The quiz will be this Friday (October 31).

Formidable (adjective) – powerful

Foster (verb) – to nurture or encourage

Intensify (verb) – to sharpen or strengthen

Invincible (adjective) – cannot be conquered

Ponderous (adjective) – 1) very heavy or 2) lifeless and dull

Prowess (noun) – superior strength, skill, or bravery

Replenish (verb) – 1) to replace or 2) to stock up

Robust (adjective) – strongly built

Stringent (adjective) – tight, strict, or rigid

Ultimate (adjective) – maximum

1st, 5th, and 7th

vacant (adjective) – empty

comply (verb) – to go along with; to do what is asked or ordered

manhandle (verb) – to treat someone roughly

criticize (verb) – to point out what is bad about someone or something

warrant (noun) – a document, or piece of paper, that gives a police officer the right to do something, such as arrest a person

intricate (adjective) – complicated

vicinity (noun) – the area around a certain place

majority (noun) – the most of a group

moderately (adverb) – to a limited degree

habitual (adjective) – regular; usual; done out of habit

2nd, 3rd, and 6th  “Think”

acknowledge (verb) – to recognize

dissuade (verb) – to turn from using advice or persuasion

fathom (verb) – to understand or to probe

incline (verb) – to persuade

muse (verb) – to think or meditate

perceive (verb) – to become aware of or observe

ponder (verb) – to reflect on or think about carefully

probe (verb) – to explore thoroughly

realize (verb) – to understand clearly

resolve (verb) – to decide

 

Today, you will create a presentation that teaches the first group of vocabulary words.

You will create a slide for each word that has the following:

• The word
• A definition for the word
• An original sentence using the word
• A picture that illustrates the word

You will have a total of ten slides (one slide per word).

The list of words is found below.

1st, 5th, and 7th periods

1. eavesdrop – to listen secretly to a private conversation
2. coincidence – a situation in which two or more events that seem related accidentally occur at the same time
3. policy – a guideline for actions or decisions
4. withdrawn – shy, quiet, or unsociable
5. vile – very bad; unpleasant; foul
6. deprived – taken away; removed
7. passionately – enthusiastically; intensely
8. simultaneously – at the same time
9. maneuvered – guided with skill and design
10. lapse – interruption; pause

2nd, 3rd, and 6th periods

1. admonish – to exhort or caution
2. allege – to assert without proof
3. assert – to state confidently, without need for proof
4. beseech – to beg
5. conjure – 1) to call as if by magic, 2) to imagine, 3) to call a devil or spirit
6. emphasize – to place stress on
7. haggle – 1) to bargain over petty issues or 2) to dispute
8. retort – a quick or sharp reply
9. signify – to mean or to imply
10. warble – 1) to sing with trills or 2) to yodel