Vocabulary Week 7
Introducing…Our Week 7 Words!
 elucidate
 fabricate
 plethora
 avid
 enhance
 formulate
 vigilant
 imminent
 justify
 delineate
elucidate
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
explain, clarify
Sample Sentence:
Before selecting her final persuasive writing
topic, Dana had to clearly elucidate her
argument and research plan.
plethora
Part of Speech:
noun
Parallel Terms:
overabundance, excess
Sample Sentence:
enhance
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
increase, magnify
Sample Sentence:
Many writers use “show, not tell” to help
enhance the story images that readers
envision.
vigilant
Part of Speech:
adjective
Parallel Terms:
alert, cautious
Sample Sentence:
justify
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
defend, validate
Sample Sentence:
Galileo, an eccentric thinker for his time, was
often made to justify his beliefs about the
world.
fabricate
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
create, make up
Sample Sentence:
avid
Part of Speech:
adjective
Parallel Terms:
eager, devoted
Sample Sentence:
With the approach of
the new Hunger Games
film, many avid fans
have already purchased
their midnight tickets.
formulate
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
devise, prepare
Sample Sentence:
imminent
Part of Speech:
adjective
Parallel Terms:
approaching, coming up
Sample Sentence:
The imminent arrival of spring break has
created a new, excited energy in the sixth grade
wing.
delineate
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
define, outline
Sample Sentence:
Construct the Sample Sentence!
By reading the
introduction of an
effective
persuasive essay,
the reader should
be able to easily
_________ the
writer’s argument.
Construct the Sample Sentences!
The staff of TCNJ library have assembled
a ________ of literary resources for
students to use in their studies.
Construct the Sample Sentence!
Noticing the discrepancies in George’s
fishing story, Tom believed George was
___________ the truth about the size of
the fish he caught.
Construct the Sample Sentence!
Mrs. Magrini asked her sixth grade
scientists to ___________ a hypothesis for
their environmental change experiment.
Construct the Sample Sentences!
Batman and the
Gotham City police
force remained
_________ in their
efforts to arrest the
Joker.