VOCABULARY LESSON
Monday, February 7th, 2011
THERE WILL BE A QUIZ OVER THIS WEEK’S WORDS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH,
SO BEGIN STUDYING THE SPELLINGS, PARTS OF SPEECH, SYNONYMS (You will need
to be able to recall at least one synonym for each word.), AND DEFINITIONS NOW.
**Write a sentence using each of these words and turn in for a Class Work grade.
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herculean (adj)
bowdlerize (v)
pandemonium (n)
pander (v)
quixotic (adj)
cynical (adj)
stoical (adj)
stigma (n)
impede (v)
expedite (v)
1. herculean—tremendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort
Synonyms: mighty, powerful, massive, immense, colossal
2. bowdlerize—to remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral
Synonyms: delete, censor, expurgate
3. pandemonium—utter confusion or wild uproar
Synonyms: disorder, chaos, noisy confusion, tumult
4. pander—to play up to another’s desires and weaknesses
Synonyms: indulge, gratify, cater
5. quixotic—idealistic but not practical
Synonyms: romantic, visionary, fanciful
6. cynical—doubting the goodness and sincerity of human motives
Synonyms: distrustful, sneering, derisive
7. stoical—indifferent to pain and pleasure
Synonyms: self-controlled, imperturbable
8. stigma—a mark of disgrace
Synonyms: stain, taint
9. impede—to hinder, obstruct, slow down the process of
Synonyms: block, delay, thwart
10. expedite—to speed up; hasten or help the accomplishment of
Synonyms: accelerate, quicken, facilitate