Vocabulary Review words units 6-10

The knight brandished his sword wildly in hopes of scaring off his opponent.

brandish-(verb) The pirate brandished his weapons. To wave in a strong or threatening way Synonym: to swing/shake

Before he could read, Billy looked at books comprised of only pictures.

comprise -(verb) The Keefe Tech athletic program is comprised of many teams. To include; to contain; to be made up of Synonym: composed of

The deft fingers of Spanish nuns produced some of the finest, most delicate lace ever seen.

deft-(adjective) To play the trumpet well, you must be deft with your fingers. Skillful; nimble Synonym: adroit

We must do everything we can to extirpate racism from American society.

extirpate-(verb) Schools across the country are trying to extirpate bullying from their campuses. To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally synonym: wipe out

At the pinnacle of her career, Whitney Houston had won 6 Grammy Awards.

pinnacle-(noun) After five hours of climbing, the hiker reached the pinnacle of the mountain. A high peak or point Synonym: summit; peak

Listening to jazz music gave the young man a kind of solace.

solace-(noun) Friends often give each other solace during difficult times. Comfort; relief Synonym: reassurance

Harsh waves buffeted against the ship. Poor George Clooney!

buffet-(verb) Emperor Penguins are often buffeted by severe snowstorms in Antarctica. To strike repeatedly Synonym: to batter; to hit

Air passengers who fly first class enjoy commodious comforts.

commodious-(adjective) Smart Cars are good for the environment, but they are not commodious. roomy; spacious Synonym: ample; comfortable; capacious

The turbulent waters made it difficult to navigate the boat.

Disorderly; violent; stormy turbulent – (adjective) Due to thunderstorms, his plane ride to Texas was quite turbulent. Disorderly; violent; stormy Synonym: tumultuous

Ms. Lobue has a vociferous bull horn she uses with the drama club to communicate with the lighting crew.

Loud and noisy; attracting attention vociferous –(adjective) The vociferous apes fought all afternoon attracting a huge crowd at the zoo. Loud and noisy; attracting attention Synonym: uproarious

William Shakespeare has a voluminous body of work comprised of plays and sonnets.

Of great size; numerous Synonym: bulky, massive voluminous –(adjective) The voluminous pile of folders took up all my desk space. Of great size; numerous Synonym: bulky, massive

The deep animosity between the Montagues and Capulets could not prevent Romeo and Juliet from falling in love.

animosity (noun) strong dislike synonym: hostility Growling at each other, the two men demonstrated their animosity.

Even though I had practiced driving for many hours, I was apprehensive about taking my driver’s test

apprehensive (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future synonym: worried, nervous There are some people who are apprehensive about the world ending in 2012.

Work hard in shop, and your teachers may commend you as a Keefe Tech student of the term!!

commend (verb) to praise synonym: to express approval Have you ever been commended for a job well done?

Apple products do not support Flash; therefore, Flash is not compatible with the iphone or ipad.

compatible (adjective) able to get along with synonym: harmonious, like minded Cats and dogs are sometimes compatible.

Keefe Tech offers multifarious shop choices and after school activities.

multifarious (adjective)- having a great a variety synonym: varied Keefe Tech students listen to multifarious music genres.

We, as humans, are omnivorous mammals.

omnivorous (adjective) eating every kind of food synonym: taking in everything Apparently raccoons are omnivorous which would explain why they’re always in my trash!!

The old lady was such an ardent Red Sox fan, she lived in a “red sock” house.

Ardent (adjective) very enthusiastic synonym: intense Ardent New England Patriots’ fans were disappointed at their team’s loss of the Super Bowl on February 5, 2012.

Romeo is quite a capricious young man- feeling depressed over Rosaline’s rejection one moment and falling in love with Juliet the next moment.

Capricious (adjective) The moody teenager’s capricious behavior kept his parents on their toes. Likely to suddenly change decisions, emotions, conditions without warning. Synonym: mpulsive

If you deviate from your GPS’s directions, the GPS will say, “Recalculating.”

Deviate (verb) to turn aside from; to stray from what is normal or expected synonym- to diverge Don’t deviate from the TAG format for your MCAS open response. TAG: Title + Author + Genre!

The students exulted when they reached their fundraisng goal.

Exult (verb) To be happy and proud because you achieved something Synonym: to revel New York Giants’ fans exulted for their team during the Super Bowl parade in New York City.

From the glass bottom boat, I could see the fish through the limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Limpid (adjective) Clear; transparent; Synonym-lucid The warm and limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea allure many tourists to vacation there.

Dreams of stardom allured many people to the show American Idol.

allure – (verb) to attract someone by seeming to offer something pleasant or exciting; (n) the strong attraction Synonym=to tempt/temptation Chocolates allure many people, especially on Valentine’s Day!!

Students (and teachers) are often blithe during school vacations like the upcoming February break.

blithe – (adjective) cheerful, lighthearted; casual synonym=carefree Don’t you always dance around the house when you’re feeling blithe?!!

Tom Brady was crestfallen when the Patriots lost Super Bowl XXVI to the New York Giants. 

crestfallen – (adj.)discouraged synonym= disappointed and sad Patriots’ fans were crestfallen by their team’s loss of the Super Bowl this year.

Everyone should feel comfortable professing their love of Math class!

profess-(verb) to openly state; to claim Synonym: to delcare People often profess their affection for others on Valentine’s Day.

Lombard Street in San Francisco, California is known as the most sinuous street.

sinuous – (adj.) winding, having many curves synonym:twisting The wisteria vine is very sinuous and winds around trees or structures.

At the pinnacle of her career, Whitney Houston was in the vanguard as a pop singer.

vanguard – (noun) the leading position Synonym= cutting edge; forefront The ipad will keep Apple in the vanguard of technology.