Vocabulary week 10 E1 VQ10 VQ10 Word list 1 reprehensible adj bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure 2 guile n insidious treacherous cunning craftiness slyness trickery ID: 176695
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Pre-AP English 2 VQ10 list
Vocabulary –
week 10Slide2
E1 VQ10
VQ10 Word list:
1)
reprehensible
(adj)- bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
2)
guile
(n) – insidious, treacherous cunning; craftiness; slyness; trickery
3)
parsimony
(n) – unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy; stinginess
4)
elusive
(adj)- tending to escape grasp, perception, or mental retention
5)
static
(adj)- having no motion; at rest; quiescent
6)
hypothetical
(adj)- uncertain; based on a supposition or assumption
7)
arable
(adj) – capable of producing (usually crops); suitable for farming
8)
asperity
(n) – harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony
9)
boorish
(adj)- unmannered; crude; insensitive
10)
brackish
(adj)- having a salty or briny flavor
11)
braggadocio
(n)- empty boasting or bragging
12)
bucolic
(adj) – of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral; countryside; rusticSlide3
Reprehensible (adj)
Reprehensible (adj)– bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
EX.
C
rimes
like murder and kidnapping are reprehensible, and should be punished severely. SYN: shamefulANT: creditable, praiseworthyRelated: reprehensibility (noun)Slide4
Guile (n)
Guile (n)– insidious, treacherous cunning; craftiness; slyness; trickery
EX.
He possessed a noble mind and loved
truthfulness; indeed,
his father ever abominating guile taught him sincerity .SYN: slyness, clevernessANT: forthrightness, frankness, sincerity
Related:
beguiled (
adj)Slide5
parsimony
(n)
parsimony (n) – unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy; stinginess
EX. Due to
S
crooge’s parsimony, his very few friends knew not to try to borrow money from him. SYN: frugality, stinginessANT: generosityRelated: parsimonious (adj)Slide6
Elusive (adj)
e
lusive
(adj)- tending to escape grasp, perception, or mental retention
EX
. Ever perplexing leprechauns, the elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow has never been discovered.SYN: evasive, mysteriousANT: definiteRelated: elusively (adv)Slide7
Static (adj)
Static (adj)– having no emotion; at rest;
quiescent
EX.
Baby owls mistook the static, stuffed owl for their mother.
SYN: motionless, changelessANT: mobileRelated:
statue (n), static (n), statically
(adv)Slide8
Hypothetical (adj)
Hypothetical (adj) – uncertain; based on a supposition or assumption
EX.
It always worried Nicole when her son posed a hypothetical situation to her
.
SYN: guessed, assumedANT: certain, factualRelated: hypothetically (adv)Slide9
Arable (adj)
Arable (adj)– capable of producing (usually crops); suitable for farming
EX.
Rachel had to make sure to plant the corn while the land was still arable.
SYN: farmable
ANT: infertileRelated: arability (n)Slide10
Asperity (n)
Asperity (n) – harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony
EX.
Melissa lost her
customer service job
due to her asperity with the clients. SYN: acerbityANT: affability Related: asperse (tv
)Slide11
Boorish (adj)
Boorish (adj)– unmannered; crude; insensitive
EX.
The boorish man was escorted
off
the premises due to his improper language.SYN: vulgar, crudeANT: delicate, mannerly Related: boorishly (adv)Slide12
Brackish (adj)
Brackish (adj) – having a salty or briny flavor.
EX.
Lindsey sent back the
over-seasoned
steak due to its brackish taste.SYN: brinyANT: blandRelated: brackishness (n)Slide13
Braggadocio (n)
braggadocio(n) – empty boasting or bragging
EX.
We are introduced to the plight of the many losers and the braggadocio of a few big winners.
SYN: braggart
ANT: humblenessRelated: braggadocian (adj)Slide14
Bucolic (adj)
Bucolic (adj) – of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral; countryside; rustic
EX.
Gasping as she entered
the pristine
bucolic venue in rural Idaho, Amelia knew this was the right place for her wedding.SYN: pastoral, rusticANT: urbanRelated: bucolically (adv)