English 3 Vocabulary 3rd Six Weeks: Week 3 (Dec. 1-5) Tues.: Vocab. Wkbk. pages 33-34 Thur.: Five analogies using at least 5 words TBA: Vocab on the weekly quiz 1. Comely Sentence: Synonym: ADJ meaning having a pleasant appearance; attractive; suitable. One of the important parts of being a model is to be comely. 2. Decadence Sentence: Synonym: N meaning a process, condition, or period of decline or decay; deterioration; moral decay. If you watch certain movies or TV shows, you may be convinced that our society is decadent. 3. Erroneous Sentence: Synonym: ADJ meaning false; mistaken; incorrect. Jack said that the rumor about getting out of school early is erroneous. 4. Flaunt Sentence: Synonym: V meaning to show off; to display oneself proudly or conspicuously. The boy’s friends became annoyed with his constant flaunting of his new, expensive truck. 5. Hypercritical Sentence: Synonym: ADJ meaning too severe in judgment. Jill’s mother’s continual criticism of her friends was really hypercritical and unnecessary. 6. Irascible Sentence: Synonym: ADJ meaning easily angered; given to outbursts of temper; irritable. Can you think of a character from TV or movies who could be described as irascible? 7. Miscreant Sentence: Synonym: N meaning a villain; an evildoer; as an ADJ, it means criminal or evil. To say that Hannibal Lector was a miscreant is an understatement. 8. Ostentatious Sentence: Synonym: ADJ meaning too showy; done in an overly elaborate way to attract attention. Wearing that designer gown to the Christmas band concert is just a bit ostentatious. 9. Pretentious Sentence: ADJ meaning claiming an undeserved distinction; affectedly grand. Most people thought that Mary became pretentious after she learned that she won the scholarship contest. Synonym: 10. Stereotype N meaning a generalized, oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing, idea, or another group. Sentence: Tall people who don’t like basketball get really tired of being stereotyped as ball players. Synonym: