Vocabulary 7 Using Synonyms

Alluring Tempting, fascinating; desirable, irresistible, enchanting; attractive

Curtail Reduce, diminish; restrict; cut short

Disdain Scorn; dislike, hate, reject; look upon something with contempt or scorn

Flaunt Show off; brag, boast, display, crow, gloat; display ostentatiously

Impetuous Reckless; impulsive, abrupt; characterized by rash or sudden energy

Pervade Spread throughout; infiltrate, fill up, cover; spread through every part of

Pestilent Deadly; fatal, lethal, mortal; relating to serious and widespread illness or plague

Sedate Calm; quiet, gentle, motionless, peaceful; calm or composed

Solace Comfort, relief; something that gives comfort or relief

Stagnation Motionless; staleness, inactivity; process of becoming foul or stale from lack of movement

Vocabulary 8 Greek Word Roots

Anachronism Something out of its proper time period

Anthropomorphic Resembling human form; attributing human form to something not human

Dehydration Lessoning or absence of water; drying up

Euthanasia A good death; a “mercy killing;” putting to death painlessly

Genealogy Knowledge about one’s ancestors; study of family history and ancestors

Hierarchy Ranking with most powerful at the top; a system ranking things in order

Hypodermic Under the skin

Periphery Around the outside; outer boundary

Psychopath Person with a diseased mind; mentally ill person

Traumatic Severely damaging; relating to a serious physical or psychological injury

Vocabulary 9 Word Families

Cognition The act of thinking

Corpulent Fat, obese

Dormant Inactive; at rest

Elaborate Detailed, complicated

Innovate Make something new, introduce changes

Insoluble Incapable of being solved or dissolved

Interrogation A formal questioning session

Sentiment Feeling or emotion

Sonorous Rich and full of sound

Transcribe Make an exact copy of