Ms. Gokturk

Vocabulary for "The Foster Portfolio"

Foursquare: without hesitation

Dint: blow, force, power

Castiron: hard, brittle, nonmalleable

Judicious: having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment, discreet

Jerry-built: to build cheaply and flimsily

Vacuously: emptied of or lacking content; marked by lack of ideas or intelligence, stupid

Reluctant: showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness

Diversification: give variety to

Lucrative: producing wealth

Penance: an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin

Righteous: acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin, morally right