English III Med-Sci Vocabulary List
Semester One
Find part of speech, etymology (prefix, root, suffix) and etymological meaning, a brief
definition, and a synonym and an antonym for each word. Use a good dictionary (with
etymology), a thesaurus, and any other vocabulary aide. Then, write a sentence that
demonstrates your ability to use the word accurately. The sentence must include a
contextual clue so that I know you understand the word meaning. You may change the word
usage (tense or part of speech) for clarity. The last three words* each week are
medical/health terms. You must complete all 18 words each week.
Homework:
1. Due dates are subject to change, depending on circumstances. Keep an eye on the assignment
board and listen to announcements for any changes.
2. Homework will be collected every Monday and homework points will be assigned for
completed, quality work. Homework must be completed on the form provided. Feel free to
duplicate the form on your own computer or copy the form according to your needs. If any
sentence is similar to another student’s, it will be considered a violation of the ethics policy
and will result in an ethics violation and a zero on the assignment.
3. Lessons will be reviewed before each quiz (Fridays). If you are absent on the review day,
expect to take the quiz on the scheduled date.
4. You may earn up to 2 bonus points on each quiz by writing quality original sentences using
words from the previous lesson. All words are cumulative for the semester and will appear in
future quizzes.
Lesson 1;
abhor, abominable, banal, chide, contrivance, covet, diabolic, execration, haughty, omnipotent,
ostracize, profane, prowess, succor, sundry *organic, purge, resuscitate
Lesson 2:
ascribe, anathema, conjure, ethereal, fidelity, hallow, induce, insinuate, obdurate, pristine,
prodigious, reprehensible, somnolent, stigma, tremulous *expectorate, ossify, secrete
Lesson 3:
absolve, archaic, assimilate, blasphemous, chastise, consecrate, dogmatic, fallible, infidel, insipid,
parsimony, prostrate, secular, sycophant, veracity *gastroenterology, oncology, progeny
Lesson 4:
admonish, affinity, beguile, corroborate, credulity, divine, exculpate, extol, iniquity, languid,
mollify, prescient, rectify, venerable, zealot * osteopathy, pharmacology, rhinology
Lesson 5:
abate, ablution, adversity, arduous, beholden, consolation, deify, eradicate, facilitate, impious,
insidious, mendicant, plausible, solace, unkempt *anesthesiology, neonatologist, therapeutic
Lesson 6:
amiable, arbitrary, comprise, dilapidation, malleable, natty, nefarious, nostalgia, obsequious,
placid, precipitate, reiterate, reverie, scruples, torpor *catalyst, hepatitis, psychosomatic
English III Med-Sci Vocabulary List
Semester One
Lesson 7:
abeyance, anomalous, cadaverous, discern, doughty, equivocal, feign, obeisance, palpable,
pervade, prolixity, sojourn, specious, tenuous, vagary *aqueous solution, solute, solvent
Lesson 8 :
antipathy, averse, balm, blithe, craven, manifest, ostentatious, pensive, pertinacity, quixotic,
resolute, respite, sagacious, temporal, volition *electrolyte, tinnitus, volatility
Lesson 9 :
alacrity, erudite, ferocity, gaunt, indubitably, inherent, perpetual, portend, posterity, semblance,
sublime, superfluous, tacit, ubiquitous, vehemently *homogeneous, heterogeneous, turbidity
Lesson 10 :
derision, efface, effectual, encumbrance, imparted, impervious, impetuous, incessantly, occult,
penitent, predominating, reciprocity, supernumerary, sylvan, tumultuous *acute, neurotoxin,
vertigo
Lesson 11:
capricious, castigate, clandestine, diaphanous, dichotomy, disheveled, gregarious, imbibe,
ingenuous, inordinate, lugubrious, profuse, sardonic, stupor, vernacular *edema, sterile, ulcer
Lesson 12:
accolade, benevolence, commensurate, dubious, extemporize, gesticulate, intrinsic, irascible,
lethargic, pragmatic, provincial, solicitous, sporadic, transient, vociferous *acclimatization,
dyspnea, lacteal
Lesson 13:
abdicate, affable, assuage, bequeath, cajole, celerity, comely, debauchery, dissuade, imbue,
ineffable, pungent, remonstrate, solidarity, tenacious *caustic, pathology, toxemia
Lesson 14:
apathetic, asunder, circumlocution, connive, demean, flagrant, ingratiate, motley, obstreperous,
pedantic, pretentious, querulous, ramification, subterfuge, vilification *asphyxia, carcinogenic,
inorganic