UNIT 1 Adulterate Verb 1 To corrupt to

UNIT 1

Adulterate Verb 1 To corrupt; to leave in poorer quality by adding something inferior

Ambidextrous Adjective 2 Equally skillful with both hands

Augment Verb 3 To make something greater by adding to it

Bereft Adjective 4 Sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Deploy Verb 5 To move troops into position for military action

Dour Adjective 6 Relentlessly severe, appearing gloomy or sour

Fortitude Noun 7 Courage in pain or adversity

Gape Verb 8 To be or become wide open

Gibe (Jibe) Verb 9 An insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

Guise Noun 10 General external appearance; semblance

Insidious Adjective 11 Spreading in a hidden and often harmful way

Intimation Noun 12 A hint or direct suggestion

Opulent Lavish, rich, luxurious Adjective 13

Pliable Adjective 14 Easily bent or flexible

Reiterate Verb 15 To say, state, or perform again

Stolid Adjective 16 Dull, unresponsive, showing little excitement or motivation

Tentative Uncertain Adjective 17

Unkempt Adjective 18 Having an untidy or messy appearance

Verbatim Adverb 19 In exactly the same words as were originally used

Warily Cautiously, carefully Adverb 20

UNIT 3

Abridge Verb 1 To make shorter

“Andrew decided to abridge the instructions on how to bait the hook because he was fed up with Brantley not listening to him. 1

Adherent Noun 2 Attached or sticking to

“Austin was an adherent to the Dale Earnhardt style of racing. ” 2

Altercation An angry argument Noun 3

“Mr. Ray told Hunter not to get into any more altercations in the classroom. ” 3

Cherubic Adjective 4 Resembling a young angel with a beautiful, round face; sweet and innocent

“Even though they were angry about their grades, Mr. Ray’s cherubic face won the whole class over. ” 4

Condone Verb 5 To pardon or overlook

“I cannot condone Josh’s pleas to take a nap in class every day. ” 5

Dissent To disagree Verb 6

“Alexa dissented from the popular opinion that cheerleading is not a sport. ” 6

Eminent Adjective 7 Famous, outstanding, distinguished

“Nate claims to be an eminent authority on how to spend one’s time on the weekend. ” 7

Exorcise Verb 8 To drive out by spiritual means; to dispose of something troublesome

“I hope that we will soon exorcise the idea that you can do nothing in class and still pass. ” 8

Fabricate Verb 9 To make or manufacture; to make up or invent

“April fabricated a new method of studying for her vocab tests. ” 9

Irate Extremely angry Adjective 10

“The students were irate over having to start their Literacy for All essay. ” 10

Marauder Noun 11 A raider or a plunderer

“Harry studied the Marauder’s Map to see if he could sneak down the hall or not. ” 11

Obesity Noun 12 Excessive weight

“Obesity can lead to a number of health problems like heart disease and high blood pressure. ” 12

Pauper An extremely poor person Noun 13

“Olivia’s favorite book growing up was The Prince and The Pauper , about a poor man who became royalty for a day. ” 13

Pilfer Verb 14 To steal in small quantities

If Mr. Ray had his way, he would pilfer your free time with lots of homework!” 14

Rift Noun 15 A break or a breach

“The two friends used to be close, but after one of them moved, a rift formed between them. ” 15

Semblance Noun 16 A likeness or an outward appearance

“We have to make sure to at least maintain a semblance of order in the classroom. ” 16

Surmount To overcome or rise above Verb 17

“If your grade is not where you want it to be, surmount your current situation and bring it up!” 17

Terminate To bring to an end Verb 18

“Terminate any ideas that you may have of Auburn beating Alabama this year. ” 18

Trite Adjective 19 Commonplace, overused, stale

“Baby shark has become trite and overused. ” 19

Usurp Verb 20 To seize and hold a position by force and without right

“On the last vocab quiz, several students drew pictures of Mr. Sherrell usurping Mr. Ray’s job. ” 20

Take out the “Rose for Emily” pictures that you were working on last week. If you turned them in, get them back from Mr. Sherrell.

UNIT 4

Affiliated Adjective 1 Associated with or connected

“I would never be affiliated with someone who thinks that Pepsi is better than Coke. ” 1

Ascertain Verb 2 To learn or discover with certainty

“From your writing, I have ascertained that you like Pepsi more than Coke. ” 2

Attain Verb 3 To arrive at a new stage or level

“I attained a new level of culture when I tried the Coke flight at the World of Coke in Orlando. ” 3

Bequeath Verb 4 To leave or give in a will after one’s death

“If I knew the secret Coke recipe, I would bequeath it to you after I died so that you could continue making the excellence. ” 4

Cogent Adjective 5 Powerfully persuasive

“After Josh’s particularly cogent speech, I decided I would try Pepsi after all. ” 5

Converge Verb 6 To come together to form a single product

“Everyone converged on the restroom to check on me after Josh made me try Pepsi. ” 6

