vocab words

Ostracize-verb [ trans. ]
exclude (someone) from a society or group

Grippe-noun
old-fashioned term for influenza (FLU)


Halitosis-noun
technical term for bad breath .

Incognito-adjective & adverb
(of a person) having one's true identity concealed

Nonchalant-adjective
(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm

Bourgeois-adjective
of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes

Convent-noun
a Christian community under monastic vows

Blase-adjective
unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before

Boisterous-adjective
(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy

Pedagogical-adjective
of or relating to teaching

Stenographer-noun
the action or process of writing in shorthand or taking dictation.