Week 17 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
1. Antagonism: hostility; strong opposition
2. Charlatan: trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have
3. Dike: dam; embankment
4. Fanatical: obsessive; fixated
5. Indifferent: neutral
6. Malingerer: person who deliberately tries to avoid work
7. Paragon: a perfect example
8. Procrastinate: delay; put off
9. Sentinel: guard; sentry
10. Unwitting: not deliberate; unconscious
Week 16 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
11. Anomaly: Something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
12. Certitude: Certainty
13. Digress: Wander off the subject
14. Falter: Hesitate; waver
15. Indelible: Cannot be wiped out
16. Malinger: Deliberately avoid work; shirk
17. Paradox: Apparently contradictory statement
18. Proclivity: Tendency towards
19. Sensuous: Appealing to the senses
20. Unscathed: Unharmed; without a scratch
Week 15 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
21. Accolade: Tribute; honor; praise
22. Bolster: Support; prop up
23. Ephemeral: Short lived
24. Hedonist: A pleasure seeker
25. Curtail: Cut short
26. Heed: Listen to
27. Lampoon: Ridicule; spoof
28. Oblivious: Totally unaware
29. Podium: Raised platform
30. Resonant: Echoing
Week 14 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
31. Rescind: Retract; repeal
32. Cringe: Recoil; flinch; shy away
33. Hedonism: Self-indulgence; pleasure-seeking
34. Laconic: Using few words; brief; to the point
35. Oblique: Indirect; slanting
36. Plumage: Feathers of a bird
37. Cryptic: Puzzling; enigmatic
38. Lamentation: Expression of regret or sorrow
39. Obliterate: Destroy; demolish
40. Plummet: Fall suddenly and steeply
Week 13 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
41. Enunciation: clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
42. Headstrong: stubborn; willful
43. Lackluster: dull; monotonous; bland
44. Objective: unbiased; not subjective
45. Pliable: flexible; not stubborn
46. Temper: to moderate; soften
47. Resignation: acceptance of fate
48. Tenacious: stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
49. Resolution: determination
50. Tentative: not certain
Week 12 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
1. Credulous: gullible; ready to believe anything
2. Enshroud: cover
3. Haughtiness: arrogance; pride
4. Lachrymose: tearful; sad
5. Obfuscate: deliberately make something difficult to understand
6. Plethora: an excess
7. Repudiate: shun; eschew
8. Tedium: boredom
9. Abstemious: self denying; refraining from indulging
10. Blithe: free-spirited; carefree
Grading: Point value is 40. Credit is all or nothing. Assignments that aren’t
completed in full will be given a zero.
Week 11 Vocabulary
Directions: In Cornell notes format, list vocabulary word on the left, and on the
right, list definition, part of speech, a synonym, an antonym, use it in a sentence, and
draw a picture.
1. Creditable: praiseworthy
2. Ensconce: establish firmly in a position
3. Hasten: hurry; accelerate; rush
4. Laceration: a cut
5. Obdurate: stubborn
6. Plausible: can be believed; reasonable
7. Reprieve: a respite: postponement of a sentence
8. Tawdry: of little value; gaudy
9. Abstain: desist; go without; withdraw
10. Blighted: damaged; destroyed; ruined
Grading: Point value is 40. Credit is all or nothing. Assignments that aren’t
completed in full will be given a zero.