1. English 9 and World History Vocabulary Book

2.  Use this PowerPoint to help you study your vocabulary words.  For the definition section, try to guess the word first THEN click for choices.  After you know the correct answer, ask yourself what part of speech it is. The first slide will prompt you, the others won’t.  Remember, some words have more than one definition/part of speech.

3. a) Inundate b) Lucrative c) Probe d) Squander What part of speech is inundate? VERB

4. A) Lucrative B) Metropolis C) Shoddy D) Liability NOUN

5. a) Innovation b) Intricate c) Metropolis d) Probe VERB

6. a) Liability b) Lucrative c) Profuse d) Reform NOUN

7. a) Reform b) Squander c) Intricate d) Probe VERB

8. a) Profuse b) Shoddy c) Inundate d) Squander VERB

9. a) Lucrative b) Innovation c) Relentless d) Profuse ADJECTIVE

10. a) Liability b) Relentless c) Shoddy d) Intricate ADJECTIVE

11. a) Shoddy b) Intricate c) Inundate d) Liability ADJECTIVE

12. a) Profuse b) Reform c) Relentless d) Lucrative ADJECTIVE

13. a) Innovation b) Profuse c) Intricate d) Inundate ADJECTIVE

14. a) Metropolis b) Probe c) Profuse d) Reform NOUN

15. a) Profuse b) Reform c) Relentless d) Shoddy NOUN

16.  What do the following word bits mean? in- -ate -er re- pro- -polis in- not, release -ate to become, to produce -er one who does something re-back again pro-forward -polis city

17. The weaver was making a blanket with a very ___________ pattern. Intricate ADJECTIVE

18. I live in a bustling ________ called Cleveland. Metropolis NOUN

19. The ___________ of the i-pod made it easier to store and listen to music. Innovation Noun

20. The scientist wanted to __________ the brain of the rat in order to understand how the rat thinks. Probe VERB

21. The _____________ little girl would not stop begging her mother for candy. Relentless ADJECTIVE

22. Mary decided to become a doctor because it is a very _____________ career choice. Lucrative ADJECTIVE

23. I am sick of being ___________(d) with political ads! Inundate(d) VERB

24. Don’t _________ away your money. Save it for a rainy day! Squander VERB

25. The winner of the eating contest ate a __________ amount of food. Profuse ADJECTIVE

26. When she was a college student, she lived in a ________ apartment and didn’t have very many pieces of furniture. Shoddy ADJECTIVE

27. A limited attention span is his biggest __________ as a student. Liability NOUN

28. Laws are often __________(ed) in order to better serve the citizens. Reform(ed) VERB

29. The doctor used a __________ to examine the patient’s polyps. Probe NOUN

30. Political ___________ is always a controversial process. Reform NOUN

31. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Change, introduction, invention Innovation (NOUN)

32. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Submerge, consumed, swamp Inundate VERB

33. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Complex, detailed, convoluted Intricate ADJECTIVE

34. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Difficulty, Impediment, Drawback Liability NOUN

35. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Large urban center Metropolis NOUN

36. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Explore, scrutinize Probe VERB

37. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Gainful, moneymaking Lucrative ADJECTIVE

38. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Extravagant, bounteous, plenteous Profuse ADJECTIVE

39. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech To correct, improve Reform VERB

40. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Stern, merciless, persistent, unremitting Relentless ADJECTIVE

41. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Flimsy, cheap Shoddy ADJECTIVE

42. SYNONYMS: Name word AND Part of Speech Misspend, throw away, dissipate Squander VERB END