1. Welcome to English class!
January 30, 2012 – Vocabulary
Welcome to English class!
Unit 10

2. The student acquiesced and served his detention.

3. acquiesce –(v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit Synonym= to comply with

4. Dreams of stardom allured many people to the show American Idol.

5. allure – (v) to attract someone by seeming to offer something pleasant or exciting; (n) the strong attraction Synonym=to tempt/tempatation Travel allures millions of people around the world.

6. The yellow lines in the road have gone askew!
“The best laid schemes of mice and men go oft askew.” –Robert Burns

7. askew – (adj.)crooked; twisted to one side Synonym=lopsided

8. Students (and teachers) are often blithe in the summertime when they do not have to attend school!

9. blithe – (adj.)cheerful, lighthearted; casual synonym=carefree

10. This contentious cat is always ready for an argument.

11. contentious –(adj.) likely to cause a lot of argument Synonym=argumentative

12. Do you ever covet other people’s cell phones?

13. covet –(v) to desire something belonging to another synonym= to yearn for

14. The student was crestfallen to learn that he did not have a snow day. 

15. crestfallen – (adj.)discouraged synonym= disappointed and sad

16. Pig Pen is a disheveled cartoon character from the comic strip Peanuts.
A synonym for disheveled is _____________ ?

17. UNKEMPT!

18. disheveled – (adj.) untidy, rumpled Synonym=unkempt

19. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an exponent of civil rights.

20. exponent – (n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains AND the power to which a number is raised (in math) Synonym=defender, champion

21. Garrulous people often have very high cell phone bills!

22. garrulous – (adj.)chatty synonym= talkative, loquacious

23. Superman was an insuperable comic strip character.

24. InSUPERable – (adj.) incapable of being defeated Synonym= invincible Will the Pats be insuperable next Sunday???

25. The lamentable deaths of Romeo and Juliet could have been easily avoided.

26. lamentable – (adj.)very disappointing or in a regrettable state Synonym=deserving pity
The state of our current economy is lamentable.

27. Can you guess why the words eggplant and pineapple are misnomers?

28. misnomer – (n) an unsuitable or misleading name Synonym= a wrong name

29. Everyone should feel comfortable professing their love of English class!

30. profess-(v) to openly state; to claim Synonym= to delcare

31. During spring break, I suggest you find respite by basking in the sun with a good book!

32. respite –(n) a period of relief or rest synonym=a breather

33. Ms. LoBue is seeking retribution against the person who hit her car!

34. retribution – (n) a repayment synonym= retaliation; revenge
Lady Capulet seeks retribution against Romeo for killing Tybalt; she wants to poison him!

35. Lombard Street in San Francisco, California is known as the most sinuous street.

36. sinuous – (adj.)winding, having many curves synonym=twisting

37. Professor Dumbledore speaks with a sonorous voice!

38. sonorous – (adj) rich in sound, impressive in style synonym= full; deep in sound

39. Cell phone companies remain in constant competition for the vanguard position.

40. vanguard – (n.)the leading position Synonym= cutting edge; forefront
The ipad will keep Apple in the vanguard of technology.

41. A wastrel is a person (or cat) who squanders money and loafs about!

42. wastrel – (n) a wasteful person, spendthrift synonym= a loafer; someone who wastes time and money