VL30
Vocabulary words and definitions
Name ______________________________ Pd____
WALSH
Sophomore English
Directions: Below each word and its definition, write out a sentence that follows one of the “strong sentence” formats. Color your words and
definitions with their signature colors. DUE: next Wednesday. QUIZ: next Wednesday.
o The sweltering day caused us to remain indoors to avoid the oppressive heat.
o The torrid weather at camp could only be described as sweltering in our letters home.
sweltering
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(adj) oppressively hot; torrid
unruffled
-
(adj) not upset or agitated; calm; cool; unflustered
badger
-
(v) tease; annoy; harass
halcyon
-
(adj) calm; peaceful; pleasant
lionize
-
(v) treat as highly important; give special honor to
menagerie
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(n) place where animals are kept or trained; collection of wild animals
parasitic
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(adj) living at the expense of another; sponging; mooching
astringent
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(adj) severe; stern; causing one to shrink from
benign
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(adj) kind; not harmful; gentle
malignant
-
(adj) evil; harmful; tending to do evil
The following Greek and Latin roots should be done with the strong sentences in this format:
(Use the third color for highlighting the word that contains the root.)
Laryngitis contains the suffix -itis; therefore, the definition of the word will have to do with inflammation of
something.
-itis
-
inflammation of
laryngitis, arthritis, bronchitis
-ity, -ization
-
state or quality of
necessity, civilization, organization
-kin, -let, -ling
-
small
munchkin, starlet, duckling
-man
-
one who works with
mailman, cameraman, doorman
-ness
-
state or quality of
happiness, kindness, goodness
VL30 worksheet
1. If you are treating him with great respect, then I should be
______________d.
2. While many others were acting very upset, the teacher remained
______________.
3. I am hoping that the growth they found in my leg is
______________, and not cancerous.
4. I read about a place where they care for injured wild animals; it was
called Mike’s ______________.
5. The oppressive heat caused us to melt, and the ______________
weather didn’t seem it would ever cool down.
6.
Her voice is so stern; I fear her ______________ warnings.
7. You may enjoy mooching off others, but your ______________
nature will cause people to avoid you at lunchtime.
8. There is one person whose job it is to annoy the others around him.
We call him Barney the ______________er.
9. You are such a nasty person who always tries to do harm, so I’m
going to nickname you ______________ Mary.
10. Those lovely calm days of summer were just like the
______________ days of my youth.
11. A small person in the Land of Oz was known as a ______________.
12. If you have enlarged bronchial tubes, you likely have
______________.
13. You may have the quality of being kind, but you aren’t showing
much ______________ to me.
14. If you have a state of being in order, you have good
______________.
15. When I grow up, I want to carry letters and be a ______________.