Vocabulary

__ Week 1 __ serenity - the quality of being peaceful and untroubled isolate - to separate from others; set apart indignant - feeling anger about something unjust preliminary - preparing for the main matter, action, or business prodigious - impressively large in size, force, or extent agility - being able to move quickly and easily indicate - to show or point out uncanny - so keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural sarcastic - mocking, often ironic remark bellow - to shout in a deep loud voice

__ Week 2 __ judicious - having or showing wise judgment decipher - to change from a code to ordinary language; decode essence - the quality or qualities of a thing that give it its identity sullen - showing resentment dubiously - feeling or showing doubt void - containing no matter; empty ineffable - impossible to express; indescribable apprehension - fear or dread of what may happen in the future aloft - in or into a high place summit - the highest point or part

__ Week 3 __ anxiety - a feeling of uneasiness about something in the future reverberate - to echo back; resound tentative - not certain or permanent seethe - to be violently agitated writhe - to twist or squirm as in pain myopic - nearsighted unkempt - not neat or tidy aberration - an act or condition of differing from what is normal flounce - to walk swiftly and angrily dilapidated - in condition of partial ruin

Week 4 arrogance - the quality of being excessively proud of oneself bravado - false bravery tenacity - holding firm to something, such as a point of view somber - dark; gloomy emanate - to come or send forth, as from a source deviate - to depart from the norm whimper - to cry with soft broken sounds inexorable - not capable of being persuaded tangible - capable of being touched despair - to lose all hope