Vocabulary 1

capricious (adj.):  unpredictable (cap riches)

lugubrious (adj.):  sad, mournful (Lou Goober’s)

meticulous (adj.):  extremely careful, thorough (me ticklish)

benevolent (adj.): kind, generous (Ben Elephant)

loquacious (adj.):  talkative (low gray shoes)

exuberant (adj.):  joyous  (ex-zoo bear aunt)

prodigious (adj.):  very large, massive  (pro dishes)

frugal (adj.):  careful with money, thrifty  (few gulls)

disperse (verb):  spread around, scatter  (this purse)

tenacious (adj.):  persistent, determined  (tennis shoes)