Disperse Verb 7 To move away from each other

“After everyone checked on me in the bathroom, they quickly dispersed so as not to hear the sound of me returning my Pepsi to the world. ” 7

Esteem Noun 8 The condition of being honored

“I never have before, nor do I now hold Pepsi in high esteem. ” 8

Expunge Verb 9 Remove by erasing or crossing out

“I hope that Coke knows I was only trying to be cordial in trying Pepsi and will expunge my guilt. ” 9

Finite Bounded or limited Adjective 10

“I only have a finite number of sentences that I can make about Coke. ” 10

Invulnerable Adjective 11 Immune from attack

“My love for Coke is invulnerable to Pepsi’s sly ways. ” 11

Malevolent Adjective 12 Wishing evil upon others

“My malevolent attitude continues for people who try to make me drink Pepsi. ” 12

Nonchalant Adjective 13 Cool or confident; unconcerned

“Trey nonchalantly brought up Pepsi in the conversation today. ” 13

Omniscient All-knowing Adjective 14

“Because I’m not omniscient, I couldn’t know that he would trigger me by talking about it. ” 14

Panacea Noun 15 An answer to all problems; a cure -all

“If Paige would stop talking about Pepsi, it would be a panacea to all of the world’s ills. ” 15

Scrupulous Adjective 16 Very attentive to details so as not to do wrong

“If Brantley/Brayden were more scrupulous, he wouldn’t talk about Pepsi so much. ” 16

Skulk Verb 17 To avoid responsibility; to keep out of sight

“It’s like Pepsi is skulking in the shadows, waiting to ambush you. ” 17

Supercilious Arrogant superiority Adjective 18

“Paige is so supercilious when she talks about Pepsi and degrades Coke. ” 18

Uncanny Adjective 19 Beyond what is natural or normal

“I’ve never seen someone love Pepsi so much; it’s uncanny!” 19

Venial Adjective 20 Easily excused or forgiven

“Your love of Pepsi is venial, so I’ll forgive you this time, but just remember that in the future. ” 20

UNIT 5

Altruistic Adjective 1 Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

The waitress at City Café showed her altruistic side when she quickly refilled my cup of sweet tea. 1

Assent Verb 2 To express agreement

When the City Café waitress asked if I wanted any more sweet tea, I quickly assented. 2

Benefactor Noun 3 One who does good to others

I called the City Café waitress, after she refilled my sweet tea, my gracious benefactor. 3

Chivalrous Adjective 4 Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

Ever the chivalrous angel, the City Café waitress refilled my sweet tea. 4

Clemency Noun 5 Mercy, being humane, mildness

Really, I drank my sweet tea too quickly, but the waitress showed me clemency by giving me some more. 5

Dearth Noun 6 A lack, scarcity; an inadequate supply

Thankfully, I my dearth of City Café sweet tea was only momentary. 6

Diffident Adjective 7 Shy, lacking selfconfidence, reserved

I overcame my diffident nature by boldly asking for a refill of my City Café sweet tea. 7

Discrepancy Noun 8 A difference; a lack of agreement

It seemed that there was a discrepancy between how thirst I was and how much City Café sweet tea I had. 8

Embark Verb 9 To make a start; to begin

As soon as I can, I plan on embarking on a journey to City Café to get some sweet tea. 9

Facile Adjective 10 Easily done or attained

Starting my sweat tea addiction at City Café was so facile; it just came naturally! 10

Indomitable Adjective 11 Unconquerable, refusing to yield

Even the indomitable snowman would make the icy trek to drink sweat tea at City Café. 11

Infallible Adjective 12 Free from error; perfect; absolutely dependable

City Café sweet tea is infallible at all times; I could drink it at any time of the day. 12

Plod Verb 13 To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

Because I was anticipating lunch at City Café so much, the day seemed to plod on slowly. 13

Pungent Adjective 14 Causing a sharp sensation, especially with smell; stinging or biting

The pungent smell of my lunch caused my stomach to ache for a meat and three from City Café. 14

Remiss Adjective 15 Neglectful of performance of one’s duties; falling down on the job

I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you how delicious City Café’s sweet tea is. 15

Repose Verb 16 To rest; to lie in place

When I die, repose my body in the circle booth at City Café so that I can get all the sweat tea I want for eternity. 16

Temerity Rashness, boldness Noun 17

I have the absolute temerity to say that I would eat City Café for every meal. 17

Truculent Adjective 18 Fierce and cruel, aggressive and deadly

When the guy cut in front of me in the line at City Café, I threatened to throw a truculent punch. 18

Unfeigned adjective 19 Sincere and real; without show or sarcasm

My unfeigned love for City Café needs to be apparent to all. 19

Virulent adjective 20 Extremely poisonous; full of malice and spiteful

Your virulent attitude toward my City-Café-sweet-tea sentences is uncalled for. 20