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Grade 11 Vocab  Unit 2 Abnegate - Vacillate Grade 11 Vocab  Unit 2 Abnegate - Vacillate

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Grade 11 Vocab Unit 2 Abnegate - Vacillate - PPT Presentation

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

20 WORDSSlide2

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.

Slide3

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.

Slide4

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.

Slide5

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.

Slide7

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.

CulminateSlide8

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.

Slide20

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.