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Vocabulary Week of 11/6 – 11/9 Goal: To learn a new word, its part of speech, and to use it correctly in an original sentence.

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1 Vocabulary Week of 11/6 – 11/9 Goal: To learn a new word, its part of speech, and to use it correctly in an original sentence.

2 Vocabulary Word of the Day Monday, November 6th
lucid

3 Please guess the definition…
Looking back at them, our dreams often don’t make sense to us; however, sometimes we experience lucid dreams, where we are clearly aware that we are dreaming. Please guess the definition… easy to understand lucid is an adjective synonyms: clear, rational antonyms: confused, muddled Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

4 Vocabulary Word of the Day
prim

5 Please guess the definition…
How is it that such a prim and tidy person and such a messy one can be very good friends? Please guess the definition… very formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper prim is an adjective synonyms: stuffy, prudish antonym: wild Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

6 Vocabulary Word of the Day Tuesday, November 7th
sardonic

7 Please guess the definition…
Satire often involves the use of sardonic wit to mock or make fun of something. Please guess the definition… grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic sardonic is an adjective synonyms: sarcastic, ironic, satirical antonym: good-natured Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

8 Vocabulary Word of the Day
malign

9 Please guess the definition…
In every school, there are gossips who are only too willing to malign their peers. Please guess the definition… to speak evil of (someone or something) malign is a verb synonyms: slander, vilify antonym: praise Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

10 Vocabulary Word of the Day Wednesday, November 8th
predispose

11 Please guess the definition…
Her genetic makeup seems to predispose her to colds and sore throats. Please guess the definition… to make at risk for something predispose is a verb synonyms: make vulnerable, put at risk of antonym: protect Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

12 Vocabulary Word of the Day
jeer

13 Please guess the definition…
To jeer at someone in pain is absolutely horrible. Please guess the definition… to make fun of rudely or unkindly jeer is a verb synonyms: ridicule, deride antonym: compliment Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

14 Vocabulary Word of the Day Thursday, November 9th
usurp

15 Please guess the definition…
The general who led the coup usurped the office of the duly elected president. Please guess the definition… to seize and hold a position by force or without right usurp is a verb synonyms: overthrow, oust antonym: give up Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.

16 Vocabulary Word of the Day
disentangle

17 Please guess the definition…
Rescuers worked for hours to disentangle a whale from the fishing net wrapped around its jaws. Please guess the definition… to free from tangles or complications disentangle is a verb synonyms: unwind, unravel antonym: tie up Now please write a sentence with context clues and where the vocabulary word is used correctly.


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