Vocab #7

1. Obstreperous- noisy and difficult to control
(ahb-streperes) Latin
Boys are obstreperous.

2. Invective- insulting, abusive, or highly critical.
(in-vektiv) Middle English
Teenage girls can be invective.

3. Apoplectic- overcome with anger
(apo-plektik)  French
Boys are easily apoplectic when their favorite team loses.

4. Philippic- a bitter attack or denunciation 

(felipik) Latin

Many parents receive philippic's from their kids.

5. Benign- gentle, kindly. 

(binīn) Middle English

The mother was benign to her newborn baby.

6. Arbor- a device holding a tool in lathe.
(ärber) French
Many men have arbor's for their tools.

7. Magisterial- having or showing great authority.
(majestilerēal) medieval Latin
Bullies are magisterial.

8. Benevolent- well meaning and kindly.
(benevelent) Middle English
Some friends try to come off benevolent, but don't.

9. Hitherto- until now or until the point in time under discussion
(hitherotōō) unknown origination

10. Primitive- having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency.
(primetiv) Middle English