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1 Vocabulary Week of March 11-15
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, March 11th prosperous

3 Please guess the definition…
After years of hard work, they had finally developed a prosperous business. Please guess the definition… successful in material terms; flourishing financially; bringing wealth and success prosperous is an adjective synonyms: thriving, profitable, lucrative antonym: poor Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

4 Vocabulary Word of the Day
improvident

5 Please guess the definition…
An improvident individual will probably not have saved much money for retirement. Please guess the definition… not thinking ahead to save money or resources improvident is an adjective synonyms: wasteful, extravagant antonym: frugal Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

6 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Tuesday, March 12th abomination

7 To some people, spitting in public is considered an abomination.
Please guess the definition… a thing that causes disgust or hatred abomination is a noun synonyms: horror, monstrosity antonym: N/A Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

8 Vocabulary Word of the Day
irreparable

9 Please guess the definition…
People should be careful of what they say to each other, because some words can cause irreparable emotional damage to a person. Please guess the definition… (of an injury or loss) impossible to rectify or repair irreparable is an adjective synonyms: hopeless, unfixable antonym: fixable Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

10 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Wednesday, March 13th flourish

11 With the right kind of environment, most people will flourish.
Please guess the definition… (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment flourish is a verb synonyms: grow, succeed antonym: wither Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

12 Vocabulary Word of the Day
astray

13 Please guess the definition…
Despite his best efforts to herd the cats in one direction, they quickly went astray. Please guess the definition… away from the correct path or direction astray is an adverb synonyms: awry, amiss antonym: on course Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

14 Study these words for Friday’s quiz:
astray prosperous irreparable itinerant flourish cache abomination appease improvident impetuous

15 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Thursday, March 14th indignity

16 Please guess the definition…
Many people have too much pride to get help when they need it, not wanting to suffer what they consider as the indignity of asking for help. Please guess the definition… treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity indignity is a noun synonyms: embarrassment, humiliation antonym: dignity Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

17 Vocabulary Word of the Day
dispensation

18 Please guess the definition…
Since she wrote such a convincing letter to the school district, they offered her a special dispensation allowing her participate in two school sports simultaneously. Please guess the definition… exemption from a rule or usual requirement dispensation is a noun synonyms: exemption, immunity antonym: denial Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

19 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Friday, March 15th zeal

20 His zeal for football was rivaled only by his enthusiasm for soccer.
Please guess the definition… great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective zeal is a noun synonyms: passion, devotion antonym: apathy Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

21 Vocabulary Word of the Day
expedient

22 Please guess the definition…
They would only agree to a revision of the budget if it were expedient for all members involved. Please guess the definition… (of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral expedient is an adjective synonyms: advantageous, beneficial antonym: impractical Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

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