Grade 10 Vocabulary – Unit 7 (Due Fri., 12/2 and Quiz Fri., 12/16)
Name _________________________________________________
Ascertain
(v) to make sure; 61, 66
“. . . the necessity to ___________________ the
hour every five minutes.”
Note carefully the spelling, pronunciation,
parts of speech, and definitions of each of the
following words. Then write the word in the
blank space in the illustrative sentences.
Finally, study the lists of synonyms and
antonyms given at the end of each entry.
SYNONYMS: conclude, determine, confirm
ANTONYMS: doubt, deny, reject
Cantankerous (adj) disagreeable to deal with; 111, 116
Aggregation
(n) crowd of people; 154, 159
““Conscious, he smiled, “and ________________.””
“I was advising him, when I slowly awoke to the
fact that I was addressing the entire ____________.”
SYNONYMS: cranky, grouchy, ornery, grumpy
ANTONYMS: good-natured, happy, nice, pleasant
SYNONYMS: gang, assemblage, group, crew
ANTONYMS: individual
Caricature
Altercation
(n) a picture, description, etc., that exaggerates the
peculiarities or defects of persons or things; 67, 72
(n) verbal fight; 115, 120
After one ________________ when Jem hollered,
“It’s time you start bein’ a girl and actin’ right.”
“ You can’t go around making _________________
of the neighbors. “
SYNONYMS: cartoon, mockery, farce
SYNONYMS: quarrel, disagreement, dispute,
ANTONYMS: agreement, harmony, peace
Analogous
Change of venue
(n) the removal of a trial to another jurisdiction;
145, 150
(adj) to be compared when two things are not
necessarily similar; 77, 82
““___________________________,” said Mr. Tate.
“Not much sense in that, now is there?””
“. . . Aunt Alexandra would have been
________________ to Mount Everest: “
SYNONYMS: change of location
SYNONYMS: resembling, comparable, equal
ANTONYMS: different, dissimilar, unlike
Dismemberment
(n) divided into parts; cut to pieces; 55, 60
Reconnaissance
“. . . saved Dill from immediate _______________.”
“He set me on my feet and I made a secret
____________________ of Jem.”
SYNONYMS: separation, disconnection
ANTONYMS: connection, joining , mending
Escapade
(n) a reckless adventure or wild prank; 111, 116
(n) a visual examination; 105, 110
SYNONYMS: inspection, survey, scan
ANTONYMS: disregard
Succinct
“Just before your _______________ she called . . .“
(adj) expressed in few words; to the point 151, 156
“Called ‘em off on a snipe hunt, was the
_________________ answer.”
SYNONYMS: mischief, tomfoolery, stunt
Impassive
SYNONYMS: concise, brief, condensed
ANTONYMS: lengthy, wordy, long
(adj) revealing no emotion; 154, 159
“I looked around and up at Mr. Cunningham, whose
face was equally __________________________.
Uncouth
“Atticus’ mouth, even, was half-open, an attitude he
had once described as ___________________.
SYNONYMS: expressionless, taciturn, callous
ANTONYMS: emotional, passionate, responsive
Inordinately
SYNONYMS: ill-mannered, impolite, rude, vulgar
ANTONYMS: cultivated, refined, sophisticated
(adv) not within proper or reasonable limits; 76, 81
“He wore a General Hood type beard of which he
was ___________________________ vain.”
SECTION II
SYNONYMS: excessively, overly, extremely
ANTONYMS: mildly, moderately, insufficiently
Invective
(adj) bad mannered; 154, 159
Choosing the Correct Vocabulary Term
From the words for this unit, choose the one
that best completes each of the following
sentences. Write the word in the space
provided.
(n) an insulting or abusive word or expression; 87, 92
“Her use of bathroom ________________ leaves
nothing to the imagination.”
1.
SYNONYMS: curses, swearing, insults
2. After an _______________________ the pitcher and batter
were both ejected from the game.
