Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Group 11. Mitigate-lessen

the pain2. Novice-beginner3. Digress- get off

topic4. Concur-agree5. Rarity-a rare

thing

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

2. Create a flash card for each word.

I wanted to concur with my friend about the need to mitigate the pain in surgery, but she started to digress about a rarity she saw: a novice doctor operating alone!

Group 21. Abhor- hate2. Bigot- person that

strongly dislikes opinions other than their own

3. Counterfeit- forgery4. Enfranchise –Give the

right to vote5. Hamper- stop

progress

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

2. Create a flash card for each word.I abhor bigots because they hamper

progress toward tolerance, so we should disenfranchise them by making a counterfeit signature.

Group 3: Quiz Thursday!

1. Noxious- poisonous

2. Placid- peaceful3. Remuneration-

payment for service 4. Talisman- lucky

charm5. Inequitable-

unequal

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

2. Create a flash card for each word.

I was at a placid lake resort, but the food had a noxious effect, so I felt no need to give remuneration for the inequitable service; I will just start relying on my talisman.

Group 41. Abrasive-harsh/

uncaring 2. Bilk- to cheat 3. Covert - Undercover4. Dissension-

disagreement

5. Engender- to cause

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

2. Create a flash card for each word.Her abrasive personality engendered

dissension because she tried to bilk the system in a covert way.

Group 51. Punctual- on time2. Commendable-

deserving respect3. Perception- point

of view, awareness4. Censure- formal or

public disapproval5. Retract- pull back

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

2. Create a flash card for each word.My perception of him is that he is commendable because

he is always punctual

Group 6-Quiz Thursday!

1. Timorous- shy or fearful2. Dubious- doubting3. Calamitous- disastrous4. Relinquish-to give up5. Congregate- to gather

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

2. Create a flash card for each word.Because I was feeling timorous about the calamitous

effect of my instructions, it turned me into a dubious person who wanted to relinquish my power, but we can congregate and I can clarify.

Group 7– Rertakes today and tomorrow

only1. Abstraction- an abstract idea

2. Apathy- not caring3. Billeted-giving a soldier

a home4. Benediction- a blessing5. Blandishment –

compliment to persuade

1.For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.2.Create a flash card for each word.

Soldiers were billeted in Elie’s town with a benediction from the Rabbi, because the soldiers used blandishment to create apathy in the town, making the Holocaust seem like an abstraction.

Group 81. Compulsory-

required by law2. Derision-mockery3. Edict- official

order4. Emigration- to

leave a country5. Expulsion-to be

forced out

1.For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.2.Create a flash card for each word.

He listened to the compulsory edict, and Elie wished he had emigrated instead of the expulsion from his home that was paired with constant derision from the soldiers.

Group 9-Quiz Thursday!

1. Guerrillas- 2. Implored3. Incite4. Indeterminat

e5. Lamentation

Group 101. Lucidity- clear-

mindedness2. Premonition- a bad

feeling that something is going to happen

3. Reprieve- a postponement of punishment

4. Sanctity-sacredness5. Semblance-

resemblance

1.For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.2.Create a flash card for each word.

Group 111. Knotty- full of knots2. Nuance- small

difference3. Stupefied- stunned4. Vigilance-alertness5. Wizened- dried up,

shriveled

1.For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.2.Create a flash card for each word.

Group 12- Quiz Thursday!1. Impediments-

obstacle2. Susceptible- capable

of being infected3. Minions-

followers/servants4. Decrepit- lacking

strength 5. Taut- pulled to great

tension

1.For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.2.Create a flash card for each word.

Group 131. Articulate-expressing yourself

clearly2. Delirious- out of it3. Primitive- early development of

humans4. Eccentricity-strange quality5. Secede- to withdraw from an

organization

Group 141. Scintillating (adj)- sparkeling2. Inevitable (adj)- unable to be

avoided3. Repress (V)- hold back emotions4. Naïve (adj)- simplicity of nature5. Contradict (V)- say 2 differing

things

Group 15-Quiz Thursday!!

