VL9
Vocabulary words and definitions WALSH
Name ______________________________ Pd____
Sophomore English
Directions: Below each word and its definition, write out a sentence that follows one of the “strong sentence” formats. A STRONG SENTENCE
CONTAINS THE WORD AND ITS DEFINITION. Color your words and definitions with their signature highlighter
colors. DUE: next Wednesday. QUIZ: next Wednesday.
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The capacious manor was indeed spacious.
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If you want to see roomy homes, I suggest we view these capacious mansions.
capacious
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(adj) roomy; spacious
contentious
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(adj) quarrelsome; wanting to fight (n) contention- argument, debate
droll
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(adj) amusing in an odd or ironic way
slake
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(v) to satisfy or quench; to make less active or intense
rhetorically
(adv) as if asking a question that does not require an answer, abstractly (adj) rhetorical- metaphorical,
allegorical
anarchy
(n) lawlessness, disorder, mayhem (n) anarchist- one who believes that nothing is better than
government
solace
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(n) something that comforts
vulnerable
(adj) sensitive; open to attack (adv) vulnerably- powerlessly, feebly (n) vulnerability- weakness,
liability
consternation
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(n) fear or shock, dismay, disquiet
inane
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(adj) empty, foolish, silly, frivolous
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.)
Function contains funct; therefore, it has to do with (HTDW) performance.
funct
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perform
function, dysfunctional, malfunction
gen
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birth/race
generation, genocide, genealogy
gon
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angle
diagonal, pentagon, trigonometry
grad/gress
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stage/step
gradual, graduation, progress
gram/graph
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letter/written
telegram, grammar, photograph
Vocabulary List 09 Worksheet
1. As we looked up to Finny on the tree branch, we felt _______________, or fear,
when he asked us to join him.
2. Gene attempted to _______________ his thirst with a glass of cider, but it could not
be quenched that easily.
3. The mansions, which were very large and roomy, could be described as
_______________.
4. When different forms of architecture are present, it appears that the buildings may be
a bit _______________, as if they were going to begin an argument among
themselves.
5. Finny’s _______________ behavior often got him out of trouble, because adults
couldn’t help but laugh at his ironic stories.
6. When Gene was speaking _______________, he really didn’t desire a response from
Finny.
7. Many of the discussions the boys had in their dorm room were silly or
_______________, but at least they were entertaining.
8. If there were no government, we would be in a state of _______________.
9. It was of little _______________ when my mother tried to comfort me after I lost
the championship.
10. Speaking so honestly, Finny left himself _______________ to others’ vicious attacks,
but he didn’t mind being sensitive.
11. If you are taking small steps to reach a goal, you are doing something
_______________ually.
12. My family has been labeled dys_______________ional by our therapist, because we
don’t work well with each other.
13. If you send a tele_______________, your message is written by the receiver at the
other end of the line.
14. The hardest class involving angles is tri_______________ometry.
15. Hitler tried to commit _______________ocide when he began systematically killing
off members of certain races.