List #11 Vocabulary
English Pds. 4, 6 & 7
1. Infinite
• Definition: Never-ending; going on forever
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Example sentences:
• Her mother seemed to have an infinite number of
questions about Jenny’s date with Thor.
• The teacher had infinite patience and never lost her
temper, no matter how far her students pushed her.
2. Abduct
• Definition: to kidnap
• Part of Speech: verb
• Example sentences:
• Mrs. Jenkin’s biggest fear was that her daughter would be
abducted, so she watched her closely whenever they went
to Kennywood Amusement Park.
• I don’t understand how they can keep making Taken
movies; every time it’s clear that someone will get
abducted.
3. Textiles
• Definition: woven materials; cloth
• Part of Speech: noun
• Example sentences:
• The Home Goods store has a large collection of
textiles for the customers to browse through.
• Clothing manufacturers make many purchases
from textile factories.
4. Loathe
• Definition: to hate
• Part of Speech: verb
• Example sentences:
• Cadence loathed broccoli and groaned every time her
mother made it for dinner.
• “I loathe wrapping presents,” said Ashley. “It’s such a
waste of time because it takes hours to wrap the gifts,
and it takes only seconds for the kids to rip it all off.”
5. Unscrupulous
• Definition: Dishonest; immoral
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Example sentences:
• The unscrupulous coach
encouraged his team to
cheat whenever they could.
• The businessman was so
unscrupulous that he cheated
people who lived in nursing homes.
6. Controversial
• Definition: Debatable; likely to
cause disagreement
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Example sentences:
• The decision to eliminate
uniforms at St. Mary’s School was
quite controversial.
• Many of Madonna’s music videos
are controversial, and so are most
of the Kardashian’s tweets.
7. TURBULENT
• Definition: wild; unstable
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Example sentences:
• Everyone wishes Selena Gomez
and Justin Bieber would break up.
They have such a turbulent relationship.
• The injured seal in Paw Patrol was having trouble
staying afloat in the turbulent waters. Pups to the
rescue!
8. Nocturnal
• Definition: active at night
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Example sentences:
• Many owls are nocturnal. That’s why they see so
well in the dark.
• “My dog is nocturnal, and she loves to go out at 2:00
a.m.,” said Marta.
9. Tout
• Definition: to praise highly
• Part of Speech: verb
• Example sentences:
• James Brown has been touted as the “Godfather of
Soul.”
• Mr. Octave had been touted as one of the best
drama directors in the state, so the school was
delighted to hire him.
10. Smug
• Definition: self-satisfied to an annoying degree
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Example sentences:
• Marcos was so smug about
the A he got on his grammar
test. He bragged about it to
anyone who would listen.
• Carla was smug about knowing
the answer when no one else did.
11. Façade
• Definition: the face or front of
something, especially an artificial
or false front
• Part of Speech: noun
• Example sentences:
• Jessica’s bravery was just a
façade. Deep down she was
terrified to ride the zip line.
• The building had a brick façade,
but it was really constructed of
wood.
12. Vehement
• Definition: forceful; full of
intense feeling
• Part of Speech: noun and adverb
• Example sentences:
• Ella took a vehement dislike
to tomatoes after she ate too
many of them and got sick.
• The girl vehemently denied
having a crush on Thor even though she had a picture
of him as her screensaver on her phone.