Week 8

By surprise, unexpectedly

The students were caught unawares by the pop quiz.

There is danger that a fire may get into a wall and continue to burn unawares until it is a much bigger fire.

The right to vote

The 19th Amendment guaranteed women’s suffrage.

People gain suffrage when they turn 18 in the United States.

A tranquil, secluded place; to put yourself in a tranquil, secluded place

The monk cloistered himself in a monastery to hide from the world.

My cloister is a hidden spot in the woods.

Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; easily taught, obedient

The dogs were very docile and easy to train.

I thought the child was docile, but then she started screaming!

An excessive amount

There was a surfeit of cookies at lunch today.

Students often feel like teachers give a surfeit of homework.

Not appropriate or suitable to the surroundings, doesn’t fit in

The preppy girl wearing a pink shirt and a bow in her hair was incongruous at the rock concert.

The hockey player felt incongruous when he accidentally walked into the cheerleaders’ locker room.

Distant or reserved in manner, uninvolved

The strange man was aloof and never talked to anyone.

Your aloof behavior won’t allow you to make many friends.

Extremely distressing, disturbing, traumatic, frightening

The harrowing car crash made Sally afraid to ever drive again.

The trip to the haunted house was so harrowing that George said he was never going to be able to sleep.

Continuing for a long time, continuous

She has chronic headaches.

He has a chronic problem with turning in her homework on time.

To stress or emphasize something, make something more noticeable

Girls often use make-up to accentuate their facial features.

Your positive reaction to the snow versus my negative reaction to the snow clearly accentuated the differences in our lifestyles.