Vocab for Winners

It was my first day in school, as I pad my way closer to its gates, I was inundated with excitement and divulge it so everyone could know. I saw some of the newcomers were obstinate with their parents decision to register them into a boarding school but I on the other hand was very objective with my parents’ decision. When I was in the rooms, I started to banter with my roommates. Their elicited laughter made me more sanguine towards my future days here.

Being a man of great accomplishment, Andrew Carnegie was at the pinnacle of his career as the owner of U.S. Steel but found no fulfillment in his affluence and devoted himself for the act of philanthropy. He established the Carnegie Mellon University which burgeoned local education and attenuated poverty in the long term. The advent of this benign man, assuage those who have monetary concerns to further education.

Reclining on my chair, I was encumbered by the chagrin of failing my SAT. Mistakes and wrong answers were rife throughout my practice book. I was caught in every specious statement, without ever learning from my mistakes. Ossified, my friends told me to redo the test on a later date. But, I personally denounce cowards and wanted to do it anyway.

Pad(verb)- to travel on foot (has many other meanings)

Inundated(adj)- covered with water/overwhelmed

Divulge(verb)- give out a secret to the public

Obstinate(adj)- stubbornly adherent to an opinion

Banter(verb)- engage in good-humored conversation

Objective(adj)- based on observed facts

Elicit(verb)- to draw out (emotion)

Sanguine(adj)- optimistic

Pinnacle(noun)- the highest point

Affluence(noun)- an abundance of wealth

Philanthropy(noun)- benevolent altruism with intention to benefit mankind.

Altruism(noun)- selflessness

Burgeon(verb)- bud, sprout ,grow

Attenuate(verb)- to weaken, reduce in size or force

Advent(noun)-arrival

Benign(adj)- kind, harmless : The tumor in the ear is benign and should cause no harm

Assuage(verb)- to improve for the better something that is bad

Recline(verb)-lean back

Chagrin(noun)- distress of mind

Encumber(verb)- to burden/restrict with hinderance

Rife(adj)- widespread,common

Specious(adj)- seemingly right but wrong

Ossify(verb)- to become inflexible in opinion

Denounce(verb)- to speak against

Maybe these are to much words for you guys but this is just to show that application is more effective than just knowing. Instead of making one sentence per word, try to make a short paragraph filled with new words.