Vocabulary


 
  •  Monday- words will be posted for students to copy
  • Tuesday - worksheet or other assignment given in class
  • Wednesday- vocabulary sheets will be checked for homework grade
  • Thursday- review words and check for understanding
  • Friday- Vocabulary Test

Students will be given duplicated vocabulary sheets to complete with weekly words.  These vocabulary sheets are to be kept in a section of their binder or in a separate 3-prong folder.  Vocabulary sheets will be used for 9 weeks tests and semester tests so keep up with them.  The collection of sheets will be given to the teacher at the end of each 9 weeks.

Your can make index cards for extra points this year!!!
May 2 - 6


Lesson 31
backtrack       heat lightning    spot-check     sugarcoat
good-humored     self-concept     straightfoward
topsy-turvy    headroom    shortchange

halfhearted    peacekeeping    full-blown     all-terrain
self-confidence      ex-president      matter-of-fact
secretary-general     best-seller     all right

Lesson 30

1.   clarify:  explain; to make or become clear

2.   implicate:  mix up; to show to be part of a crime

3.   itemize:  list; to specify the items of

4.   mobilize:  activate; to make or become organized and ready

5.   modify:  alter; to change partially in character or form

6.   revitalize:  renew; to give new life or vigor to

7.   ruminate:  reflect on; to consider at length; meditate

8.   tyrannize:  oppress; to rule over harshly or cruelly

9.   vacillate:  waver; to show indecision

10. verify:  prove; to prove to be true; test for accuracy

 
lesson 28
brood    flounder     resourceful        sufficient
efficient      potent     saturate     uncanny   
enticing     rash
gulfs        shelves      beliefs     wolves     motifs
knives       takeoffs      proofs     scarves
sheaves

Lesson 27
abrupt        administer       dejected      sympathy      adjacent        deduce
symmetrical     symphony     abstain
degenerate




Due to LEAP & Parish Test test delayed until Monday March 28th
March 21-25
Lesson 26
ample      concise    prevail     remote     arid
foster       prudent      tactful       audacious     hinder
Spell ONLY
cameos       pistachios       ratios        scenarios
duos      embryos      bamboos     tattoos    trios
folios


competent      precise     shrewd     uniform    toxic
obstinate      prosperous     unsightly   offensive   raucous

Spell only
alluding     ascent    eminent     epic    sight  
eluding      assent     imminent   epoch    site



Review Lesson Week   Lesson 19-22

Lesson 22
academic         despicable         lamentable
lofty                annual           distinctive
lethal               primary            civic       inquisitive

spell only
mortality        mortify       immortalize      vital
vitality          revive           survival            convivial
vivacious       vivacity


1.  He has met all the academic requirements needed for the job.

2.  We always enjoy the annual spring festival at our school.

3.  Keeping the streets clean is a civic duty that all should care about.

4.  The man’s behavior was despicable, and he deserves to be punished for such.

5.  Elvis Presley had a very distinctive sound.

6.  It is natural for a young child to be very inquisitive; they are learning!

7.  We were upset to hear the lamentable news that he was moving away.

8.  He took a lethal dose of pills but arrived at the hospital in time to be saved.

9.  Mr. Jones holds a lofty position in the law firm.

10.  The primary reason for exercise is to improve your health.


Lesson 21

advocate                      invert              grave              resent                

aggravate                     revoke                          version   

docile                            sentimental            documentation

 

spell only:

conductor       deduct      induce     productive     reducible

subdue          comport       transportation      supportive     portable


1.  Advocate: n.  She is a child advocate; she takes care of all their needs.

2.  aggravate: vb.     My little sister loves to aggravate me.

3.  docile:  adj.   The sloth is a very docile animal.

4.  documentation:  n.    The student gave documentation that she had been to the doctor.

5.  grave:  adj.  Watching a soldier’s casket come off of a plane is a grave sight.

6.  invert:  vb.   If you invert the order you still get the same sum. 

7.  resent: vb   I resent the fact people think all junior high kids are annoying.

8.  revoke:  vb  Drinking and driving should result in having  your licenses revoked.

9.  sentimental:  adj.  Usually, girls are more sentimental than boys.

10.  version: adj.  The original version was better than the sequel.



Lesson 20 
acutely       drastically    mock     somberly
collaborate    falter      soberly      surge
displace     improvise


Lesson 19
circumstance        defiant     desolate     frail     intimidated    mobility     modest     nimble   ordeal     resilient

Spell ONly:

irrational     assumption     immense     affirm
attested     accountant     illogical     immigrate
approval     aggressive


1.   It is easier to be around modest people because they don’t make you feel inferior.

2.  As people age, they become frail, and they must be more careful.

3.  It is probably nature to be defiant to an extent, but some people have major problems with authority.

4.  The team was intimidated by their opponent’s size, but size isn’t everything; we won the game!

5.  After we were robbed, we had to figure out how to get over the whole ordeal.

6.  The auditorium was desolate after the concert.

7.  He broke his arm and leg in the accident; his mobility is very limited for now.

8.  Young children are much more resilient that adults.   When they’re sick they just keep on going!

9.  To be a good typist you would need to have very nimble fingers.

10. The winner of the lottery found himself in a fortunate circumstance 

Spell ONly:

irrational     assumption     immense     affirm
attested     accountant     illogical     immigrate
approval     aggressive


Lesson 18
Review week in Voc. Power

posterity        postscript         postseason         preamble
preconceived        predate     predetermine     premature
prerequisite        presume

spell only:   charitable      durable    hospitable    inevitable      invariable    eligible    inflexible
accessible    intelligible    indelible

Example of index card below:     
 

                       

Definition                                                 Example

 

WORD

 

 

Synonym                                                  Antonym

 

 

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