10th Grade 10th Grade SPELLING AND VOCABULARY – SPELLING AND VOCABULARY – UNIT 11 UNIT 11 1. intrinsic adj. belonging to a thing by its very nature 2. introvert n. a shy person 3. irksome adj. annoying, irritating, tiresome 4. itinerary n. a detailed plan for a journey 5. jargon n. the language used by a particular group 6. lampoon n. a harsh satire directed against an individual 7. lassitude n. lack of energy; weariness of body from strain 8. latitude n. the angular distance north or south; freedom from restrictions 9. lexicon n. a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions 10. loathe v. to feel disgust or intense feelings for 11. longitude n. the angular distance east or west 12. loquacious adj. talking too much; talkative 13. ludicrous adj. causing laughter because of absurdity 14. luxuriant adj. abundant in growth 15. magnanimous adj. generous in forgiving an insult or injury 1. intrinsic adj. belonging to a thing by its very nature 2. introvert n. a shy person 3. irksome adj. annoying, irritating, tiresome 4. itinerary n. a detailed plan for a journey 5. jargon n. the language used by a particular group 6. lampoon n. a harsh satire directed against an individual 7. lassitude n. lack of energy; weariness of body from strain 8. latitude n. the angular distance north or south; freedom from restrictions 9. lexicon n. a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions 10. loathe v. to feel disgust or intense feelings for 11. longitude n. the angular distance east or west 12. loquacious adj. talking too much; talkative 13. ludicrous adj. causing laughter because of absurdity 14. luxuriant adj. abundant in growth 15. magnanimous adj. generous in forgiving an insult or injury WORD POWER WORD POWER 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. hem, hemo – blood tox, toxi, toxo – poison neur, neuro – nerve derm, derma, dermo - skin – ia pathological condition (caused by disease) 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. hem, hemo – blood tox, toxi, toxo – poison neur, neuro – nerve derm, derma, dermo - skin – ia pathological condition (caused by disease)