1. 11th Vocab. Week 1 Turn to your vocab tab in your binder
11th Vocab. Week 1 Turn to your vocab tab in your binder. Write these down

2. Edifice
Building
The pentagon is the most imposing edifice in Washington D.C​

3. Cogitate to think over carefully, to ponder
He cogitated over his two choices.

4. Sagacious
Wise
People sought out the sagacious old man

5. Scaffold a raised platform on which criminals are executed
The prisoner was sentenced to death and immediately taken to the scaffold where he was hung.

6. Pillory a device for head and hands; stocks
Because of his sin of adultery he was sent to the pillory. ​​

7. Ignominious degrading, disgraceful
Being scolded at in school was such an ignominious event for the boy that he did not want to go back the next day

8. Demeanor behavior, manner (personality)
Jack’s disruptive demeanor got him kicked out of school for a week.

9. Ensue
to follow
After Mr. Osborn spit on Marco, I knew a fight would ensue

10. Physiognomy facial features to show character or state of mind
His suspicious physiognomy lead the police to question him more

11. Mien a person’s bearing or appearance
The fighter carried himself into the ring with such a confident mien he was sure to win.  ​