Vocabulary 8th
List 20
Corpulent
Exceedingly overweight
The corpulent man was unable to tie his shoes so he fell down the stairs.
Disinterested
Unbiased by personal interest; free
from selfish motive
Mallory was totally disinterested in learning more vocabulary words.
Distraught
Deeply worried
He became very distraught when the building caught on fire.
A portion of profits given
to a stockholder
Fetter
To confine or
restrain
Grotesque
Having a distorted and repulsive appearance
Miniscule
Exceptionally small
Quandary
State of confusion or bewilderment.
She was in a quandary of what choice to make for college.
superlative
Utmost quality or degree
Taut
Tightly
drawn