1. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Abstruse - difficult to understand
Beguile – charm or mislead
Deplore - regret; disapprove of
Impeccable - faultless; having no flaws
Rancor - bitterness; hatred
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2. Many people find higher mathematics to be abstruse.
Ab’s truce
Many people find higher mathematics to be abstruse.

3. Beguile
Be guy ill
A good magician uses a number of tricks to beguile his audience into believing that what they’re seeing is real.

4. Many people deplore the showing of extreme violence on television.
Deep lore
Many people deplore the showing of extreme violence on television.

5. impeccable Imp peck a bull
My fourth grade teacher insisted on impeccable penmanship from every student.

6. rancor
Rank core
The husband and wife agreed that they should get a divorce and that the process should be done without rancor.

7. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
acclaim – (n. or v.) applaud; announce with great approval
bolster – (v.) support; reinforce
concede – (v.) admit; yield
elated – (v.) overjoyed; in high spirits
flagrant – (adj.) conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
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8. Acclaim
a claim
Thomas Edison was acclaimed around the world for his many useful inventions

9. Bolster
bowl stir
Knowing a lot of difficult words will bolster your confidence when you take the SAT.

10. Concede
Cons seed
Our tennis team conceded the match after it was discovered that one of our players was academically ineligible.

11. The new author was elated to see her first book in print.
Eel ate ted
The new author was elated to see her first book in print.

12. Flagrant
Flag rant
In a flagrant violation of the school dress code, Sally wore tights to school yesterday.

13. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Erroneous – (adj.) mistaken; wrong
Extol – (verb) praise; glorify
Glutton – (noun) someone who eats and drinks excessively
Impair – (verb) injure; hurt
Ravenous – (adj.) extremely hungry
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14. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Gullible – (adj.) easily deceived
Remorse – (n.) guilt
Sage – (n.) a person celebrated for wisdom
Tirade – (n.) extended scolding
Turmoil – (n.) great commotion and confusion
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15. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Raze – (v.) completely destroy
Truncate – (v.) shorten; cut the top off
Undermine – (v.) weaken; sap
Falter – (v.) hesitate
Hamper – (v.) obstruct; make more difficult
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16. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Incite – (v.) arouse to action
Intimidate – (v.) frighten
Lofty – (adj.) very high
Novelty – (n.) something new; newness
Oblivion – (n.) obscurity; forgetfulness
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17. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Robust – (adj.) vigorous; strong
Embellish – (verb) adorn; ornament; add fictitious detail
Somber – (adj.) gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
Unwarranted – (adj.) Unjustified; groundless; undeserved
Deride – (verb) ridicule; make fun of
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18. 1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary
Study all seven weeks. You will have a unit test over all thirty-five terms.
1st Nine Weeks Vocabulary