English+11+Vocabulary


 * //Directions for Vocab Assignments://** You may actually use cards or create a three-column chart on a piece of paper. For each vocab word, you must identify the part(s) of speech, definition(s), and at least 2 synonyms. Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster.com are valuable tools in this endeavor, but remember that your cards or chart must be handwritten!

__Vocab Unit 1__ (due 9/11 & Quiz on 9/14) 1. abet 2. abject 3. abjure 4. abscond 5. absolute 6. abstract 7. abstruse 8. acerbity 9. acidic 10. acrimonious 11. acumen 12. addled 13. ado 14. affectation 15. affront

Study with the Vocab Unit 1 Review.

__Vocab Unit 2__ (due 9/19 & Quiz on 9/21) 1. abscond (I know it's a repeat, but it shows if these words are working their way into your long-term memory!) 2. aghast 3. alacrity 4. allege 5. allude 6. ambiguous 7. anticlimax 8. antipathy 9. ardent 10. artful 11. assimilate 12. attune 13, baleful 14. bashful 15. bellicose

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__Vocab Unit 3__ (due 9/25 & Quiz on 9/28) 1. bulbous 2. braggart 3. bravado 4. bauble 5. burdensome 6. bedlam 7. brandish 8. beguile 9. callow 10. cajole 11. coxcomb 12. chagrin 13. cirumspect 14. condescend 15. circumlocution

Study with the Vocab Unit 3 Review.

__Vocab Unit 4__ (due 10/2 & Quiz on 10/5) 1. clandestine 2. coddle 3. codeine 4. cogent 5. cognizant 6. complacent 7. complaisant 8. conducive 9. conductor 10. conciliatory 11. contemptible 12. copious 13. corpulent 14. deign 15. dowry

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__Vocab Unit 5__ (due 10/9 & Quiz on 10/12) 1. delude 2. deluge 3. demagogue 4. desultory 5. defunct 6. denizen 7. disseminate 8. dissipate 9. disavow 10. distaste 11. diaphanous 12. dilapidated 13. disparage 14. deflector 15. derision

Study with the Vocab 5 Jeopardy Game.

__Vocab Unit 6__ (due 10/16 & Quiz on 10/19) 1. dubious 2. elucidate 3, equivocal 4. equitable 5. dutiful 6. enervate 7. energetic 8. epitome 9. entreaty 10. entrails 11. ebullient 12. efficacious 13, egregious 14. desultory (How *random* is it that you get stuck with this word again?!?) 15. enmity

Study with the Vocab 6 Jeopardy Game.

__Vocab Unit 7__ (due 10/23 & Quiz on 10/16) 1. exaggerate 2. exacerbate 3. extirpate 4. extol 5. extemporaneous 6. extricate 7. formidable 8. fallacy 9. fallacious 10. facetious 11. fervid 12. foreboding 13. feasible 14. filigree 15. extrinsic

Study with the Vocab Unit 7 Review or the Vocab 7 Jeopardy Game.

__Vocab Unit 8__ (due 11/13 & Quiz on 11/16) 1. gluttonous 2. giblet 3. gesture 4. gesticulate 5. frivolity 6. fuliginous 7. gelatinous 8. germane 9. gratuitous 10. gratuity 11. fulminate 12. fortify 13. fortitude 14. gargantuan 15. garrulous

Study with the Vocab 8 Review Game.

__Vocab Unit 9__ (due 11/27 & Quiz on 11/30) 1. imperious 2. hackneyed 3. impervious 4. hokey 5. grimace 6. iconoclast 7. gratuitous 8. germane 9. grotesque 10. guile 11. halcyon 12. imbibe 13, imbue 14. grievous 15. haggard

Check out the Vocab 9 Context Clues game.

__Vocab Unit 10__ (due 12/4 & Quiz on 12/7) 1. lewd 2. lascivious 3. ingratiate 4. ingratitude 5. inimical 6. impudence 7. inane 8. judicious 9. jocular 10. impertinence 11. jocund 12. intrepid 13. imbue 14. incongruous 15. indolence

__Vocab Unit 11__ (due 12/11 & Quiz on 12/14) 1. malignant 2. malign 3. listless 4. loath 5. loathe 6. lithe 7. maleficent 8. minutia 9. metabolic 10. misanthropy 11. maudlin 12. maraud 13. mellifluous 14. melodious 15. meticulous

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__Vocab Unit 12__ (due 1/8 & Quiz on 1/11) 1. mutate 2. mutability 3. moribund 4. morbidly 5. narcissistic 6. nefarious 7. nephritis 8. novice  } 9. nuptial 10. omnipotent 11. obstinacy 12. onerous 13. obtuse 14. novella 15. obstreperous Study with the Vocab 12 Game.

__Vocab Unit 13__ (due on 1/15 & Quiz on 1/18)  1. ostensibly  2. orchestral  3. orchestrate  4. omega  5. panegyric  6. platitude  7. perfidy  8. penchant  9. perchance  10. peevish  11. peals  12. perpetual  13. perpetuate  14. petulance  15. pernicious

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__Vocab Unit 14__ (due on 1/22 & Quiz on 1/25)  1. quixotic  2. prodigal  3. ponderous  4. rancid  5. rancor  6. portend  7. pretend  8. .prevalent  9. pretext  10. preternatural  11. rapacious  12. raucous  13. relegate  14. renegade  15. redolence

Study with the Vocab 14 Game.

When you receive the password in class, take the Block 1A Vocab 14 Quiz or the Block 1B Vocab 14 Quiz.