Vocab for high school students 6

convene (v.)

meet or come together in a group for a specific purpose

The board of directors will convene next Tuesday to elect a new corporation president.

cordiality (n.)

friendliness; warmth of regard

Pam’s parents greeted me with cordiality and made me feel like an old friend of the family.

deliberately (adv.)

in a carefully thought out manner;

We deliberately kept Glenda off the planning committee because we didn’t want her to know that the party was to be in her honor.

dispense (v.)

(followed by the preposition with) do without; get along without

When our club has a guest speaker, we dispense with the reading of the minutes to save time.

dubious (adj.)

doubtful; uncertain; questionable

There is no doubt about my feeling better, but it is dubious that I can be back at school by tomorrow.

extremity (n.)

very end; utmost limit

Key West is at the southern extremity of Florida.

hibernate (v.)

spend the winter

If Sue’s grandparents had had the funds to hibernate in Florida, they would not have spent the winter at home.

intimidate (v.)

frighten; influence by fear; cow; overawe

A few spectators were intimidated by the lion’s roar, but most were not frightened.

preface (n.)

introduction (to a book or speech); foreword; prologue

Begin by reading the preface; it will help you to get the most out of the rest of the book.