VL07
Sophomore English
Walsh
Name _____________________________ Pd ____
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.
o The translucent curtains couldn’t keep the sunlight out, because they were partially transparent.
o The partially transparent quality of the old tea set made people desire the translucent items.
translucent
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(adj) partially transparent; allowing light to pass through the object
ironic
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(adj) opposite of what is expected (adv) ironically- paradoxically, incongruently
facetious
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(adj) not intended to be serious, humorous (adv) facetiously- frivolously, dismissively
intact
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(adj) kept together; not broken apart
precarious
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(adj) in danger of falling; dependent on chance (adv) precariously- riskily, perilously
insular
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(adj) isolated from one’s surroundings; narrow-minded
wizened
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(adj) wrinkled and dried up
sedately
(adv) in a calm and dignified manner, without excitement (adj) sedate- calm, demure (v) sedate- anesthetize;
tranquilize
peevishness
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(n) irritability, impatience (adj) peevish-cranky, spiteful (adv) peevishly- grumpily, crossly
superlative
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(adj) better than the others, supreme (adv) superlatively- unbeatably, matchlessly
Greek and Latin roots:
Write out your sentences and highlight your words and definitions in the text of those sentences.
o
Cumulative contains cumu; therefore, I know it HTDW (has to do with) heaping something.
cumu
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heap/pile
cumulative, cumulus, accumulate
cur
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run
current, occur, excursion
dem
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people
democrat, demographic, epidemic
dic
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speak
dictate, diction, indictment
doc
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teach
doctrine, doctor, document
Vocabulary List 07 Worksheet
1. We were amazed that the china was still _______________ after the box fell from the
shelf and should have broken it.
2. The student wrote a ___________________ essay, far better than anyone else in the
class.
3. The _______________ curtains allowed light in, but blocked our view of the street.
4. The teacher’s _______________ was aggravated by the class clown’s inability to be
quiet.
5. The heavy box was placed in a _______________ position, where it would too easily fall
from the shelf.
6. The king’s _________________ point of view kept him shut off from his subjects’
opinions.
7. It is _______________ that the girl’s aloof manner made the boy much more interested
in her, which was unexpected.
8. Remaining true to her form, the queen accepted the news of her husband’s death
_______________, despite the pain she felt inside.
9. It was inappropriate to be _______________ because we were supposed to be serious at
this important event. (ant)
10. The apples we found in the back of the car were so old and _______________, they
looked more like giant raisins.
11. My _______________lative grade point average is a 3.5.
12. The disease reached epi________________ic proportions in a few short weeks, wiping
out all the people in the small town.
13. In a formal in________________tment, the District Attorney charged the boys with
murder.
14. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his __________________trine of non-violent protest
with his supporters.
15. The stream’s rapidly running _________________rent carried the little boat out of
reach.