Quarter 2 List 3 Vocabulary Words
Word
Bias
Stereotype
Denotation
Connotation
Aversion
Part of
Speech
Definition
Sentence
Prejudice in favor of or against one
thing, person, or group as
compared with another, usually in
a way considered to be unfair
There was evidence of
bias against the
members of Gryffindor
by Professor Snape.
Noun
a widely held but fixed and
oversimplified image or idea of a
particular type of person or thing.
It’s a stereotype that all
people who wear glasses
are smart.
Noun
the literal or primary meaning of a
word, in contrast to the feelings or
ideas that the word suggests.
Denotation is generally
defined as literal or
dictionary meanings of a
word in contrast to its
connotative or
associated meanings.
Noun
an idea or feeling that a word
invokes in addition to its literal or
primary meaning.
"the word “discipline”
has unhappy
connotations of
punishment and
repression"
a strong dislike or disinclination.
"he had a deep-seated
aversion to most forms
of exercise"
Noun
Noun
Enamored
Adjective
Faction
Noun
Jeopardy
Noun
Ostracize
Verb
To be filled with a feeling of love for Bella is enamored of that
vampire guy.
a small, organized, dissenting group "Our own beloved
within a larger one, esp. in politics. country . . . is now
afflicted with faction and
civil war" (Abraham
Lincoln).
danger of loss, harm or failure
Tyson’s job was not in
jeopardy.
exclude (someone) from a society
or group.
She thought it couldn’t
get any worse and then
her best friend
ostracized her.
Unanimous
Adjective
(of two or more people) fully in
agreement.
The proposal to serve
guinea pigs for lunch
was unanimously
opposed.