Meet My New Vocabulary

Abjurn - a belief, cause, or claim).
      ----His refusal to abjure the Catholic faith
In loco parentis - in the place of a parent

     ---I stand towards her in loco parentis

Kudos - praise and honor received for an achievement

    --- Kudos to Emelie for making the soccer team         

Reply- respond to something someone said

     ---I'm going to reply to her tomorrow

Individualism - self reliant / independent

    --- Society believes strongly in individualism 

Insatiable - impossible to satisfy 

     --- An insatiable hunger for success

Hullabaloo - a commotion ; fuss

     ---Remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball?

Affirm - state as a fact 

     ---I affirmed that the meeting was cancelled

Torrential - falling rapidly

    ---A torrential downpour

Inclined - turning away from the horizontal / vertical 

   --- An inclined ramp