1. Vocabulary Group #4

2. Commotion (n.) Definition: Noisy activity Synonym: bedlam
Antonym: silence
Sentence: The commotion in the library drew in an even bigger crowd.

3. Concoction (n.)
Definition: A mixture of ingredients; putting several things together
Synonym: potion
Antonym: separation
Sentence: The witch brewed a nasty concoction. “A frog’s eye, two drops of black widow’s poison, and a hint of blood,” she sang.

4. Conspicuous (adj.)
Definition: Easily seen; something obvious; attract attention
Synonym: visible
Antonym: blocked
Sentence: The shiny conspicuous pebble was in fact gold!

5. Contortion (n.)
Definition: A sharp twist or bend in, or of, something or someone
Synonym: deformation
Antonym: smoothness
Sentence: The twigs’ contortion looks like a twisted knife.

6. Imperious (adj.) Definition: Arrogant; thinking you are above it all
Synonym: conceited
Antonym: shy
Sentence: The imperious dictator’s ignorance and arrogance was his downfall.

7. Jabber (v.) Definition: To talk rapidly making no sense; chattering
Synonym: blabber
Antonym: sense
Sentence: The woman would just not stop jabbering with her insipid talk of shoes and clothing.

8. Jargon (n.) Definition: Specialized language of a profession or group
Synonym: slang
Antonym: standard
Sentence: My father is a congressman so often he talks political jargon at our dinner table leaving the rest of us feeling confused.

9. Jostle (v.) Definition: To roughly bump into a person or thing
Synonym: shove
Antonym: avoid
Sentence: The man was careful not to be jostled while he was carrying his expensive china.

10. Scurry (v.) Definition: To move briskly; to scamper Synonym: (to) dart
Antonym: stroll
Sentence: The mouse quickly scurried across the floor frightening the little child that was with us in the haunted house.

11. Serenity (n.)
Definition: The quality of being calm, peaceful or untroubled
Synonym: tranquility
Antonym: bedlam
Sentence: The serenity in the plane was broken as the baby once again began crying.

12. Sociable (adj.) Definition: Enjoying the company of others
Synonym: affable
Antonym: reclusive
Sentence: The man’s sociable personality faded after his best friend passed away.

13. Somber (adj.) Definition: very serious or sad Synonym: lugubrious
Antonym: happy
Sentence: The man’s somber attitude was too serious for many people’s liking.

14. HONORS WORDS

15. Mnemonic (adj.) Definition: Memory assistance Synonym: reminder
Antonym: unhelpful
Sentence: My favorite mnemonic device is: My Very Earnest Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas. It helps me remember the planets of the solar system.

16. Narcissism (n.) Definition: Egoism, egocentrism (self-centered
Synonym: arrogant
Antonym: kowtow
Sentence: Joel’s narcissism gets in his own way; nobody likes him so he ends up having no friends.

17. Amethyst (n.)
Definition: A clear purple or bluish violet variety crystallized quartz
Synonym: mauve
Antonym: transparent
Sentence: Since my birthstone is Amethyst, my favorite color is purple.

18. Somnambulate (v.) Definition: to walk while sleeping
Synonym: sleepwalking
Antonym: awake
Sentence: Once at a sleepover, I began to somnambulate and walked over to the wall, bumped myself into it 3 times, and landed face first into my sleeping bag.

19. Venerate (v.) Definition: To honor with a ritual act of devotion
Synonym: please
Antonym: to anger
Sentence: There are many ways to venerate gods, but whenever the gods got angered, people would throw teenage girls into volcanoes. Oh how times have changed.