20 WORDS Word Abnegate Definition to deny oneself to reject Part of Speech verb Example Sentence She abnegated the ice cream in order to keep her preparations for the Olympic swim team on track ID: 747641
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Grade 11Vocab Unit 2
Abnegate - Vacillate
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Word: Abnegate
Definition: to deny oneself, to reject
Part of Speech: verb
Example Sentence:
She abnegated the ice cream in order to keep her preparations for the Olympic swim team
on track.
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Word: Affinity
Definition: attraction, natural liking/sympathy
Part of Speech: noun
Example Sentence:
Certain breeds of dogs have an affinity for hunting; it’s almost as if it’s in their blood.
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Word: Atrophy
Definition: to waste away
Part of Speech: VERB
Example Sentence:
After being in a cast for six months, the muscles in my leg atrophied due to a lack of use.
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Word: Bucolic
Definition: country-like, charmingly rural
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
The sprawling landscape of farmland and trees painted a bucolic picture of nature at it’s best. Slide6
Word: Complacent
Definition: overly self-satisfied
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
Lisa is very complacent and often stops working when she finishes her work without really checking it over and pushing herself to improve it to the best it can be.
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Definition: to reach the high point or the most important partPart of Speech: verb
Example Sentence:
The
To Kill a Mockingbird
unit culminates in a writing assignment on the book.
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Word: Didactic
Definition: intended to teach, morally instructive
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
Olivia speaks in a very didactic manner, which annoys everyone because she thinks she always knows what’s right and what other people should do. Slide9
Word: Endemic
Definition: native, particular to a certain region
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
The plant is endemic to the Northeastern region. Slide10
Word: FRENETIC
Definition: frantic
Part of Speech:
adj
Example Sentence: There was a lot of frenetic activity on the office, but nothing ever seemed to get accomplished. Slide11
Word: Harbinger
Definition: a signal
Part of Speech: noun
Example Sentence: Warm weather is a harbinger of spring. Slide12
Word: Inevitable
Definition: certain to happen, unavoidable
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
-The coming of winter in Boston is inevitable.
-Finals are an inevitable part of the end of the year.
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Word: Machination
Definition: activity schemed for an evil purpose
Part of Speech: noun
Example Sentence:
The machinations of the troublemaking students were supposed to cause chaos in the school but one of the teachers caught them before they could do anything. Slide14
Word: Neologism
Definition: study of new words
Part of Speech: noun
Example Sentence:
The whole point of vocabulary tests and quizzes is to expose students to neologism, but most students argue that they know enough words. Slide15
Word: Pejorative
Definition: negative, disparaging
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
The teacher’s mean comments were pejorative and uncalled for. Slide16
Word: Profane
Definition: irreverent, disrespectful
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
The student got in trouble for writing on the bathroom walls and using profane language. Slide17
Word: Recondite
Definition: hard to understand, over one’s head
Part of Speech:
adj
Example Sentence:
The joke he cracked was recondite. Nobody laughed because it went over their heads. Slide18
Word: Saccharine
Definition: excessively sweet
Part of Speech:
adj
Example Sentence:
The student’s saccharine comments came off as insincere. It was clear she was trying to use flattery to get an A.
I do not like the saccharine taste of frosting. Slide19
Word: Stringent
Definition: strict
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
The stringent classroom rules prevented students from misbehaving.
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Word: Tenacious
Definition: persistent
Part of Speech: adjective
Example Sentence:
The athlete’s tenacious attitude led him to never give up and always keep trying.
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Word: Vacillate
Definition: to be indecisive, to waver
Part of Speech: verb
Example Sentence:
George vacillated between taking a year off to travel after high school or going straight to college.