English I Honors Vocabulary Lesson 4 Plus Vocabulary

English I Honors Vocabulary Lesson 4 Plus Vocabulary 1 -4 Cumulative Review ENGLISH I HONORS MS. BARLETTA SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 CBARLETTA@DPHDS. ORG WEBSITE: HTTP: //WWW. DPHDSENGLISH. ORG

Vocabulary Lesson 4 � 1. Elude (v. ): to escape notice; to get away from HINT: Do not be rude if you want to elude others. � 2. Fallow (adj. ): inactive; unproductive HINT: Low � 3. Blight (n. ): anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation HINT: Block the light=blight � 4. Obsequy (n. ): a funeral rite or ceremony HINT: � 5. Denizen (n. ): an occupant; an inhabitant HINT: Citizen

Vocabulary Lesson 4 � 6. Fealty (n. ): obligated loyalty or faithfulness HINT: Feel a sense of loyalty � 7. Entice (v. ): to attract by offering reward or pleasure HINT: something nice might entice someone � 8. Gratify (v. ): to please HINT: Someone might be grateful if you gratify them by compromising. � 9. Laggard (n. ): a slow person, especially one who falls behind HINT: Drag � 10. Gambit (n. ): a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage HINT: Game plan

Extra Words! � 11. Fanaticism(n. ): excessive zeal; devotion HINT: Fanatic; Fan � 12. Fastidious(adj. )difficult to please No matter how fast you are, you can never please a fastidious person. � 13. Elusive(adj. ) hard to grasp HINT: � 14. Embellish(v. ) to adorn HINT: Bell; Embroider � 15. Ardent (adj. ) intense; passionate HINT: Ardent Artist

Cumulative Vocabulary Review Lesson 1 � 1. licentious (adj. ): morally unrestrained HINT: Lies � 2. numismatist (n. ) a coin collector HINT: Numbers, Math � 3. paucity (n. ) a scarcity; a lack HINT: Poor in the city � 4. fatalistic (adj. ) believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate HINT: Fate � 5. obtrude (v. ) to force oneself into the situation HINT: Intrude

� 6. pensive (adj. ) dreamily thoughtful HINT: Harry Potter-pensive used to store thoughts � 7. lackadaisical (adj. ) uninterested; listless HINT: Slacker; daze � 8. alienate (v. ): to turn away feelings or affections HINT: Alien � 9. elated (adj. ): in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful HINT: � 10. epigram (n. ) a witty saying expressing a single thought HINT:

� 11. nonchalance (n): lack of concern HINT: � 12. notoriety (n) disrepute; bad reputation HINT: Notorious B. I. G � 13. elegy (n): a sad poem or song HINT: Eulogy � 14. obstinate (adj. ) stubborn HINT: � 15. orator (n. ) a public speaker HINT: narrator

Vocabulary Lesson 2 Review � 1. amalgamate (v. ): to combine HINT: mate � 2. demented (adj. ): mentally ill; insane HINT: mental � 3. hone (v. ): to sharpen HINT: � 4. beleaguer (v. ): to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass HINT: If a league of bees beleaguers you, you will most likely try to run away. � 5. gorge (v. ): to eat or swallow greedily HINT:

� 6. antiquated (adj. ): no longer used or useful; very old HINT: antique � 7. opiate (n. ): a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from HINT: opium � 8. caricature- n. an exaggerated portrayal of one’s features. HINT: character � 9. dally- v. to waste time; to dawdle HINT: dilly dally; delay � 10. felonious – adj. pertaining to or constituting a major crime �HINT: felon; felony

� 11. peripheral (adj. ) marginal, outer HINT: peripheral vision � 12. pacifist (n): one opposed to war HINT: Pacify; pacifier � 13. torpor (n) lethargy; sluggishness HINT: After a four hour tour of the local sites, you might suffer from torpor. � 14. emulate (v. ): to imitate HINT: mutual � 15. ephemeral (adj. ): short-lived; lasting only for a brief period of time HINT:

Vocabulary Lesson 3 Review � 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

� 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.

� 11. equivocal (adj. ): intentionally misleading; ambiguous HINT: equally vocal � 12. evanescent (adj. ): fleeting; vanishing HINT: � 13. exalt (v. ): to raise in rank or dignity; praise HINT: � 14. exemplary (adj. ): serving as a model; outstanding HINT: example � 15. facilitate (v. ): to help bring about HINT: facile=easy