NAME:
English II
DATE:
Act I Vocabulary
DISCERN (v.): to perceive or recognize something
She could faintly discern the city skyline from her bedroom window.
DISDAIN (v.): to ridicule; to dislike; to hate
Ant: to favor; to like; to admire
Never having had to do manual labor, he disdained the idea of becoming a farmer.
IMPEDE (v.): to prevent; to hinder; to delay
Ant: to encourage; to advance
She is impeding the progress of our group project by coming to the meetings late.
IMPLORE (v.): to beg; to beseech: to plead
Ant: to command; to tell
I implored him not to go out in the dangerous storm.
PROPHETIC (adj.): predictive; foretelling; divinatory
The prophetic three witches tell Macbeth and Banquo of three apparitions.
RAPT (adj.): engrossed; absorbed; attentive
Ant: bored
They listened to the speaker with rapt admiration.
REPENTANCE (n.): sorrow; remorse; atonement Ant: impenitence; hardheartedness
The man showed repentance for his wrongdoing by pleading “guilty” in court.
SURFEIT (n.): an excessive amount of something
Ant: lack
We had a surfeit of food and drink.
SURMISE (v.): to guess; to suppose; to assume; to infer
Ant: to know
I surmise that Colonel Mustard did it in the library with the candle stick.
VERITY (n.): a true principle or belief; truth
Ant: lie
The verity of her statements persuaded the jury to rule in her favor.
English II
NAME:
DATE:
Act I Vocabulary Worksheet
Match the vocabulary word with its correct synonym:
1. ______ Surfeit
A. to see: to perceive
2. _____ Implore
B. to persuade; to beg; to seek
3. ______Verity
C. predictive
4. ______ Prophetic
D. truth
5. ______Discern
E. excess
Match the vocabulary word with its correct antonym:
1. _____ Rapt
A. to know
2. _____ Surmise
B. hardheartedness
3. _____ Repentance
C. to advance; to encourage
4. _____ Impede
D. to favor; to like
5. _____ Disdain
H. bored
Complete the sentences with the correct vocabulary word:
1. Without sufficient evidence, the chief investigator _______________ that the husband
was responsible for the death of his family, and had him arrested.
2. Fortune tellers are known for their _______________ visions and ability to foresee the
future.
3. A hush feel over the _______________ crowd as they watched in amazement the
trapeze artist.
4. I _______________ my mother not to make me wear the outfit my grandmother had
bought me for my birthday for school picture day.
5. The ____________________ of his story was collaborated by a teacher and several
students.
FOR THE FIVE WORDS NOT USED ABOVE, WRITE ONE ORIGINAL
SENTENCE FOR EACH WORD. DUE:________________________
English II
NAME:
DATE:
Act II Vocabulary
ABHOR (v.): regard with disgust and hatred
Ant: to like; to favor
I abhor washing dishes, so I make my husband clean them after dinner.
AUGMENT (v.): make something greater by adding to it; increase
Ant: decrease
He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
CLAMOR (v.): to shout; to scream
Ant: to whisper
The lost boy was walking around the playground clamoring for his mother.
CONSORT (v.): to associate, affiliate, or partner with
The politician was rumored to be consorting with known mobsters and gangsters.
ENTREAT (v.): to request; to implore; to beg
Ant: to demand; to order
The defendant entreated the judge to show him mercy.
EQUIVOCATE (v.): to attempt to lie; to mislead; to hide the truth Ant: to tell the truth
Tell the truth and do not attempt to equivocate.
PALPABLE (adj.): touchable; tangible
Ant: intangible; immaterial; imperceptible
The anger and intensity of the crowd was almost palpable.
PRETENSE (n.): a false display of feelings or intentions; excuse; evasion
The woman, pretending to be someone else, tried to obtain money from the bank under
false pretenses.
REPOSE (n.): relaxation; rest; leisure
Ant: activity; action; movement
When school lets out this summer, Ms. Haskell will repose by the swimming pool.
TEMPERATE (adj.): moderate; calm; self-controlled Ant: intemperate; self-indulgent
On the television show, The Biggest Loser, contestants learn to be temperate in eating.
English II
NAME:
DATE:
Act II Vocabulary Worksheet
Match the vocabulary word with its correct synonym:
1. _____ Clamor
A. dislike; hate
2. _____Abhor
B. evasion; faking
3. _____ Repose
C. scream; yell
4. _____Consort
D. to associate or affiliate with
5. _____ Pretense
E. rest; relaxation
Match the vocabulary word with its correct antonym:
1. _____Augment
A. tell the truth
2. _____ Palpable
B. to demand; order
3. _____ Temperate
C. intangible
4. _____ Entreat
D. to decrease
5. _____ Equivocate
E. self-indulgent
Complete the sentences with the correct vocabulary word:
1. I greatly____________________ anyone who lies, cheats, steals, or hurts others.
2. The coach was caught _______________ the officials so that they would call the
game in his team’s favor.
3. Under the _______________ of being a long-lost relative, the girl conned the old
woman of her life-savings.
4. Shakespeare claimed that his love was more _______________ than a summer’s day.
5. I heard a terrible___________________ when I walked by the kid’s party in the mall.
FOR THE EIGHT WORDS NOT USED ABOVE, WRITE ONE ORIGINAL
SENTENCE FOR EACH WORD. DUE: _________________