Vocab Worksheet due Wednesday Vocab QUIZ Friday Vocabulary Lesson #5 Vocab Worksheet due Wednesday Vocab QUIZ Friday
Rancor (Noun) Extreme hatred or ill will I have an extreme rancor for Star Wars; I just hate it! Probably because my stupid brothers made me watch it all the time when we were little. Strangely, there is also a character named Rancor.
Rancor (noun) Rancor from Star Wars. He certainly looks like he has an ill-will about somethign.
Inexorable (adj) Unavoidable; certain Once the zombies attack, they will have inexorable power; you can try to fight them, but their power is certain.
Inexorable (adj)
Extol (verb) To praise highly People should extol their ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends instead of talking badly about them.
Well, maybe you shouldn’t extol him too much.
Clement (adj) Merciful; lenient I hope I get a clement judge when I go to court for my ticket; if I do, he’s sure to let me off with a warning instead of a $250 ticket.
Clement (adj) Clement Not Clement
Cliché (noun) A worn-out and overused expression Sports casters use clichés all the time; I can turn on any game and hear the same clichés over and over again.
Cliché
Adamant (adj) Firm opinion; unyielding; stubborn The congressman was adamant that he was right about the law. He wouldn’t listen to anyone else’s opinion because he was so stubborn that he was right.
Adamant (adj)
Diffident (adj) Lacking self-confidence; shy Gerald was so diffident that he refused to talk to anyone at parties because he was afraid they would judge him.
Diffident (adj)
Opus (noun) A creative work, especially a numbered composition In the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, he worked for years to create his masterpiece opus, it makes me cry every time I watch the final concert where they play his opus.
Opus (noun)
Ostensible (adj) Professed, but not necessarily true She ostensibly said that she was brave and not scared around the animals, but the picture shows that was not the truth.
ostensible
Disparity (noun) Inequality; difference There is a huge disparity in heights between Kim Kardashian and her husband Kris Humphreys.
Disparity
Due Dates! Monday Act II Packet and Letter are due Do the letter PROJECT Quality! Wednesday Vocab Worksheet is due Friday Vocab Quiz