Ms. Barletta

September 14, 2010

ENGLISH 9 VOCABULARY LESSON 3

Vocabulary Lesson 3• 1. edifice (n.): a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

HINT: office• 2. ambidextrous (adj.):equally skillful with either hand

HINT: ambi=both; dexterity• 3. belated (adj.): delayed; tardy; late

HINT: Don’t be late!• 4. animate (v.): to give life or motion to

HINT: animation• 5. knead (v.): to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture

HINT: You need to knead the dough

Vocabulary Lesson 3• 6. chauvinist (n.): one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs

HINT:• 7. egalitarian (adj.): promoting equal rights for all people

HINT: equal• 8. berserk (adj.): in a state of violent or destructive rage

HINT: The berserkers • 9. ostentatious (adj.): marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display

HINT:• 10. delude (v.): to mislead; to fool

HINT: You might delude someone by diluting their drink.