Sally Ride's flight was ___________________to Amelia
Earhart’s in some ways
3. A _________________________ will more than likely be
granted in the Sandusky case.
4. Mr. Dolphus Raymond was probably considered to be
_______________________ by most of Maycomb society.
SECTION III
Choosing the Correct Word
Circle the boldface word that most accurately
completes each of the following sentences.
5. The______________________teenager was rebelling
against his parents.
1. Every time she argued, it showed her (impassive,
cantankerous, ascertain) personality.
6. John gave _____________________ answers to Norton's
questions about the Pigmans' belongings.
2. The soldiers' faces were (cantankerous, impassive,
altercation) beneath their metal helmets.
7. They studied at length to ___________________ the facts.
3. All involved in the (escapade, inordinately, caricature)
were arrested.
8. What new _____________________ awaits Harry Potter in
the next book?
9. Bob used __________________ language when he blamed
Mark for the accident.
10. Government representatives questioned the terrorist
extensively but he remained silent and ________________.
11. The _________________________ group continued to look
for the lost youngster for several days.
12. The artist sought to elongate the trunk of the elephant in her
___________________ in order to amuse the children.
13. The number of Honor Roll students was ________________
high.
14. Students in the cafeteria arrange themselves in rather
interesting _________________________ (s).
15. To “draw and quarter” is a form of ___________________.
4. One type of encyclopedia is (succinct, analogous,
reconnaissance) to many others.
5. Don gave (uncouth, escapade, succinct) instructions that
were short and easy to understand.
6. The teacher heard an (dismemberment, altercation,
inordinately) in the hallway.
7. His behavior at the formal dinner party was (cantankerous,
uncouth, change of venue) .
8. The carnival had a (caricature, uncouth, altercation) artist,
and he drew a funny picture of me.
9. The stream of hate-filled (invective, caricature,
cantankerous) caused Barry to turn off the television.
10. Using binoculars, Freddie could (dismemberment, change
of venue, ascertain) that the cloud of smoke came from the
car.
11. Ms. Fehr has an (impassive, aggregation, escapade) of
rocks in her cabinet.
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12. Military (analogous, dismemberment, reconnaissance)
sometimes uses helicopters to learn about the enemy.
Truman Streckfus Persons was born on September 24, 1924,
in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents, Archulus Persons and Lillie
13. Many times a highly publicized trial will be granted a/an
(change of venue, escapade, altercation).
Mae Faulk, were divorced when he was four years old. He lived with
relatives in Monroeville, Alabama, while his mother and her second
14. On a positive note this year, there has been an
(dismemberment, altercation, inordinately) low number
of students assigned detention.
15. The Sopranos were famous for the (analogous,
dismemberment, reconnaissance) of their victims.
husband, Cuban businessman Joseph Capote, lived in New York.
His closest friends at this time were an elderly cousin, Miss Sook
Faulk, and a neighboring tomboy, Harper Lee (1926–). She later
became an award-winning author herself, writing To Kill a
Mockingbird. Both friends appear as characters in Capote's early
Section IV
Vocabulary in Context
Identify the GIST of the article by writing a
succinct summary as you read the following
paragraphs.
Truman Capote is one of the most famous and controversial
writers in contemporary American literature. He is best known for In
Cold Blood, a nonfiction novel about the murder of an American
family. Because of his style and themes, reviewers of his early
fiction categorized him as a Southern Gothic writer (a style of fiction
with an inordinate amount of gloomy settings and mysterious
events). Other works, however, display a humorous and sentimental
tone.
fiction. Their escapades were also noted in Lee’s famous book.
Neither author would be considered succinct with their literary
talents.
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When Truman was nine years old, his mother brought her son to live
in Manhattan, New York. He then took on his adopted last name,
Capote. He continued to spend summers in the South. He did poorly
in school, even though psychological tests proved that his
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was above genius level. Truman
developed an outgoing personality to hide his loneliness and
unhappiness.
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