness, unconcern

progenyprogeny

Descendents, offspring, outcome, product, a body of followers

querulousquerulous

complaining regularly, peevish, discontented, whining, cross, a querulous voice

reproachreproach

condemnation, blame, accuse; reprove, rebuke, discredit, disgrace

respiterespite

A vacation , time off, a period of temporary delay

stoicstoic

Unflinching, not affected by pain or distress

substantiatesubstantiate

To support, confirm, prove, to give a substance, embody, verify, substantiate a charge

supplantsupplant

Replace, to take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power

vacillatevacillate

To waver, hesitate, fluctuate, oscillate

voraciousvoracious

Hungry, a voracious reader

writhewrithe

To bend, twist, writhed to the music

affinityaffinity

Fondness, liking, attraction, likeness based on relationship or causal connection

brevitybrevity

Shortness of duration or expression, conciseness

coalescecoalesce

Mix, blend, to cause to unite <sometimes a book coalesces a public into a mass market —

copiouscopious

Many, a copious talker, copious food and drink, a copious harvest, a copious references to other writers

dearthdearth

Shortage, lack, scarcity, a death of evidence, famine

dispassionatedispassionate

Calm, impartial, a dispassionate critic, a dispassionate approach to an issue

effervescenteffervescent

Energetic, high-spirited, bubble, foam as gas escapes, to show liveliness or exhilaration

exuberanceexuberance

abundance, plenty; high spirits, youthful exuberance,An exuberant act or expression

frivolousfrivolous

Silly, a frivolous lawsuit, lacking in seriousness

hackneyedhackneyed

Lacking in freshness or originality, trite, hackneyed slogans. .

insolventinsolvent

Bankrupt, an insolvent estate

MeanderMeander

wander

Although the patient is usually morose (unhappy), she seems happy today

morosemorose

opulenceopulence

Wealth, abundance, profusion

parsimoniousparsimonious

Stingy, sparing, restrained, frugal to the point of stinginess

peripheralperipheral

Of minor importance or relevance, good peripheral vision, peripheral equipment

prodigalprodigal

Extravagant, wasteful, profuse, the prodigal prince

proximityproximity

Closeness

sagacioussagacious

Wise, shrewd, sagacious judge of character

surreptitioussurreptitious

Sneaking, secret, a surreptitious glance

torportorpor

Dullness, lethargy, apathy, dullness

unassailableunassailable

Strong, an unassailable argument

unobtrusiveunobtrusive

Not readily noticeable, inconspicious

unscathedunscathed

Unharmed, wholly unharmed, not injured

voluminousvoluminous

Large, a voluminous literature on the subject .