Vocabulary Study Handout Wordly Wise Lesson 10
While Watching the Video:
1) Highlight the part of speech.
2) Fill out the synonyms and antonyms section.
3) Fill in all brain clues. Make your own or use the videos.
4) Mark any words you still do not fully understand. Ask me questions as I am available
and write the answers into usage notes.
Word
abject
Part of Speech and
Definition
adj. Most
miserable;
wretched.
Synonym and
Antonym
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advocate
atrocity
v. To plead in favor
of; to defend. (n.)
One who argues
for or defends a
person, group, or
idea.
n. An act of great
cruelty and
wickedness.
commemorate v. To serve as a
memorial to; to
remember in a
solemn manner.
n. A form of a
dialect
language spoken
in a certain
geographical
region that has its
own grammar,
pronunciation, and
vocabulary.
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Your Memorizing
Brain Clue
Usage Notes
Vocabulary Study Handout Wordly Wise Lesson 10
dire
elite
enhance
adj. Having terrible
consequences;
urgent or
desperate.
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n. A group that
enjoys superior
status to others.
(adj.) Considered
superior to others.
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v. To make greater
or better.
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flagrant
languish
mute
raze
reprisal
adj. Clearly
offensive or bad;
conspicuously
acting against
what is right.
v. To lose hope,
strength, or vitality
because of neglect
or bad conditions.
v. To soften or
tone down the
sound of. (adj.) Not
speaking or not
able to speak;
silent.
v. To level to the
ground; to destroy
completely.
n. A retaliation
(payback) for an
injury.
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Vocabulary Study Handout Wordly Wise Lesson 10
turmoil
wreak
n. A state of
confusion or
agitation; chaos
v. 1. To bring
about or inflict. 2.
To express or
vent.
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After Watching the Video
1) Complete Wordly Wise lesson E. Read the passage CLOSELY. (Mark it up to show your
conclusions and questions.) Then follow the directions and answer the questions.
*Notice how the new words are USED in sentences.
2) Write sentences for the new words either in your blue spiral OR on Evernote.
*Make sure that you clearly show the meaning of the words, underline the vocabulary
words, and follow the sentence pattern directions for this lesson.
3) When you are finished, make sure I check your sentences and sign your goal sheet for
completion.