Vocabulary-Chapter 2

abundance

(n.) a plentiful amount

blissful

(adj.) joyful

caper

(n.) a prank/crime

cluster

(n.) a bunch; (v.) to gather into a group

deceive

(v.) to mislead

egotistical

(adv.) self-important

festivity

(n.) a joyous celebration

frequent

(adv.) often repeated

majestic

(adv.) royal, impressive

offhand

(adv.) without preparation (adj.) casual

oversight

(n.) a failure to notice something

prior

(adj.) occurring earlier in time

proclaim

(v.) to announce

prosperous

(adj.) having good fortune

recognition

(n.) an acknowledgement of accomplishment

renowned

(adj.) famous

resolve

(v.) to make a decision; (n.) strength of mind

scour

(v.) to clean or scrub

significant

(adj.) meaningful

virtuous

(adj.) righteous, pure

c. accord

(n.) harmony

c. conventional

(adj.) traditional

c. gratify

(v.) to satisfy

c. loiter

(v.) to hang around aimlessly

c. retentive

(adj.) able to remember a lot of information