Lesson 10
Junior Vocabulary

1. expound verb to explain; to set forth point by point; to interpret
   Closing the Bible, the minister expounded the passage he had just read.
   
   
2. expunge verb to erase
   If he can stay out of trouble for one year, his criminal record will be expunged.
   syn: blot, wipe, or strike out
   
   
3. extol verb to praise highly
   He extolled the virtues of his personal hero, Abraham Lincoln.
   syn: eulogize, glorify, laud             ant: belittle, denigrate, disparage
   
   
4. extradite verb to turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed
   After two months of incarceration by the Sacramento sheriff, the suspect was extradited to Texas.
   
   
5. extraneous adj. not belonging; foreign; nonessential
   After producing the chemical compound, the industrial plant used to pour all extraneous material into the river.
   syn: alien, extrinsic, irrelevant                ant: relevant, intrinsic, essential
   
   
6. extrovert noun  one who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him or her than in his or her own inner being or thoughts
   Because he was an extrovert, people found him easy to talk to.
   syn: outgoing, affable             ant: introvert, withdrawn
   
   
7. exult verb to rejoice over a success or victory
   When the results were announced, the town wildly exulted in their team's victory.
   syn: to rejoice, to leap for joy or triumph
   
   
8. fallacy noun a false or mistaken idea
   The idea that plants, if spoken to, would survive in the dead of winter is a fallacy.
   syn: error, untruth, falsehood                ant: truism, fact, axiom
   
   
9. feasible adj. reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out
   Given his lack of experience and poor equipment, his plan to compete in the next Olympic games did not seem feasible.
   syn: possible                ant: impartial
   
   
10. fiasco noun a complete, ridiculous, failure
    Because of a breakdown in communications, what should have been a routine maneuver ended in a fiasco.
    syn: Debacle, disaster              ant: success
    
    
11. fickle adj. likely to change with out reason
    Because she never kept one boyfriend for long, her friends said she was a fickle.
    syn: vacillating, capricious               ant: steadfast, determined, loyal
    
    
12. fluctuate verb to move; to vary irregularly
    One could never tell what kind of mood he would be in; he fluctuated from extremely friendly to acrimonious.
    syn: menacing, appalling, dreadful              ant: stay, abide, persist    
    
    
13. formidable adj. hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe
    The pile of thick books and pages of notes on his desk made writing this paper seem a formidable task.
    syn:menacing, appalling, dreadful               ant: harmless, feeble, insignificant
    
    
14. frowzy adj. dirty, unkempt The lady's frowzy hair looked like Spanish moss because it was so tangled.
    syn: untidy, slovenly              ant: clean, tidy
    
    
15. frugal adj. not wasteful; thrifty
    Because he was a frugal man, he always bought day-old bread.
    syn: provident, economical                 ant: wasteful