English 11
Mrs. Miguel
2012-2013
VOCABULARY
Every two weeks you will have a vocabulary quiz—ten new words each quiz. For
a classwork grade, you must:
1) Define each word
2) Provide an antonym
3) Provide a synonym
4) Provide a part of speech
5) Use it in a grammatically correct sentence that clearly shows the meaning of
the word.
I use Dictionary.com when I need to look up words. I also use Thesaurus.com
for antonyms & synonyms. If there is more than one definition, please use the first
one, unless I have already specified a part of speech. If there is no antonym or
synonym for a word, then write N/A in the box—you will not be penalized for a missing
word if one doesn’t exist.
This assignment is due on quiz day. It is your responsibility to look up the
words, study and complete the assignment. All assignments must be completed in
chart form with sentences written neatly below (See back); any assignment not
handed in in chart form will automatically lose 20 points from their overall
grade.
The words for the entire year are here – please make note of the due dates. Please do
not lose this list! If you do, it is your responsibility to get it—either a new copy from
the classroom, or from online on my blog.
Word
1) pretty
Part of Definition
Speech
Adj.
Pleasing or
attractive to the
eye
Synonym
Antonym
beautiful
ugly
Sentences
1) My sister is the prettiest one in the family; everyone thinks she should be a model.
(You may use any form of the word in your sentences).
VOCAB 1 – DUE SEPT. 24/25
1) abdicate
5) elocution
9) patron
2) biennial
6) invidious
10) somnolent
3) cabal
7) increment
4) emolument
8) plebian
3) votary
7) decorum
4) fortuitous
8) essence
3) protégé
7) truism
4) proponent
8) unprecedented
3) demure
7) pseudonym
4) acrimonious
8) proscribe
3) inculcate
7) archives
4) ingenuous
8) allay
3) incompatible
7) opulent
4) humdrum
8) perfidious
3) salient
7) ethereal
4) platitude
8) eschew
VOCAB 2 – DUE OCT. 1/2
1) salutary
5) inanimate
9) gratuitous
2) sedentary
6) cryptic
10) nemesis
VOCAB 3 – DUE OCT. 15/16
1) loquacious
5) reactionary
9) volatile
2) mundane
6) sagacity
10) accost
VOCAB 4 – DUE OCT. 29/30
1) cavil
5) inane
9) retroactive
2) chicanery
6) frivolous
10) saline
VOCAB 5 – DUE NOV. 13/14
1) rostrum
5) credible
9) calumny
2) voluminous
6) derogatory
10) elude
VOCAB 6 – DUE NOV. 26/27
1) emissary
5) accede
9) residual
2) empirical
6) adjudge
10) subservient
VOCAB 7 – DUE DEC. 10/11
1) vituperate
5) parasitic
9) credulous
2) virulent
6) insular
10) cognizant
VOCAB 8 – DUE JAN. 2/3
1) adjure
5) denizen
9) laity
2) cataclysm
6) febrile
10) perspicuity
3) cosmic
7) lampoon
4) conversant
8) modicum
3) repugnance
7) vociferous
4) schism
8) temerity
3) ascetic
7) immutable
4) chimerical
8) omniscient
3) raillery
7) tenuous
4) purport
8) venal
3) notoriety
7) pauper
4) contemptuous
8) posthumous
3) melodramatic
7) succumb
4) visage
8) whimsical
3) mystic
7) pompous
4) ecstatic
8) plausible
VOCAB 9 – DUE JAN. 14/15
1) quiescent
5) scurrilous
9) tenure
2) repartee
6) vernacular
10) abscond
VOCAB 10 – DUE FEB. 4/5
1) abeyance
5) desiccate
9) nefarious
2) bucolic
6) discursive
10) predilection
VOCAB 11 – DUE FEB. 19/20
1) prescience
5) specious
9) fortitude
2) proletarian
6) strident
10) mentor
VOCAB 12 – DUE MAR. 4/5
1) condescend
5) antiquity
9) prophetic
2) elite
6) heresy
10) paternal
VOCAB 13 – DUE MAR. 18/19
1) amiable
5) grimace
9) ineffectual
2) indomitable
6) malleable
10) verbatim
VOCAB 14 – DUE APR. 8/9
1) callous
5) encumber
9) lament
2) judicious
6) portly
10) loathe
VOCAB 15 – DUE APR. 22/23
1) atrocious
5) wan
9) fabricate
2) repress
6) aesthetic
10) mediocre
3) insipid
7) qualm
4) prolific
8) zealous
3) militant
7) wane
4) encompass
8) wreak
3) appease
7) ravage
4) edifice
8) defunct
3) astute
7) meticulous
4) purge
8) clemency
VOCAB 16 – DUE MAY 6/7
1) innate
5) transcend
9) besiege
2) stringent
6) implacable
10) pretext
VOCAB 17 – DUE MAY 20/21
1) archaic
5) ossify
9) bourgeois
2) juncture
6) apex
10) delectable
VOCAB 18 – DUE JUN. 3/4
1) zenith
5) insolence
9) timorous
2) erratic
6) sadistic
10) ornate