Vocabulary Unit 3
For each of the words do the following four tasks: list the derivatives (as many as you can find), at least two synonyms, two
antonyms, and create an original sentence. The first word is done for you. DUE MONDAY! 10 points! Refer to the PREFIX/SUFFIX
sheet on the class website for further assistance with derivatives.
1. apparition- (noun ) an appearance of something ghostly
derivatives: apparitions, apparitional, nonapparitional
synonyms: spirit, specter
antonyms: corporal, bodily
sentence: Around Halloween people tend to trick themselves into believing they see apparitions.
2. assail- ( verb ) to attack viciously or violently
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3. assay- ( verb) to examine or analyze
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4. augment- (verb) to make larger; increase
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5. augury- ( noun ) an indication of what will happen in the future
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6. cloister- (noun) a quiet, secluded place
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7. countenance- (noun) somebody’s face or expression
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8. deft- (adj) quick and skillful
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9. equivocate- (verb) – to speak deliberately vaguely or ambiguously
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10. fervent (adj) showing ardent or extremely passionate enthusiasm
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11. harbinger- (noun) somebody or something that foreshadows or anticipates a future event
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12. imperial- (adj) involving or relating to an empire or its ruler
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13. perturb- (verb) to disturb and trouble somebody
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14. quell- (verb)to bring something an end
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15. rebuke- (verb) to criticize or reprimand somebody
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16. sycophant- (noun) a self-seeking, submissive flatterer
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17. succinct (adj) brief and to the point
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18. trammel- (noun) a hindrance or impediment
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19. transpose- (verb) to reverse the order of things
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20. whim- (noun) a sudden thought or impulse
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