1. Vocab Unit 4

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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