Vocabulary Lists

Please note:  After the Vocabulary 6 test, vocabulary study will revolve around the novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  Students have these lists; they will not be posted here.  Regular vocabulary study will resume on a date to be announced.

Vocabulary List 6

Students are required to know the spelling, meaning, and the part of speech of each word.  In addition, students should be able to demonstrate the meaning/use of each word in a Meaningful Sentence (MS).

Test November 18, 2009

1.            usury

2.            virulent

3.            clemency

4.            destitute

5.            enigma

6.            hierarchy

7.            inaugurate

8.            lofty

9.            minute (adj.)

10.        opaque

 

Vocabulary List 5

Students are required to know the spelling, meaning, and the part of speech of each word.  In addition, students should be able to demonstrate the meaning/use of each word in a Meaningful Sentence (MS).

Test November 4, 2009

1.   hiatus

2.   inane

3.   loath

4.   loathe

5.   meticulous

6.   onerous

7.   perfunctory

8.   redolent

9.   seclusion

10.                   timorous

Vocabulary List 4

Students are required to know the spelling, meaning, and the part of speech of each word.  In addition, students should be able to demonstrate the meaning/use of each word in a Meaningful Sentence (MS).

Test October 21, 2009

1.      ominous

2.      penury

3.      recondite

4.      scrutinize

5.      thrifty

6.      usurp

7.      vilify

8.      circumspect

9.      despot

10.  enhance

 

Vocabulary List 3

Students are required to know the spelling, meaning, and the part of speech of each word.  In addition, students should be able to demonstrate the meaning/use of each word in a Meaningful Sentence (MS).

 

1.        yield (verb definition, unrelated to driving)

2.        circumscribe

3.        despondent

4.        enervate

5.        furtive

6.        heresy

7.        inadvertent

8.        listless

9.        mendacity

10.     nurture

Vocabulary List 2

Students are required to know the spelling, meaning, and the part of speech of each word.  In addition, students should be able to demonstrate the meaning/use of each word in a Meaningful Sentence (MS).

 

1.       malefactor

2.       nocturnal

3.       obtuse (use the definition about intelligence)

4.       pecuniary

5.       recluse

6.       scrupulous

7.       terse

8.       unprecedented

9.       versatile

10.    wastrel

Vocabulary List 1

Students are required to know the spelling, meaning, and the part of speech of each word.  In addition, students should be able to demonstrate the meaning/use of each word in a Meaningful Sentence (MS).

 

1.      bombast

2.      chastise

3.      deride

4.      endemic

5.      futile

6.      gravity

7.      heed

8.      impudence

9.      juxtapose

10.  lionize