Daily
Vocabulary
Warm-ups
Mrs. Rice
evanescent (adj)
 Context
Clues: The evanescent mist disappears
each day after the sun rises above the city.
Def: Fleeting, momentary, short-lived
 Complete the words to create two synonyms of
evanescent:
br_ _ _
temp_ _ _ _ _
brief, temporary

Write a sentence using the word evanescent.
negligible (adj)
 Context
Clues: Such a negligible flaw in the
diamond would never be noticed except by a
professional.
Def: of little importance; hardly noticeable
 Underline the word that does not belong:
TINY
NEGLIGIBLE
MAJOR
INSIGNIFICANT
MAJOR

Write a sentence using the word NEGLIGIBLE.
capitulate (v)
 Context
Clues: After enduring a brutal battle, the
king’s army was forced to capitulate.
Def: to surrender; to give up
 Two synonyms:
_____________ ______________
Two antonyms: ________________ _________________

Write a sentence using the word capitulate.
incessant (adj)
 Context
Clues: Furious about the dog’s incessant
barking, the neighbor called the police.
Def: without end; persistent
 Complete the words to create two synonyms of
incessant:
conti_ _ _ _ _
non_ _ _ p
continuous; nonstop

Write a sentence using the word incessant.
evanescent
capitulate
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
tiny; insignificant
continuous, nonstop
brief; temporary
resist; fight
fleeting; momentary;
short-lived
without end;
persistent
negligible
incessant
7.
8.
to give up; to
surrender
of little importance;
hardly noticeable
evanescent
capitulate
9.
10.
11.
12.
negligible
incessant
Mrs. Rice assigns a ___ amount of homework.
The police forced the criminal to ___ by holding
him at gun-point.
The ___ rainbow disappeared when the clouds
covered the sun.
My mom was so annoyed by my little brother’s
___ whining when he did not get what he
wanted.
Utopia (n)
Context Clues: After a harsh winter in North
Dakota, Miami seemed like a utopia.
Def:
An ideal place; paradise
Write a few sentences (3+) describing your
own utopia.
Fluctuate (v)
Context Clues: My mood is fluctuating wildly
today. One minute I’m hugging everyone,
and the next minute I’m screaming and
crying.
Def: To change; to rise and fall
List three things that fluctuate.
evanescent
capitulate
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
negligible
incessant
tiny; insignificant
fleeting; momentary;
short-lived
without end;
persistent
To change; to rise
and fall
to give up; to
surrender
6.
7.
8.
9.
utopia
fluctuate
brief; temporary
of little importance;
hardly noticeable
An ideal place;
paradise
continuous, nonstop
Lethargy (n)
Context Clues: Mike seems really lethargic;
he slept through math today.
Def: laziness; tiredness
Two antonyms of lethargy:
en_ _ _ _
enthus_ _ _ _
Write a sentence using lethargy.