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Vocabulary 3-1

Vocabulary 3-1. 1. Concoction. 1. Concoction. A Mixture/ or Act of devising a plan The witches made a nasty concoction of the ingredients. 2.Anomaly. 2.Anomaly. Something abnormal or different The two headed snake was an anomaly we saw at the circus. 3. Contrite. 3. Contrite.

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Vocabulary 3-1

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  1. Vocabulary 3-1

  2. 1. Concoction

  3. 1. Concoction • A Mixture/ or • Act of devising a plan The witches made a nasty concoction of the ingredients.

  4. 2.Anomaly

  5. 2.Anomaly • Something abnormal or different • The two headed snake was an anomaly we saw at the circus.

  6. 3. Contrite

  7. 3. Contrite • To be sorry or feel regret for doing something • The boy felt contrite for making fun of the little child who fell of his bicycle.

  8. 4.Excerpt

  9. 4.Excerpt • a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. • Passage from the original writing • The students memorized and recited an excerpt from “The Bible”.

  10. 5.Servile

  11. 5.Servile • Submissive • Servant like, giving into something because of fear • The servile employee always agreed to the unfair work hours and low wages offered by his employer.

  12. 6.Hearsay

  13. 6.Hearsay • unofficial information, Gossip, Rumor • The information you heard about the Class President’s resignation was just hearsay. • I pay no attention to hearsay.

  14. 7.Jostle

  15. 7.Jostle • to bump, push, shove or elbow roughly or rudely against something • The crowd at the train station jostled him towards the tracks.

  16. 8. Cliché

  17. 8. Cliché • stereotyped expression • Overused expression • The man used a lot of cliches in his conversation. • Strong as an ox, older and wiser, Apple of my eye

  18. 9. Vigil

  19. 9. Vigil • Wakefulness or a period of watchfulness • The mother kept a vigil over her sick child for the whole night. • The nurse kept her vigil near the patient.

  20. 10.Rubble

  21. 10.Rubble • broken bits and pieces of debris, rocks or anything • The twin towers were reduced to rubble.

  22. 11.Plaudits

  23. 11.Plaudits • round of applause • The movie, Lord of the Rings, received plaudits from the critics.

  24. 12. Adage

  25. 12. Adage • A Proverb..a wise, old saying • An old adage is “ The early bird catches the worm”

  26. 13. Bonanza

  27. 13. Bonanza • A source of great wealth • Meeting the singers backstage was a Bonanza for the teenagers.

  28. 14. Omit

  29. 14. Omit • to leave out; fail to include or mention • The teacher omitted to mention one of the girls name at the graduation ceremony

  30. 15. Verbatim

  31. 15. Verbatim • Word for word, in exactly the same words • My sister repeated everything I said verbatim to my parents. • The witness had to tell the police verbatim everything she heard.

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