Vocab Unit 9 / English 10 Honors – periods 1 / 3 / 5
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Study vocabulary flashcards (see previous units)
Write original sentences for each word to check and practice your understanding.
Make a vocabulary study charts (meaning / characteristics / quick pic / antonyms) for harder words.
Study the root, prefix, suffix found in some of your vocabulary words.
auxiliary
During the storm, the
electricity was cut.
Fortunately, we had an
auxiliary power source,
so our lights came back
on quickly.
candid
It is never wise to be too
candid when telling your
best friend about his/her
faults and flaws.
cubicle
The tiniest cubicle is
usually assigned to
the newest employee.
drudgery
If you don’t have many
job skills, you may find
yourself working in a
job that involves
endless drudgery.
envoy
On occasion, a
former President
is asked to act as
a special envoy to
the United
Nations.
20 words
characteristics,
connotation
meaning
word
quick picture
antonym
(adjective)
giving assistance or support; additional; backup
(noun)
a helper; an aide; a reserve; an accessory
(adjective)
frank; sincere; impartial; unposed; forthright;
plainspoken; unbiased
(noun)
a small room or compartment; an enclosure; a hole-inthe-wall
(noun)
work that is hard and tiresome; toil; labor; a grind
(noun)
a representative or messenger, often from the government
escalate
(verb)
to elevate; to increase in intensity; to raise; to make
worse
A small dispute can
escalate into a major
conflict unless the
opposing parties sit
down and talk.
expedient
(adjective)
advantageous; useful; serviceable
It would be expedient to
start studying now like you
plan to in college. That
way, you’ll be ready for the
rigors of college
academics.
(noun)
a means to an end; a contrivance; a device
feign
(verb)
None of my students
would ever feign illness
to avoid class.
to pretend; to fake; to simulate
The Arnolds feign death until
the Vogners, sensing the
sudden awkwardness, are
compelled to leave. - Far Side
flair
An opera singer needs a flair for
showy, larger-than-life behavior,
as well as a really good singing
voice.
grievous
Reporters should
take careful notes
when conducting an
interview to avoid
making grievous
errors in their news
stories.
(noun)
a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style; an
aptitude; a bent; a knack; a gift; panache
(adjective)
causing sorrow or pain; serious; painful; heartrending;
onerous; flagrant
heterogeneous
Most college admissions
offers actively seek a
student body that is both
talented and heterogeneous.
horde
After Thanksgiving sales
are so fantastic that
often a horde of
shoppers awaits the
employees who open
the doors.
impel
Hunger often impels
people many parts of
the world to leave
their homes in search
of food.
incredulous
When the testimony of a
witness contradicts the
evidence and sounds like a
lie, you can expect to see
incredulous stares from the
jury.
inscribe
The young man asked the
jeweler to inscribe the
locket with his fiancée’s
name.
(adjective)
diverse; composed of different kinds; miscellaneous;
mixed; variegated
(noun)
a vast number (of people, animals); a throng
(verb)
to keep large amounts of stuff without throwing anything
out
(verb)
to force; to drive forward; to urge; to push; to spur; to
propel; to incite
(adjective)
disbelieving; skeptical; dubious; mistrustful; doubting
(verb)
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list; to imprint;
to enroll; to enlist
monologue
In the second act of
Shakespeare’s famous play,
Hamlet, the main character
gives a sorrowful monologue
on the insignificance of
human life.
prognosis
(noun)
a long, important speech by an actor in a play; a long talk
by one individual
a soliloquy; a recitation
(noun)
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a
disease or situation
Doctors sometimes
have to deliver a
difficult prognosis to
patients who smoke
about their long-term
health.
a prediction; a projection
rasping
(adjective)
Chronic bronchitis can lead to a
rasping cough that is difficult to
cure.
with a harsh, grating sound; scratchy; scraping;
abrasive; gravelly
Roz, from Monsters’ Inc., has a rasping
voice.
a harsh sound
repugnant
Despite their repugnant lack of
cleanliness, pigs are endearing to
many people.
scuttle
Pirates often
scuttle a ship
after they have
absconded
with all of the
valuable cargo
aboard.
Before homes were heated with oil, or natural gas, many people
would carry a scuttle of coal into their living room to use for
heating fuel.
(noun)
(adjective)
offensive; disagreeable; distasteful; hateful; odious;
revolting; repulsive
(verb)
to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something
(an idea) in a decisive way; to run hastily; to scurry; to
abandon; to discard; to scrap; to ditch; to dump
(noun)
a pail