1. Grade 11 Vocab Unit 12
Apathy-Unctuous
20 WORDS

2. Word: Apathy
Definition: a lack of interest Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: The mayor showed complete apathy for the city’s problems; as a result, he was not elected again.

3. Word: Artifice
Definition: a trick Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: The student came up with various artifices to cheat on quizzes, but somehow always got caught.

4. Word: Coup
Definition: a takeover Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: In an attempted coup, a group of rebel soldiers stormed the king’s palace; however, the overthrow was not successful.

5. Word: Desiccate
Definition: to dry out Part of Speech: verb Example Sentence: After a week without water, the desiccated grass was completely dead

6. Word: Diverge
Definition: to move in different directions; to branch off Part of Speech: verb Example Sentence: The two candidates seemed similar, but they diverged on the issue of how to correct the economic recession

7. Word: Elicit
Definition: to bring out Part of Speech: verb Example Sentence: The interviewer skillfully elicited the truth about the cover-up by asking insightful questions.

8. Word: Extrovert
Definition: an open, outgoing person Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: Maria is an extrovert; she walked boldly into the room full of strangers and struck up a number of conversations.

9. Word: Grandiloquent
Definition: using a lot of big, fancy words to sound impressive Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The paper was grandiloquent, but the unimpressive ideas were quite the opposite.

10. Word: Incorrigible
Definition: incapable of being reformed Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The convict was incorrigible; he committed a robbery within days of being released

11. Word: Legacy
Definition: something handed down from the past Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: The collection of baseball cards was the legacy that was passed down in the family since the early 1930’s

12. Word: Mortify
Definition: to humiliate Part of Speech: verb Example Sentence: Tom’s mother mortified him by showing his girlfriend pictures of Tom from middle school.

13. Word: Pathology
Definition: the science/study of diseases Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: Nursing classes often include readings on pathology.

14. Word: PUTATIVE
Definition: commonly accepted, supposed Part of Speech: adj Example Sentence: It is a putative fact that Rafael Nadal is one of the best tennis players. The putative reason that she was accepted to such a prestigious college with such average grades is that her father donated a great deal of money to the school.

15. Word: Premise
Definition: an assumption; the basis for a conclusion Part of Speech: noun Example Sentence: A good teacher works off of the premise that every student has the ability to succeed.

16. Word: Querulous
Definition: complaining in a whining manner Synonyms: irritable; bad tempered Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The customer had such a reputation for being querulous that no one on the wait staff wanted to serve him.

17. Word: Recalcitrant
Definition: disobedient Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The country was in turmoil, but the recalcitrant dictator refused to listen to the pleas of the international representatives.

18. Word: Robust
Definition: strong and healthy Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The robust ninety-year-old woman runs 5 miles each morning before breakfast.

19. Word: Staunch
Definition: firmly committed Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: Jen is a staunch supporter of the baseball team; she will watch the whole game even if the team is losing by many runs.

20. Word: Tangential
Definition: only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The vice president’s speech only had a tangential connection to the topic that had been announced.

21. Word: Unctuous
Definition: oily, insincere (slippery/sketchy) Part of Speech: adjective Example Sentence: The car salesman came off as unctuous so we did not buy our car from him.