Vocabulary List 3 Q1
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• ELACC8L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
1. Prestigious
• Prestigious (adj.): respected; admired; having a high status
Example: We are going to have several prestigious guests this year, including the governor!
Word Forms: Prestige
2. Renowned
• Renowned (adj.): known or talked about by many people; famous
Example: Doctors Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt have become renowned for their best selling book.
Example: Chick-fil-a is famous for its world renowned sandwiches.
3. Extol
• Extol (v.): to praise enthusiastically; to honor
Example: People extol Robert Griffin III for his skills as a quarterback.
Example: Do you think Bruno Mars’s music is worthy of extol?
Word Forms: Extolled
4. Ostracize
• Ostracize (v.): To exclude someone from a group; to banish; to discriminate against
Example: Have you noticed how that group of girls tends to ostracize everyone else?
Word Forms: Ostracizing; ostracized; ostracises
5. Contemptible
Contemptible (adj.): deserving of scorn or dislike; despicable
Example: I find your poor behavior contemptible.
Word Forms: contempt
6. Emulate
• Emulate (v.): to imitate; to strive to be equal in someone’s success.
Example: Aaron grew up emulating his sports heroes like Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan.
Word Forms: Emulating; Emulated; Emulates
7. Adversary
• Adversary (n.): an opponent or an enemy
Example: The knight proved to be a worthy adversary for the dragon.
Example: The king declared war on his bitter adversaries.
Word Forms: adversaries; adversity
8. Conviction
• Conviction (n.): a firm belief or opinion; a feeling of absolute certainty
Example: Martin Luther King Jr. must have been filled with conviction when he gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Word Forms: Convicted
9. Primarily
• Primarily (adv.): mainly; for the most part
Example: The white blood cells primarily serve as the body’s defense against disease.
Word Forms: Primary
10. Dwelling
• Dwelling (n.): a home or a living place
Example: The bunny scurried to its dwelling to escape the hawk.
Example: Who dwells in this house?Example: I hope you and all who dwell in your
home are doing well!
Word Forms: Dwell; Dwells
• Prestigious (adj.): respected; admired; having a high status
• Renowned (adj.): known or talked about by many people; famous
• Extol (v.): to praise enthusiastically; to honor• Ostracize (v.): To exclude someone from a group; to
banish; to discriminate against• Contemptible (adj.): deserving of scorn or dislike;
despicable• Emulate (v.): to imitate• Adversary (n.): an opponent or an enemy• Conviction (n.): a firm belief or opinion; a feeling of
absolute certainty• Primarily (adv.): mainly; for the most part• Dwelling (n.): a home or a living place
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