1. Week Four
LA 9 Vocabulary

2. Integrity (n.) having and sticking to high moral principles
Standing up to bullies shows integrity.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
integrity --

3. ominous (adj.) foreshadows something bad is going to happen
The ominous clouds indicated a storm was coming.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
ominousness --
ominous
ominously

4. cliché (n.) an idea or saying that is overused and dated
“At the end of the day” is an annoying cliché.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
cliché --
clichéd

5. gullible (adj.) easy to trick or fool
My gullible friend believed whatever you told him.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
gullibility --
gullible
gullibly

6. melancholy (adj.) depression, sadness
Romeo felt melancholy after Rosaline broke his heart.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
melancholy --

7. its (det.)
belonging to or beinging associated with a thing previously mentioned or easily identified
The car wouldn’t start because its battery had died.

8. it’s (con.) contraction of it is
It’s going to be a long day; I may need more caffeine.

9. cresc, cret, cru
rise, grow

10. cresc, cret, cru
rise, grow
crescendo
crescent
concrete
accrue

11. dura
hard, lasting

12. dura
hard, lasting
durable
Duracell
endure
procedural
duration

13. anti-
against

14. anti- against antithesis antibiotic antisocial antiperspirant
antifreeze
antidote
antidisestablishmentarianism

15. -tude
state of, condition of

16. -tude state of, condition of attitude latitude longitude solitude
fortitude
multitude