Agenda – Mon. 10/17
• Hand in Crucible Essays:
• Rubric on top
• Self Evaluation
• Final Draft
• Rough Draft
• Outline
• Review vocab unit 3 words #1-10
• Subject-Verb Agreement
HW: - Complete the exercises on pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 in your
practice packet
**You must turn in your Crucible book no later than THURSDAY 10/20
Vocabulary Level F
Unit 3
abominate
I abominate cruelty yet do
not always notice when I
have said something cruel
without meaning it.
To have an intense dislike
or hatred for
Verb
S: loathe, abhor, despise,
detest
A: relish, savor, cherish,
esteem
acculturation
Every immigrant group newly
arrived in another country
goes through a slow process
of acculturation.
The modification of the social
patterns, traits, or structures
of one group or society by
contact with those of another;
the resultant blend
Noun
S: adaptation
adventitious
It was no adventitious
meeting that led to their writing
songs together, for in fact they
were cousins.
Resulting from chance rather
than from an inherent cause or
character; accidental, not
essential; (medicine) acquired,
not congenital
Adjective
S: extrinsic, incidental,
gratuitous
A: essential, intrinsic, inherent,
congenital
ascribe
You may ascribe these
holes to gophers or elves,
but I blame the dog from next
door.
To assign or refer to (as a
cause or source), attribute
Verb
S: impute, credit, attribute
circuitous
I followed a circuitous path
through the woods, not because
I feared pursuit, but because I
was lost.
roundabout, not direct
Adjective
S: indirect, meandering, winding
A: straight, direct, as the crow
flies
commiserate
The family commiserated
with her after the loss of
her old and faithful dog.
To sympathize with, have
pity or sorrow for, share a
feeling of distress
Verb
S: feel sorry for, empathize
A: to feel no sympathy for
enjoin
I enjoined them to stop
spending so much money
or face the consequences.
To direct or order; to
prescribe a course of action
in an authoritative way; to
prohibit
Verb
S: bid, charge, command,
adjure
A: allow, permit
expedite
The pleasant background
music did not expedite my
work but instead distracted
me.
To make easy, to cause to
progress faster
Verb
S: accelerate, facilitate,
speed up
A: hinder, hamper, impede,
obstruct
expiate
They seemed more than
willing to expiate their guilt
by any means necessary.
To make amends, make up
for; to avert
Verb
S: redeem, make amends,
atone, make reparation
ferment or ferment
If left for a time, cider will
eventually ferment.
(Verb)—to be in or work into such
a state; to produce alcohol by
chemical action; (Noun)—a state
of great excitement, agitation, or
turbulence
Verb or Noun
S: (N.) commotion, turmoil, unrest
A: (N.) peace and quiet,
tranquility, placidity
inadvertent
The poor fellow was
stronger than he realized,
and the damage he did
was inadvertent.
Resulting from or marked
by lack of attention;
unintentional, accidental
Adjective
S: accidental,
unconsidered
A: deliberate, intentional,
premeditated
nominal
Because so many of its patients were
having financial troubles, the health
clinic charged only nominal fees.
Existing in name only, not real; too
small to be considered or taken
seriously
Adjective
S: titular, token, trifling,
inconsequential
A: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive
noncommittal
We questioned her quietly,
carefully, and at length, but
her answers remained
noncommittal.
Not decisive or definite;
unwilling to take a clear
position or to say yes or no
Adjective
S: cagey, uninformative,
playing it safe, playing it
close to the vest
A: positive, definite,
committed
peculate
Investigators discovered that
the clerk came up with a
scheme to peculate from the
company.
to steal something that has
been given into one’s trust; to
take improperly for one’s own
use
Verb
S: embezzle, defraud,
misappropriate
proclivity
Curious, patient, and fond of
long walks outdoors, she soon
displayed a proclivity for nature
study.
A natural or habitual inclination
or tendency (especially of
human character or behavior)
Noun
S: natural bent, penchant,
propensity
A: inability, incapacity
sangfroid
An experienced actor can
perform with what seems like
limitless sangfroid, even when
he forgets a line.
Composure or coolness,
especially in trying circumstances
Noun
S: poise, self-assurance,
equanimity
A: excitability, flappability,
hysteria
seditious
Dictators usually begin their
reigns by searching out and
silencing seditious opinion.
resistant to lawful authority;
having the purpose of
overthrowing an established
government
Adjective
S: mutinous, rebellious,
subversive
A: supportive, loyal, faithful,
allegiant
tenuous
My grasp of trigonometry was
tenuous until I attended the extrahelp sessions.
Thin, slender, not dense; lacking
clarity or sharpness; of slight
importance or significance; lacking
a sound basis, poorly supported
Adjective
S: flimsy, insubstantial, vague,
hazy
A: strong, solid, substantial, valid
vitriolic
Though hurt by his vitriolic
language, I had to admit
some of his points were
valid.
Bitter, sarcastic; highly
caustic or biting (like a
strong acid)
Adjective
S: withering, acerbic,
mordant
A: bland, saccharine,
honeyed, sugary
wheedle
The spy used charm and
flattery in order to wheedle
the information from the
diplomat.
To use coaxing or flattery to
gain some desired end
Verb
S: cajole, inveigle, a softsoap, sweet talk
A: coerce, browbeat,
intimidate, strong-arm