1. Tolerant-showing respect of all others

2. Demoralize- cause to lose hope3. Monotonous- sound on one note4. Vulnerable- susceptible to harm5. Endure- to hold out against

struggle

Group 161. Redundant-unnecessary

repetition2. Endeavor- a strenuous effort3. Covet- to desire wrongfully4. Aesthetic – pleasing to the eye5. Dormant- In a state of rest or

inactivity

Group 171. Abyss- deep gap

or space2. Cacophony- harsh

noise3. Ravenous-

extremely hungry4. Tamped- packed

down5. Stratum-layer

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 18-Quiz Thursday

1. Conjure- to summon as if by magic

2. Cower- cringe in fear3. Nomadic- no permanent

home4. Rationalize- to offer a

self-serving but incorrect answer

5. Trajectory- path of a bullet or flying object

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 191. Desolation- ruin2. Falter- To stumble3. Guild- Club or people

in the same profession

4. Illumine- To light up5. Metropolis- a major

city

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 201. Oblivion- the state of being

oblivious2. Pedant- someone who

shows off their learning3. Scapegoat- someone

forced to take the blame4. Scythe- What the grim

reaper carries5. Quarry- large pit that

materials are gathered from

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 21: Quiz Thursday

1. Beatific- blessedly happy

2. Cadence- rhythmic 3. Certitude- certainty4. Discourse- lengthy

discussion5. Insidious –

spreading harm slowly

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 221. Intuitively- doing

automatically 2. Invigorate- to give energy

to3. Manifest-to reveal 4. Patronage- people who

support financially5. Quaver- speak in a

trembling voice

Group 231. Rebut- prove a

statement false2. Skepticism- doubt3. Strew- scatter4. Suffuse-gradually

spread through5. Trifle– a thing of

little value or importance

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 24: Quiz Thursday

1. Abasement-Humiliation

2. Billowing-puff up/out3. Enhance-improve4. Nullify- invalidate

(make not valid)5. Tangible – something

you can touch

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 25

1. Fallacy- false statement 2. Bias- prejudice3. Inconsistency- an

element that does not stay the same

4. Rhetoric- art of language

5. Adversary- enemy

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 261. Anecdote- short

amusing story2. Adverse- opposite3. Affliction- something

that causes pain of suffering

4. Abound- exist in large numbers

5. Adhere- stick

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 27: Quiz Thursday

1. Agitate- irritate2. Antagonize- cause

someone to be hostile

3. Aptitude- natural ability

4. Arbitrary- something that does not matter

5. Avail- help

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 28 1. Bestow- present or given2. Buffer- something that

softens a hit3. Caliber- level of

someone’s ability4. Capitalize- gain from5. Captivate- hold attention

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 29 1. Chide- scold2. Coincide- happening at

the same time3. Commodity- something

of value4. Concede- give up/in5. Contemporary- of a

current time period

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 30: Quiz Thursday

1. Continuity- A continuous element

2. Counteract- work against

3. Denomination- face value of money

4. Denounce- declare something as bad

5. Deplore- express strong disapproval

1. For each word, write the definition, create your own sentence, and draw a picture.

1. Create a flash card for each word.

Group 311. Destitute2. Detract3. Disband4. Discord5. Dismantle

Group 32 1. Diverge2. Diversion3. Divulge4. Endear5. Entice

Group 33: Quiz Thursday

1. Entrust2. Err3. Foreboding4. Foresight5. Homage

Group 34 1. Indebted2. Inflation3. Insight4. Instantaneou

s5. Intangible

Group 35 1. Lament2. Legitimate3. Loiter4. Misconduct5. Obstinate

Group 36: Quiz Thursday

1. Remedial2. Rove3. Staunch4. Subordinate5. Superfluous