Vocab Unit 4
October 29, 2013 Reprehensible: Worthy of or deserving blame Example: His crime was so reprehensible that no punishment seemed to be too severe. Innate: Existing within the individual before his birth, rather than developing over time because of life experience. Example: He had an innate love of music, which was not extinguished by his athletic upbringing.
October 30 Rational: based on or in accordance with reason or logic; having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense Ex: Your inference about the story is very rational. Monotonous: never varied; repetitiously dull; Uttered or sounded in one repeated tone; unvaried in pitch. The professor’s monotonous voice put nearly everyone in the class to sleep.
October 31 Accentuate: To give prominence to, emphasize, or intensify OR to pronounce with a stress or accent Ex: The blush that she added to her face accentuated her beautiful cheek bones. Prominent: Standing out so as to be seen easily; eye-catching; particularly noticeable Ex: His most prominent feature is his deep blue eyes.
November 1 Introspection: The examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings. After a long introspection, Courtney decided that she would go to Harvard University instead of Lackawanna College. Altruistic: Unselfishly concerned about others. Ex: She showed that she was altruistic when she volunteered to help the homeless even though she was not rewarded at all for it.
Test: Friday, November 15th Intrinsic: innate; coming from within; occurring as a natural part of something Example- Her intrinsic motivation makes her want to read every night. Extrinsic: Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; Originating from the outside; external Example-An extrinsic force (her mother) makes Kate play soccer. Test: Friday, November 15th
Test: Friday, November 15th Objective: (of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts; based on facts rather than feelings or opinions; not influenced by feelings Example- Doctors need to remain objective when they are looking for the cause of diseases. Subjective: based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions; based on feelings or opinions rather than facts Example-If you are subjective when giving criticism, you may be bias toward someone you do not like. Test: Friday, November 15th
Test: Friday, November 15th Laconic: Using few words; concise This well thought out, laconic reply proved that he really understood the concept. Impertinent: Offensively bold; rude; irrelevant. Because of his impertinent behavior, Kate spent the week in detention. Test: Friday, November 15th
Test: Friday, November 15th Contrite: Thoroughly sorry for a wrongdoing. Ex: He apologized, but in no way did he seem contrite for his actions. Manipulative: Characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or person; Of or relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body Example: He was so manipulative that he was able to convince his mother to let him go out despite the fact he was grounded. Test: Friday, November 15th
Test: Friday, November 15th Perception: the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses; the way one recognizes or interprets something Ex: Because of my perception, I interpreted the situations a little differently than Bob. Unanimous: Sharing the same opinion; being fully in agreement Example: The vote to elect Bobby as the class president was unanimous. Test: Friday, November 15th
Test: Friday, November 15th Connotation: The meaning that is implied or associated with a word; the idea suggested with a word or thing Ex: Please be careful when you choose your words; avoid words with negative connotation. Denotation: The dictionary definition; the literal or primary meaning of a word Ex: If you need the exact definition, I would look up the denotation Test: Friday, November 15th