Week of November 14th
acrimonious (adjective) 1. marked by strong resentment 2. caustic; biting  He went through an acrimonious separation with the university after the sixth loss of the season.	laggard (noun and adjective) 1. noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind 2.* adjective wasting time *I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway.
docile (adjective) 1.easily handled or managed 2.ready and willing to be taught The police officers did not have a difficult time controlling the teenagers; they were quite docile..
erudite (adjective) 1.having or showing profound knowledge; scholarly He wasn’t bashful about showing himself to feverishly erudite.	BONUS IS IN RED
hiatus (noun) 1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something The band is making an album after a five-year hiatus.