1. Academic Vocabulary

2. Affable, Aura, Contraband, Propensity, Resilient
Academic Vocabulary
Affable, Aura, Contraband, Propensity, Resilient

3. Affable

4. Affable
Adjective

5. Affable
Adjective
We spent a pleasant afternoon with our _______ neighbors.

6. Affable
Adjective
We spent a pleasant afternoon with our affable neighbors.

7. Affable
Description

8. Affable
Description
Courteous and pleasant; easy to speak to

9. Affable
Word Family

10. Affable
Word Family
Affably (adverb) Affability (noun)

11. Affable
Word Family
Affably (adverb) Affability (noun)
Synonyms:

12. Affable Word Family Affably (adverb) Affability (noun) Synonyms:
Genial
Amicable
Agreeable
Cordial

13. Affable Word Family Affably (adverb) Affability (noun)
Synonyms: Antonyms:
Genial
Amicable
Agreeable
Cordial

14. Affable Word Family Affably (adverb) Affability (noun)
Synonyms: Antonyms:
Genial -Surly
Amicable -Cantankerous
Agreeable -Inhospitable
Cordial

15. Affable
Examples

16. Affable
Examples
She had a good time on her date because they guy was very affable.

17. Affable
Examples
She had a good time on her date because they guy was very affable.
He wasn’t the best looking or the brightest, but the girls like him because he was affable.

18. Affable
Examples

19. Affable
Examples
She had a good time on her date because they guy was very affable.
He wasn’t the best looking or the brightest, but the girls like him because he was affable.

20. Affable
Examples
She had a good time on her date because they guy was very affable.
He wasn’t the best looking or the brightest, but the girls like him because he was affable.
The affable girl got along with her neighbors.

21. Affable
The new puppy was affable and got along with everyone (including the cat).

22. Affable
Non-Example

23. Affable
Non-Example
I affabled my new neighbors when I invited them over for dinner.

24. Affable
Non-Example
I affabled my new neighbors when I invited them over for dinner.
“Affable” is not a verb. Use it as an adjective (usually to describe a person).

25. Compose your own sentence using the word
Affable
Your Turn!
Compose your own sentence using the word
affable!

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27. Aura

28. Aura
Noun

29. Aura
Noun
People liked her immediately because of her pleasant aura.

30. Aura
Description

31. Aura
Description
a distinctive air or personal quality that surrounds someone or something

32. Aura
Description
a distinctive air or personal quality that surrounds someone or something
Word Family

33. Aura
Description
a distinctive air or personal quality that surrounds someone or something
Word Family
Synonyms:
ambience, atmosphere

34. Aura
Description
a distinctive air or personal quality that surrounds someone or something
Word Family
Synonyms:
ambience, atmosphere
Antonym
none

35. Aura
Examples

36. Aura
Examples
She didn’t want to go out with him because he had a creepy aura.

37. Aura
Examples
She didn’t want to go out with him because he had a creepy aura.

38. Aura
Examples
She didn’t want to go out with him because he had a creepy aura.
His terrible aura rubbed off on everyone he was around.

39. Aura
Examples

40. Aura
Examples
She didn’t want to go out with him because he had a creepy aura.
His terrible aura rubbed off on everyone he was around.

41. Aura
Examples
She didn’t want to go out with him because he had a creepy aura.
His terrible aura rubbed off on everyone he was around.
No one knew why they liked her; she just had a pleasant aura.

42. Aura
Examples
No one knew why they liked her; she just had a pleasant aura.

43. Aura
Examples
She didn’t want to go out with him because he had a creepy aura.
His terrible aura rubbed off on everyone he was around.
No one knew why they liked her; she just had a pleasant aura.

44. Aura
Non-Examples

45. Aura
Non-Examples
I’m so aura.

46. Aura
Non-Examples
I’m so aura. Not an adjective

47. Aura
Non-Examples
I’m so aura.
I auraed that guy at the dance.

48. Aura Non-Examples I’m so aura.
I auraed that guy at the dance. Not a verb

49. Aura Non-Examples I’m so aura. I auraed that guy at the dance.
I’m going to aura a soda and a slice of pizza.

50. Your Turn! Compose your own example using the word aura.

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52. Contraband

53. Contraband
Noun

54. Contraband
Noun
Though he knew it was contraband, the student had his cell phone out in class.

55. Contraband
Description

56. Contraband
Description
illegal, prohibited, or smuggled goods

57. Contraband Description
illegal, prohibited, or smuggled goods (or as an adjective describing the goods)

58. Contraband Description illegal, prohibited, or smuggled goods
Word Family

59. Contraband Description illegal, prohibited, or smuggled goods
Word Family
Synonyms:
illegal…

60. Contraband Description illegal, prohibited, or smuggled goods
Word Family
Synonyms:
illegal… stuff -Unlawful

61. Contraband Description illegal, prohibited, or smuggled goods
Word Family
Synonyms:
illegal… stuff -Unlawful
Antonyms:
Legal, lawful… stuff

62. Contraband
Examples
The smuggler was bringing fake money into the country. He hid the contraband by taping it to his waist.

