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Vocabulary Unit 19

Vocabulary Unit 19. 8 th Grade. abruptly . After the criminals stole the money, they abruptly left the bank in the get away car. POS: ADV Definition: suddenly or unexpectedly Synonyms: all of a sudden. awry. Romeo and Juliet's romance went awry at the end of the story. POS: ADV

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Vocabulary Unit 19

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 19 8th Grade

  2. abruptly • After the criminals stole the money, they abruptly left the bank in the get away car. • POS: ADV • Definition: suddenly or unexpectedly • Synonyms: all of a sudden

  3. awry • Romeo and Juliet's romance went awry at the end of the story. • POS: ADV • Definition: away from the expected or proper direction; amiss • Synonyms: astray, badly

  4. rationalized • The woman rationalized her urge to return to work after enrolling her child in daycare. • POS:V • Definition: to remove unreasonable elements from • Synonyms:justify, deliberate, reason

  5. putrid • The smells of the dumpster were so putrid that we had to get far away, so we wouldn’t smell it any more. • POS:ADJ • Definition: decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell. • Synonyms: rancid, foul, reeking, smelly

  6. relegated • The lieutenant relegated the less pleasant tasks to his assistant. • POS: V • Definition: to commit or dismiss to an inferior rank or position • Synonyms: entrust, commend, hand over, pass on

  7. croppedup • Many new problems cropped up while we were building our new house, so we had to make changes to fix the problems. • POS: V • Definition: to appear, especially suddenly or unexpectedly • Synonyms: to show up, to happen

  8. clamorous • The flash mob was as clamorous as their music they played while dancing in the food court of the mall. • POS: ADJ • Definition: loud; full of, marked by, or of the nature of uproar. • Synonyms: noisy, wild, vocal

  9. obstreperous • The substitute could not handle the obstreperousclass, so the principal had to come teach the class. • POS: ADJ • Definition: to resist control; unruly and boisterous • Synonyms: booming, loud, out of hand, disorderly

  10. jabbering • He was jabbering away to his friends while the teacher was talking; so he was given a lunch detention. • POS: V • Definition: to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently,; chatter. • Synonyms: babble, mutter, yak

  11. incessant • The incessant talking caused the teacher to keep the class after the bell. • POS: ADJ • Definition: continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending • Synonyms: constant, endless, relentless

  12. inane • Jen played an inane joke on Lindsey as everyone walked into the room; and Lindsey could not stop laughing. • POS: ADJ • Definition: lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly. • Synonyms: absurd, foolish

  13. audible • The music became audible as the band walked out onto the football field from the band room for halftime. • POS: ADJ • Definition: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard • Synonyms: deafening, loud, clear

  14. querulous • Many of the students are querulous about the amount of work given, but all work is started in class. One must use his/her time wisely to get it finished by the due date. • POS: ADJ • Definition: full of complaints • Synonyms: peevish, moody, irritable

  15. quarrels • The twins get into many quarrels when they are trying to get dressed for school because they girls often ant to wear the same clothes. • POS: N • Definition: an angry argument or disagreement • Synonyms: fight, dispute, feud

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