Vocabulary Unit 7 English 10 Honors rankle verb

Vocabulary Unit 7 English 10 Honors

rankle (verb) [RANG kul] Their desire for the now young and beautiful Widow Wycherly rankled the three gentlemen.

rankle (verb) [RANG kul] To cause bitterness, hatred, or resentment. SYN: irritate, anger, peeve, vex ANT: allay, please

decimate (verb) [DES uh mate] When the boulder flew down the hill, it decimated the conch shell as it shattered into a million pieces.

decimate (verb) [DES uh mate] To destroy or kill a large part of. SYN: slaughter, ravage, annihilate ANT: build, construct

narcissism (noun) [NAR suh siz um] Jack’s insatiable desire to be the leader at any cost showed he was full of narcissism as he had no care as to who he hurt as long everyone focused on him.

narcissism (noun) [NAR suh siz um] Extreme self-love or self-admiration. SYN: conceit, egoism, vanity ANT: selflessness Related Word: narcissistic (adj)

incumbent (noun/adj. ) [in KUM bent] The incumbent was prepared for any of the questions the opponent running against him might have. It is incumbent upon each student to record the upcoming assignments.

incumbent (noun/adj. ) [in KUM bent] (noun) A person holding office or position. (noun) imposed obligation or duty incumbent [on] (adj. ) holding an office or position; required. SYN: necessary ANT: optional

succumb (verb) [suh KUM] Though Simon tried to fight back when the rest of the boys attacked him, he eventually succumbed to their wrath.

succumb (verb) [suh KUM] To give in, give up, yield; to die. SYN: surrender, defer (as in showing deference) ANT: withstand, resist

malinger (verb) [muh LING gur] Given that an employer will likely be looking to see peak performance and perfect attendance, it would not be a good idea to malinger when beginning a new job.

malinger (verb) [muh LING gur] To fake illness or injury to avoid work, chores, or duty. SYN: fake, evade

malefactor (noun) [MAL uh fak tur] Known for his evil political ways, Gascoigne was quite the malefactor in his prime.

malefactor (noun) [MAL uh fak tur] An evildoer or criminal. SYN: convict, felon, scoundrel ANT: hero

malpractice (noun) [mal PRAK tiss] Some may say that Dr. Heidegger could be in trouble for malpractice, but he was far too dedicated to his Hippocratic Oath to violate patients’ rights.

malpractice (noun) [mal PRAK tiss] Failure of professional duty; professional misconduct. SYN: negligence