Vocab Week 6 English II Essentials

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Improvident

Adjective not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless. "improvident and undisciplined behavior" Wasteful

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Amorphous

Adjective without a clearly defined shape or form. "an amorphous, characterless conurbation" shapeless

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proffer

Verb hold out (something) to someone for acceptance; offer. "he proffered his resignation" offer

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Resilience

Noun the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. "the remarkable resilience of so many institutions" the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. "nylon is excellent in wearability and resilience"

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perilous

Adjective full of danger or risk. "a perilous journey south" dangerous

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-ful

Suffix Meaning: Full of, characterized by. Examples: fearful, powerful, doubtful.

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-ment

Suffix Meaning: The result of an action, a state, or a means of action. Examples: judgment, commitment, achievement.

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mal-

Prefix Meaning: Bad, evil. Examples: malevolent, malnutrition, malfunction.

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-fer-

Root Meaning: To bring, to carry, to bear. Examples: proffer, transfer, fertile.

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-gno-

Root Meaning: To know. Examples: prognosis, ignorant, agnostic.

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