1. Vocabulary Week of October 10-14, 2011
Honors English I
Vocabulary Week of October 10-14, 2011

2. Altruism (N) putting others first; being self sacrificing
Caldron (N) a huge cooking pot
Deplore (V) to regret
Exculpate (V) free someone from blame;
pardon
Illusory ( Adj) deceptive; false; misleading

3. Lobbyist (N) person who tries to persuade
someone to support a program
Onus (N) burden
Precarious (Adj) unstable; risky
Sagacious (Adj) wise
Trepidation (N) fear

4. Prefix: Dis means apart; not
Disengage (V) physically disconnect
Discomfort (N) state of physical unease
Discourage (V) tend to stop something; try to
deter somebody
Disrespect (N) total contempt; lack
Displace (V) move something from its usual
place