Vocabulary Unit 8 - Murrieta Valley Unified School District



Vocabulary Unit 9

Themes in American Literature

Ms. Robbins – M117

|Vocabulary Words and Parts of |Definitions |Synonyms and |

|Speech | |Antonyms |

|1. abscond (verb) |To part clandestinely; to steal off and hide |Syn: make a break |

| | |Ant: stay, wait |

|2. aberrant (adj) |Deviating from the norm (noun form is aberration) |Syn: nonstandard, |

| | |Ant: normal |

|3. alacrity (noun) |Eager and enthusiastic willingness |Syn: hilarity, joyousness |

| | |Ant: disinclination, dullness |

|4. anomaly (noun) |Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form:|Syn: irregularity, oddity |

| |anomalous) |Ant: normality, regularity |

|5. approbation (noun) |An expression of approval or praise |syn: bells, consent |

| | |ant: disapprobation, criticism |

|6. arduous (adj) |Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |Syn: exhausting, fatiguing |

| | |Ant: easy, facile |

|7. assuage (verb) |To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |Syn: lighten, lull |

| | |Ant: exacerbate, upset |

|8. audacious (adj) |Daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) |Syn: aweless, bold |

| | |Ant. humble, modest |

|9. austere (adj) |Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: |Syn: astringent, cold |

| |austerity) |Ant: bland, calm |

|10. axiomatic (adj) |Taken as given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom) |Syn: aphoristic |

| | |Ant: distorted |

|11. canonical (adj) |Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun |Syn: authorized, lawful |

| |form: canon) |Ant: unauthorized |

|12. capricious (adj) |Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |Syn: flighty, freakish |

| | |Ant: motivated |

|13. censure (verb) |To criticize severely; to officially rebuke |Syn: admonishment |

| | |Ant: ratification |

|14. chicanery (noun) |Trickery or subterfuge |Syn: deviousness, dishonesty |

| | |Ant: forthrightness |

|15. connoisseur (noun) |An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |Syn: aesthete, aficionado |

| | |Ant: ignoramus |

|16. convoluted (adj) |Complex or complicated |Syn: baffling, complex |

| | |Ant: unadorned, undecorated |

|17. disabuse (verb) |To undeceive; to set right |Syn: depurate, disabuse |

| | |Ant: hold, keep |

|18. discordant (adj) |Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |Syn: antipathetic |

| | |Ant: agreeing |

|19. disparate (adj) |Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |Syn: discrepant, dissimilar |

| | |Ant: alike, correspondent |

|20. effrontery (noun) |Extreme boldness; presumptuousness |Syn: crust, disrespect |

| | |Ant: doubt, fear |

Instructions for your vocabulary:

1. Read through your 20 words, the definitions, the synonyms and antonyms.

2. You will use 15 words for this assignment. You will complete 15 vocabulary pictures. Include the following items in each box:

a. a sentence using the word; the sentence must be creative and include context clues to help illustrate the word’s meaning

b. underline the word in each sentence

c. color the picture

d. write one additional synonym

e. write one additional antonym

f. each picture must have a minimum of three elements

g. In the last box, write your complete and correct heading.

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