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# Vocabulary Definitions This document presents a list of words with their definitions, parts of speech, and example sentences. | Word | Definition | Part of speech | Use in a sentence with context clues | |---|---|---|---| | Congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities,...

# Vocabulary Definitions This document presents a list of words with their definitions, parts of speech, and example sentences. | Word | Definition | Part of speech | Use in a sentence with context clues | |---|---|---|---| | Congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own. | Adjective | "his need for some congenial company" | | Rapacious | aggressively greedy or grasping. | Adjective | "rapacious landlords" | | Dither | be indecisive. | Verb | "he was dithering about the election date" | | Compelling | evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way. | Adjective | "his eyes were strangely compelling" | | Compulsion | the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint. | Noun | "the payment was made under compulsion" | | Dotty | (of a person, action, or idea) somewhat mad or eccentric. | Adjective | "he was slightly dotty by the end of his second term" | | Dainty | delicately small and pretty. | Adjective | "a dainty lace handkerchief" | | Tantalizing | tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable. | Adjective | "a tantalizing glimpse of the career he might have had" | | Emanate | (of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source). | Verb | "warmth emanated from the fireplace" | | Malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others. | Adjective | "the glint of dark, malevolent eyes" | | Naive | (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. | Adjective | "the rather naive young man had been totally misled" | | Gullible | easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. | Adjective | "an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money" | | Translucent | (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent. | Adjective | "the back is made from a translucent material" | | Placid | (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited. | Adjective | "this horse has a placid nature" | | Luxuriate | enjoy oneself in a luxurious way; take self-indulgent delight. | Verb | "she was luxuriating in a long bath" |