Lesson 8
Junior Vocabulary

1. divulge  verb  to tell, to reveal (as a secret)
   Divulging the contents of the top-secret document caused the reporter’s arrest.
   syn: uncover, unveil, disclose                ant: cloak, veil, conceal
   
   
2. docile  adj.  easy to teach or manage
   The dog, usually docile, went mad and attacked its owner.
   syn: submissive, compliant                ant: unmanageable, headstrong, willful
   
   
3. dogmatic adj. stating an opinion in an authoritative or arrogant manner
   Because of the professor’s dogmatic approach, the students were afraid to ask questions.
   syn: apportion, measure
   
   
4. dole verb to distribute; to give out sparingly
   At the crowded Red Cross shelter, food was doled out carefully to the sickly children.
   syn: apportion, measure
   
   
5. dolorous adj. mournful, sad
   The song was so dolorous it was difficult not to cry.
   syn: sorrowful, painful                  ant: happy, joyful
   
   
6. dour adj. gloomy, sullen
   The librarian’s dour expression made the new students feel as if they had done something wrong.
   syn: stern, severe, forbidding               ant: pleasant, happy
   
   
7. droll adj. amusing in an odd way
   He had a droll manner of telling stories that kept everyone entertained.
   syn: funny, wry                ant: dull, flat, boring
   
   
8. duplicity noun intentional deceit in speech or conduct
   He could forgive her for wanting to date other people, but he could not condone her duplicity in saying he was her only boyfriend.
   syn: hypocrisy, deception              ant: straightforwardness, honesty
   
   
9. effigy noun an image of a person or thing; usually a crude image of a hated person
   They burned in effigy their hated dictator.
   syn: image, representation, figure
   
   
10. emaciated adj. extremely thin, wasted away
    The emaciated form of the starved prisoner was buried in the camp cemetery.
    syn: shriveled, withered               ant: plump, fattened