ENGLISH II Honors
1. Celibate
Vocabulary Lesson # 4
Part of Speech
Noun
adj
Definition:
NOUN: unmarried
ADJ: abstaining from sex
Two example sentences:
NOUN: Priests are celibate.
ADJ: Priests take vows to remain impoverished and celibate.
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Definition:
Part of Speech
Verb
To criticize sharply
Two example sentences:
Congress voted to censure the young congressman because of his unethical behavior.
Synonyms:
Blame; condemn; reproach
Part of Speech
noun
A stopping; a discontinuance
2. Censure
3. Cessation
Definition:
Antonyms:
Praise; applaud
Two example sentences:
Although there was a cessation in the hostilities, no one doubted that the battle would
resume the next day.
Synonyms:
Definition:
a pause; a ceasing
Part of Speech
Noun
Worthless matter
Two example sentences:
“Give me just the facts,” the professor said. “Separate the wheat from the chaff.”
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Part of Speech
Noun
Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
4. Chaff
5. Chagrin
Definition:
Two example sentences:
6. Chimerical
A beginning; a commencement
Joanne had never felt such chagrin as the time when she fell into the mud puddle in front
of her fiancée’s family.
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Part of Speech
Adj
Imaginary; fantastic
Two example sentences:
Although they laughed at his plans and called them chimerical, later events proved him to
be a visionary.
Synonyms:
Absurd, illusionary
Part of Speech
Verb
To blend; to merge
7. Coalesce
Definition:
Two example sentences:
Antonyms:
Practical
The anti-war group was made up of such different personalities that it took months before
they could coalesce into a group that had some power.
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8. Debacle
Definition:
Mix; unite; combine
Antonyms:
Part of Speech
Noun
A complete failure; a total collapse
Separate; divide
Two example sentences:
After reading the reviews, the actors knew that the play was a debacle and would close in
one night.
Synonyms:
Definition:
A sudden disaster
Part of Speech
Noun
Corruption; self-indulgence
Two example sentences:
He lived a life sunk in sin and debauchery.
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Definition:
Excess; dissipation
Part of Speech
Noun
Respect; consideration
Two example sentences:
In deference to the young widow, we moved quietly aside and allowed her leave first.
Synonyms:
Regard, honor
Part of Speech
Verb
To pollute; to corrupt
9. Debauchery
10. Deference
11. Defile
Definition:
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Antonyms:
Success; triumph
Antonyms:
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Contempt
The oil spill was of concern to the populace because it was bound to defile the streams and
rivers for miles around.
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Definition:
Part of Speech
Verb
To lower oneself before an inferior.
Two example sentences:
After what she did to me, I would not deign to speak with her.
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Definition:
Stoop; condescend
Part of Speech
Verb
To describe; to depict
Two example sentences:
The politician went on to delineate his proposal in greater detail.
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Part of Speech
Noun
Behavior; manner of conducting oneself
Two example sentences:
Believe me, his shy demeanor is just an act.
Synonyms:
Deportment
Part of Speech
12. Deign
13. Delineate
14. Demeanor
15. Denouement
(da-noo-MAN)
Antonyms:
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Noun
Definition:
Outcome; result
Two example sentences:
She prided herself on being able to solve mysteries; but the story she was reading was
elusive, and the denouement didn’t come until the final page.
Synonyms:
conclusion
Antonyms:
LATIN ROOTS
swift
Make a list of words that contain the root CELER. What does each word mean?
The root CELER means
Lean; bend
Make a list of words that contain the root word CLIN. What does each word mean?
The root CLIN means
heard
Make a list of words that contain the root word CORD. What does each word mean?
The root CORD means
The root CUR / CURS
means
run
Make a list of words that contain the root word CUR or CURS. What does each word mean?