ENGLISH II Honors
1. pedestrian
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Vocabulary Lesson # 15
Part of Speech
A person or thing said to be ordinary or dull
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2. pejorative
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Having a negative effect; insulting
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3. perdition
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4. perfunctory
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Damnation, ruin, hell
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Done without care; in a routine fashion
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5. perspicacity
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Keenness of judgment
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6. peruse
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To read carefully; scrutinize
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7. quagmire
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A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
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8. quandary
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A puzzling situation; a dilemma
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9. quasiDefinition:
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Resembling; seeming; half
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10. querulous
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Complaining; grumbling
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11. quiddity
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An essential quality
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12. raiment
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Clothing; garments
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13. rakish
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Carefree; dashing; jaunty
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14. ratiocinate
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To reason; to think
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15. rationalize
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To make an excuse for
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LATIN ROOTS
The root vinc, vict means
“conquer”
Make a list of words that contain the root Vinc, Vict. What does each word mean?
The root NEO means
“new”
Make a list of words that contain the root word NEO. What does each word mean?
Neophyte:
Neolithic:
The root VIV, VIT means
“live”
Make a list of words that contain the root word VERB. What does each word mean?
The root VOLU, VOLUT
“roll, turn”
means
Make a list of words that contain the root word VOLU, VOLUT. What does each word mean?