63. Contraband
Examples
The smuggler was bringing fake money into the country. He hid the contraband by taping it to his waist.

64. Contraband
Examples
The smuggler was bringing fake money into the country. He hid the contraband by taping it to his waist.
The prisoner tried to get the contraband into the prison by hiding it in a music book. Fortunately, a dog sniffed it out.

65. Contraband
Examples

66. Contraband
Examples
The smuggler was bringing fake money into the country. He hid the contraband by taping it to his waist.
The prisoner tried to get the contraband into the prison by hiding it in a music book. Fortunately, a dog sniffed it out.

67. Contraband
Examples
From Tale of Two Cities:

68. Contraband
Examples
“…musketeers went into St Giles’s, to search for contraband goods, and the mob fired on the musketeers, and the musketeers fired on the mob…” (Dickens 7).

69. Contraband
Non-Examples

70. Contraband Non-Examples
I’m going to contraband my cell phone so the teacher doesn’t see it.

71. Contraband Non-Examples
I’m going to contraband my cell phone so the teacher doesn’t see it.
He contrabanded the drugs.

72. Contraband is not a verb.
Non-Examples
I’m going to contraband my cell phone so the teacher doesn’t see it.
He contrabanded the drugs.
Contraband is not a verb.

73. Contraband Non-Examples
I’m going to contraband my cell phone so the teacher doesn’t see it.
He contrabanded the drugs.
She contrabandedly held the items.

74. It is not an adverb either.
Contraband
Non-Examples
I’m going to contraband my cell phone so the teacher doesn’t see it.
He contrabanded the drugs.
She contrabandedly held the items.
It is not an adverb either.

75. Contraband
Please use contraband as the actual items that have been prohibited or to describe the items that have been prohibited.

76. Your Turn! Compose a sentence using the word contraband.

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78. Propensity

79. Propensity
Noun

80. Propensity
Noun
My propensity to procrastinate makes getting my work done very difficult.

81. Propensity
Description

82. Propensity
Description
Natural inclination toward;

83. Propensity Description
Natural inclination toward; natural tendency or disposition

84. Propensity Description
Natural inclination toward; natural tendency or disposition
Word Family

85. Propensity Description
Natural inclination toward; natural tendency or disposition
Word Family
Synonyms:

86. Propensity Description
Natural inclination toward; natural tendency or disposition
Word Family
Synonyms:
proclivity, tendency, partiality

87. Propensity Description
Natural inclination toward; natural tendency or disposition
Word Family
Synonyms:
proclivity, tendency, partiality
Antonym:
inability

88. Propensity
Examples

89. Propensity
Examples
The alcoholic had the propensity to drink too much.

90. Propensity Examples Her propensity to be stylish caused her to spend
a lot of money on clothing.

91. Propensity
Examples
The alcoholic had the propensity to drink too much.
Her propensity to be stylish caused her to spend a lot of money on clothing.
His propensity to lead made him a good quarterback.

92. Propensity
Examples

93. Propensity
Your Turn! Someone has the propensity to do something or someone has the propensity for something.

94. Propensity
Your Turn! Hopefully, you have the propensity for using new vocabulary words.

95. Propensity
Your Turn! Hopefully, you have the propensity for using new vocabulary words. Compose your own sentence using the word propensity.

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97. Resilient

98. Resilient
Adjective

99. Resilient
Adjective
Because they are resilient, teenagers can come back from injury very quickly.

100. Resilient
Description

101. Resilient
Description
able to recover quickly;

102. Resilient Description
able to recover quickly; able to return to its original shape or form

103. Resilient
Word Family

104. Resilient
Word Family
Resilience (noun)

105. Resilient Word Family Resilience (noun)
Because of their resilience, they can come back from injury quickly.

106. Resilient Word Family Resilience (noun) Resiliently (adverb)
Because of their resilience, they can come back from injury quickly.
Resiliently (adverb)

107. Resilient
Examples

108. Resilient
Examples
The resilient metal made the dent in the door pop right back into place.

109. Resilient
Examples
The resilient metal made the dent in the door pop right back into place.

110. Resilient
Examples
The resilient metal made the dent in the door pop right back into place.
She freaked out when she dropped her cell phone on the concrete, but fortunately her phone was resilient and didn’t break.

111. Resilient
Non-Example

112. Resilient Non-Example
I resiliented after I got hurt on the football field.

113. Compose an example sentence using the word
Resilient
Your Turn!
Compose an example sentence using the word
resilient.

114. Resilient
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