Vocabulary List 4 - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools



Vocabulary List 5 Name____________________________

Mr. Kittner | 8th LA

“. . . language is man’s way of communicating

with his fellow man and it is language alone

which separates him from the lower animals.”

∞ Maya Angelou

Vocabulary in Context: When you come across a word you do not know, you may ascertain its definition by examining context clues—that is—use the other words (synonyms, comparisons, cause and effect, series, antonyms; also, look at the word’s prefix/suffix ) in the sentence to deduce the quasi-meaning of the word. This may not work every time, but may most. Read the sentences, probing for context clues and then write what you think the word means on each blank, respectively.

1. The treasurer who had absconded with the company’s funds was quickly captured by federal agents. _______________

2. The master key will give you access to any of the rooms in the building. _______________

3. With no government around to restore order, the small country remained in a state of anarchy for weeks after the revolution. _______________

4. Since I’m only a mediocre free-throw shooter, making one hundred in a row seems a very arduous task. _______________

5. Since everything had gone so smoothly, we felt that the campaign to elect Bob captain was off to an auspicious beginning. _______________

6. We can infer that Mr. Poole is biased against Wake Forest because all he does is talk trash about “them not being as good as Appalachian.” _______________

7. Her extraordinary faith in her own abilities enabled her to overcome many obstacles that would have daunted someone less confident. _______________

8. The magnetic tape had gotten so badly entwined in the machinery that I had a hard time disentangling it. _______________

9. For someone who believes in astrology, what is fated to happen to a person is determined by the stars. _______________

10. No matter how much protective legislation we pass, there will probably always be gullible customers for swindlers to hoodwink. _______________

Antonyms: Choose the word that is most nearly the opposite in meaning to each of the following groups of expressions.

1. accidental, random _______________ 2. to encourage, to embolden _______________

3. total exclusion from something _______________ 4. easy, effortless _______________

5. law and order, peace and quiet _______________ 6. ominous, sinister _______________

7. fair, unprejudiced _______________ 8. to undeceive, to “clue in” (disabuse) _______________

One’s vocabulary needs constant fertilizing

or it will die.” ∞ Evelyn Waugh

Definitions:

1. abscond (v.) to run off and hide (usually with stolen property)

2. access (n.) admittance to places, persons, things

(v.) to get at, obtain

3. anarchy (n.) a lack of government and law, confusion

4. arduous (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

5. auspicious (adj.) favorable, fortunate

6. biased (adj.) favoring one side, prejudiced

7. daunt (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

8. disentangle (v.) to free from tangles or complications

9. fated (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

10. hoodwink (v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive

Synonyms: Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning to each of the following groups of expressions.

1. promising, encouraging _______________ 2. unfair, prejudiced, (bigoted) _______________

3. to deceive, to dupe _______________ 4. to intimidate, to discourage _______________

5. destined, preordained _______________ 6. to bolt, to make off with, (skip town)___________

7. to unravel, to unscramble _______________ 8. hard, difficult _______________

9. chaos, turmoil, (pandemonium) _______________ 10. entry, admittance _______________

Your Sentences: Pick any five of this week’s vocabulary words and use them (properly) in a sentence; please circle the vocabulary word. Do not use the vocabulary word as the terminal (last) word in the sentence.

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