Tests and Quizzes: You will be tested on your ability to use each of these words in a sentence and to spell each word correctly. Unlike middle school, the emphasis is not on your ability to memorize a definition temporarily. Please check class website for important due dates and reminders.
Quiz #1 – August 21st
Quiz #2 – September 4th
Quiz #3 – September 18
Quiz #4 – October 2 nd th
Quiz #5 – October 23rd
Quiz #6 – November 6th
Quiz #7 – November 20th
Cumulative Vocab Test (Tentative): 12/4/14 (+List 8)
VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS DIRECTIONS (DUE THE DAY OF THE TEST)
1.
Write the vocabulary word on the front of the card.
2.
Write the vocabulary word using TWO colors of ink (NOT ink and pencil).
3.
Alternate colors for each letter of the word (for example-1 st letter blue/2 nd letter red/3 rd letter blue/4 th letter red, etc.) This helps you
learn to spell the words correctly.
4.
DO NOT JUST HIGHLIGHT ALTERNATE LETTERS.
5.
Draw a picture that you think hints to the definition. Do NOT Google the word or use someone else’s hint to the definition unless it helps clue YOU into the definition. If you can’t relate the picture to the definition, it won’t help you.
6.
Write the COMPLETE definition on the back of the card.
List 1 ambi = both bell/i = war cad = fall cand = glowing carn/i = flesh comm = with (not matching) contra = against (not matching)
List 2 funct = do de = remove doc = teach dog = opinion dub = doubtful ec = out centr/o/i = center
List 3 furt = steal icon/o = image cast = broken pecc = sin sipi = taste trepid = tremble in = not (not matching)
List 5 omin = creepy pro = for, forward rauc = harsh verb = word dis = apart, not, opposite (not matching) ex = out (not matching)
List 6 abs = away from ad = addition (not matching) don = give purg = cleanse emul = rivaling mob = move (not matching)
List 7 decim = tenth part semin = seed luc = bright, light (not matching) im = in, on, not (not matching) extra = outside (not matching) vac = empty (not matching) vener = respectful (not matching)
List 4 lum = light nat = born neb = cloud omin = creepy rauc = harsh salu = health (not matching) tim = be afraid
List 8 laud = praise mal = bad ostrac = shell re = again, back simul = likeness super = above, over (not matching) em = into, cover with (not matching)
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List #1
1.
affable - easy to talk to; amiable
2.
altruistic - unselfish; concerned for the welfare of others
3.
ambidextrous - able to use both hands with equal ease
4.
aromatic - fragrant; spicy, sweet-smelling
5.
asinine - stupid; silly; like a donkey
6.
astute - shred; keen in judgment; cunning
7.
bawdy - indecent; obscene
8.
bellicose - hostile; eager to fight; warlike
9.
berserk - crazy; in a destructive frenzy
10.
bizarre - odd in appearance; grotesque
List #2
11.
boorish - rude; ill-mannered; awkward
12.
bovine - cow-like; sluggish; patient and stupid
13.
buoyant - tending to float; light of spirit; cheerful
14.
buxom – healthily plump; full-bosomed; attractive
15.
cadaverous - gaunt; haggard; corpse-like
16.
candid - frank ;unprejudiced
17.
carnivorous - flesh-eating
18.
clandestine - secret; furtive; underhanded
19.
craven - cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted
20.
dastardly - sneaky and mean; brutal
List #3
21.
deft - skilled and neat in action; adroit; dexterous
22.
defunct - dead; deceased; no longer existing
23.
deleterious - harmful; injurious to health
24.
derogatory - belittling; disparaging
25.
destitute - extremely poor; lacking the necessities of life
26.
cynical – sarcastic; believing we are motivated by selfishness
27.
docile - easy to handle or train; teachable
28.
dogmatic - asserting opinions in a dictatorial way; positive; strongly opinionated
29.
dubious - doubtful; vague; skeptical; questionable
30.
eccentric - odd; peculiar; unconventional
List #4
31.
explicit – specific; clear
32.
furtive - sly; done in secret; clandestine
33.
iconoclastic - attacking cherished beliefs; tradition smashing
34.
impeccable - free from blame or fault; without sin or error
35.
implicit – unspoken; implied
36.
incorrigible – impossible to control or manage
37.
insipid - without flavor; tasteless; lacking the qualities that interest or challenge
38.
intrepid - very brave; dauntless; bold
39.
lethargic - sluggish; dull; drowsy
40.
meticulous - extremely careful about details; painstaking
LIST# 5
41.
ominous-dangerous; threatening (a feeling)
42.
opaque-cloudy; not transparent
43.
ostentatious-showy; flashy; swanky
44.
prosaic-unimaginative; commonplace; ordinary
45.
raucous-noisy; blaring; disorderly
46.
sinister-threatening; evil
47.
timorous-timid; shaky
48.
vapid-boring; vacant; weak
49.
verbose-wordy; long-winded
50.
zealous-enthusiastic; eager
LIST #6
51.
admonish- correct behavior gently but firmly
52.
abscond-leave quickly, secretly and hide
53.
acquit-to declare innocent; to absolve
54.
analyze-examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations; dissect
55.
assuage-satisfy; relieve; calm
56.
cauterize- burn the surface of
57.
canvass-to solicit votes or opinions
58.
condone-excuse; overlook
59.
contradict-to state or show the opposite of
60.
expurgate-to remove obscene or objectionable material; to purge
LIST #7
61.
decimate-cause great destruction
62.
deify-worship something as a god
63.
digress–stray from the main subject; swerve
64.
discern-understand what is difficult or hidden
65.
disparage-belittle; put down
66.
disseminate-scatter; broadcast
67.
embellish-decorate; exaggerate
68.
emulate-try to equal or excel
69.
grapple-to come to grips; to struggle; to seize
70.
infer-conclude from evidence; interpret
LIST #8
71.
laud-to give praise to; glorify
72.
malinger-to pretend to have an illness to avoid work or duty
73.
pander-to help satisfy the base desires of others
74.
ostracize-exclude from a group; banish
75.
raze-tear down to the ground; demolish
76.
recant-to renounce or withdraw a prior statement, testimony, or belief
77.
reconcile-to bring into harmony; to make compatible
78.
simulate- imitate
79.
slander-to tell damaging lies about someone
80.
vacillate-swing back and forth between options; hesitate