Oh, the wonderful words we know!

Oh, the wonderful words we know!English 9 Unit 4

Vocabulary words discovered . . . “One moment I was turning, thinking I had

heard a sound, the next I returned to my senses stretched out on the ground, with my horse no where to be seen. One of the brigands lay an arm’s length away, trampled and dead, while the other was just disappearing into the forest, cradling an arm that will require splinting, if I’m any judge” (62).

from Songsmith by Andre Norton and A.C. Crispin

Vocabulary test = December 15 fated (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune intrepid (adj.) very brave, fearless; unshakable larceny (n.) theft

After this test, you’ll have a small reprieve from vocabulary.

reprieve (n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement abscond (v.) to run off and hide arduous (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. – Steven Wright

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

dishearten, discourage

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

Are you using these words with your parents?

revile (v.) to attack with words, call bad names

pompous (adj.) overly self-important in speech or manner;

excessively stately or ceremonious

Rather than take a reprieve from sunbathing, he cooked himself until his yoke was hard.

You’d like me to abridge this list, wouldn’t you?

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

daunt (v.)

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

The more words you know, the easier it is to avoid trite phrases.

theft larceny (n.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune fated (adj.) very brave, fearless; unshakable intrepid (adj.)

Maybe you’ve heard it before, but did you know it? to run off and hide abscond (v.) (n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement reprieve hard to do, requiring much effort arduous (adj.)

Did you know the real meaning of some of these? to attack with words, call bad names revile (v.)

overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

pompous (adj.)

Strapping the pig to the board proved to be an arduous task.

Trivia: What was the name of the woman who refused to get up for a man on the bus in Birmingham?

inanimate (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit

access (n.) approach or admittance to places,

persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain

Answer: Rosa Parks biased (adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced incinerate (v.) to burn to ashes rectify (v.) to make right, correct

What’s another word for thesaurus? – Steven Wright

pliant (adj.) bending readily, easily influenced disentangle (v.) to free from tangles or complications anarchy (n.) a lack of government and law, confusion

I’m afraid I can’t condone not studying. It’s against my job description.

auspicious (adj.) favorable; fortunate

precipice (n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

My parents thought this would rectify my academic situation.

More trivia: Olympia is the capitol of what state?

to free from tangles or complications disentangle (v.) a lack of government and law, confusion anarchy (n.) bending readily, easily influenced pliant (adj.)

Answer: Washington not having life; without energy or spirit inanimate (adj.)

(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase;

(v.) to get at, obtain access

The pauper pilfered bread to stay alive. favorable; fortunate auspicious (adj.)

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster precipice (n.)

The normally cherubic boy lost his job after the altercation with his boss. favoring one side unduly; prejudiced biased (adj.) to burn to ashes incinerate (v.) to make right, correct rectify (v.)

The intrepid cow dared to pierce her utter.