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1 Vocabulary Week of May 6th – may 10th
Goal: to learn a new word, its part of speech, and how to use it correctly in a sentence

2 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Monday, May 6th truculent

3 Please guess the definition…
It’s difficult to work with a truculent person because it seems like they are always looking for a fight. Please guess the definition… eager or quick to argue or fight; truculent is an adjective synonyms: aggressive, defiant antonym: peace-loving Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

4 Vocabulary Word of the Day
voracious

5 Please guess the definition…
Being a voracious reader, she would go to the library and walk out with a huge stack of books for the week. Please guess the definition… wanting or devouring great quantities of something voracious is an adjective synonyms: insatiable, gluttonous antonym: quenched Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

6 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Tuesday, May 7th taciturn

7 Please guess the definition…
The usually taciturn man surprised us when he began to enthusiastically talk about his new job. Please guess the definition… (of a person) saying little, or uncommunicative in speech taciturn is an adjective synonyms: reserved, quiet antonym: talkative Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

8 Vocabulary Word of the Day
surmise

9 Please guess the definition…
Even without fully investigating the situation, he surmised that things would not end well. Please guess the definition… suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it surmise is an adjective synonyms: guess, infer antonym: calculate Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

10 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Wednesday, May 8th ruminate

11 Please guess the definition…
It’s not productive to simply ruminate about problems without also taking steps to solve them. Please guess the definition… think seriously about something ruminate is a verb synonyms: deliberate, brood antonym: ignore Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

12 Vocabulary Word of the Day
propitious

13 Please guess the definition…
The timing for the meeting was propitious; he desperately needed a new job. Please guess the definition… giving or indicating a good chance of success propitious is an adjective synonyms: lucky, favorable antonym: unlucky Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

14 Study these words for the quiz:
propitious truculent ruminate hedonist surmise abdicate taciturn haughty voracious nebulous

15 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Thursday, May 9th ennui

16 Please guess the definition…
He always looked forward to summer vacation, but he inevitably experienced ennui resulting from lack of a busy schedule. Please guess the definition… a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement ennui is a noun synonyms: boredom, lethargy antonym: enthusiasm Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

17 Vocabulary Word of the Day
perfidious

18 Please guess the definition…
Her friends warned her that he was perfidious, and so when he betrayed her, their concerns were validated. Please guess the definition… deceitful and untrustworthy perfidious is an adjective synonyms: two-faced, disloyal antonym: loyal Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

19 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Friday, May 10th dire

20 Please guess the definition…
The point is to act to prevent terrible consequences before a situation becomes dire. Please guess the definition… (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent dire is an adjective synonyms: terrible, alarming antonym: trivial Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

21 Vocabulary Word of the Day
incorrigible

22 Please guess the definition…
Despite her age and having been married five times, the 80 year old woman was still an incorrigible flirt. Please guess the definition… (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed incorrigible is an adjective synonyms: habitual, hopeless antonym: obedient Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

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