English A 5th Grade Vocab List
Name:
1. acrimony– n., biting sharpness or bitterness. It's used to describe words,
attitude or disposition, not food. Old coffee is bitter; hostile divorces lead
to acrimony between partners, and vice versa.
2. leonine – adj., resembling or suggesting that of a lion
3. photogenic – adj., suitable for photography, aesthetically pleasing
4. torsion – n., the act of turning or twisting; state of being twisted
5. bountiful – adj., abundant, plentiful
6. corduroy – n., a cut-pile of fabric with vertical ribs or wales, usually made
of cotton
7. imperious – adj., arrogant, overbearing, domineering
8. evince – v., to display clearly, exhibit, manifest, express
Homework due Friday: Look up each word in the dictionary. Give the
origin, not just the date, but the original meaning.
English A 5th Grade Vocab List