English 9 and World History Vocabulary Book
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Use this PowerPoint to help you study your
vocabulary words.
For the definition section, try to guess the word
first THEN click for choices.
After you know the correct answer, ask
yourself what part of speech it is. The first slide
will prompt you, the others won’t.
Remember, some words have more than one
definition/part of speech.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Inundate
Lucrative
Probe
Squander
What part of speech is inundate?
VERB
A)
B)
C)
D)
Lucrative
Metropolis
Shoddy
Liability
NOUN
a)
b)
c)
d)
Innovation
Intricate
Metropolis
Probe
VERB
a)
b)
c)
d)
Liability
Lucrative
Profuse
Reform
NOUN
a)
b)
c)
d)
Reform
Squander
Intricate
Probe
VERB
a)
b)
c)
d)
Profuse
Shoddy
Inundate
Squander
VERB
a)
b)
c)
d)
Lucrative
Innovation
Relentless
Profuse
ADJECTIVE
a)
b)
c)
d)
Liability
Relentless
Shoddy
Intricate
ADJECTIVE
a)
b)
c)
d)
Shoddy
Intricate
Inundate
Liability
ADJECTIVE
a)
b)
c)
d)
Profuse
Reform
Relentless
Lucrative
ADJECTIVE
a)
b)
c)
d)
Innovation
Profuse
Intricate
Inundate
ADJECTIVE
a)
b)
c)
d)
Metropolis
Probe
Profuse
Reform
NOUN
a)
b)
c)
d)
Profuse
Reform
Relentless
Shoddy
NOUN
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What do the following
word bits mean?
in-ate
-er
repro-polis
in- not, release
-ate to become, to
produce
-er one who does
something
re-back again
pro-forward
-polis city
The weaver was making a blanket with a very
___________ pattern.
Intricate
ADJECTIVE
I live in a bustling ________ called Cleveland.
Metropolis
NOUN
The ___________ of the i-pod made it easier to
store and listen to music.
Innovation
Noun
The scientist wanted to __________ the brain of
the rat in order to understand how the rat
thinks.
Probe
VERB
The _____________ little girl would not stop
begging her mother for candy.
Relentless
ADJECTIVE
Mary decided to become a doctor because it is a
very _____________ career choice.
Lucrative
ADJECTIVE
I am sick of being ___________(d) with political
ads!
Inundate(d)
VERB
Don’t _________ away your money. Save it for a
rainy day!
Squander
VERB
The winner of the eating contest ate a __________
amount of food.
Profuse
ADJECTIVE
When she was a college student, she lived in a
________ apartment and didn’t have very
many pieces of furniture.
Shoddy
ADJECTIVE
A limited attention span is his biggest __________
as a student.
Liability
NOUN
Laws are often __________(ed) in order to better
serve the citizens.
Reform(ed)
VERB
The doctor used a __________ to examine the
patient’s polyps.
Probe
NOUN
Political ___________ is always a controversial
process.
Reform
NOUN
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Change, introduction, invention
Innovation (NOUN)
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Submerge, consumed, swamp
Inundate VERB
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Complex, detailed, convoluted
Intricate ADJECTIVE
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Difficulty, Impediment, Drawback
Liability NOUN
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Large urban center
Metropolis NOUN
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Explore, scrutinize
Probe VERB
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Gainful, moneymaking
Lucrative ADJECTIVE
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Extravagant, bounteous, plenteous
Profuse ADJECTIVE
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
To correct, improve
Reform VERB
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Stern, merciless, persistent, unremitting
Relentless ADJECTIVE
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Flimsy, cheap
Shoddy ADJECTIVE
SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech
Misspend, throw away, dissipate
Squander VERB
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