Vocabulary Lesson 16 by Shawn Khodadad

1. Vocabulary Lesson 16by Shawn Khodadad

2. Pique (pek) v. To cause resentment; to provoke Syn: Irritate Ant: Assuage

3. Pique (pek) v. To cause resentment; to provoke Syn: Irritate Ant: Assuage Uncle Billy piqued at the man he just fired by giving him a face.

4. Linguistics • (ling gwis’ tiks) n. The Scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language.

5. Linguistics • (ling gwis’ tiks) n. The Scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language. The students sat down quietly as they began their lesson on linguistics.

6. Plebeian • (pli be en) N.- A commonor; one from a lower class • Adj.- common or vulgar • N.- Syn: peon, peasant Ant: liege • Adj.- Syn: base;lowly Ant: refined;

7. Plebeian • N.- A commonor; one from a lower class Nobles and officials treated the plebeians like their nobody.

8. Plebeian • Adj.- common or vulgar That sign is very plebeian to be seen in America.

9. Precocious • (pri ko shes) adj. Showing early development, especially mental. • Syn: Advanced

10. Precocious • (pri ko shes) adj. Showing early development, especially mental. • Syn: Advanced • Julian is already showing precocious improvements in the brain.

11. Predatory • (pred e tor e) adj. Inclinded to prey on others • Syn: pillaging; despoiling Ant: nurturing

12. Predatory • (pred e tor e) adj. Inclinded to prey on others The white tiger is one of the most predatory animals in the jungle.

13. Prowess • (prow is) n. Superior skill or ablity. • Syn: strenght; dominance; power • Ant: weakness

14. Prowess • (prow is) n. Superior skill or ablity. • Syn: strenght; dominance; power • Ant: weakness Superman is known for his prowess's.

15. Pugnacious • (pug na shes) adj. Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome. Syn: Combative; Belligerent Ant: placid; pacific

16. Pugnacious • (pug na shes) adj. Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome. Mohamed Ali is known for his pugnacious attitude towards any rivals.

17. Purloin • (per loin) v. To steal • Syn: burglarize Last night, the two men in masks purloined the shop on 21st and Lewis St.

18. Pusillanimous (pyoo se lan e mes) adj. Cowardly, Fearful • Syn: Fainthearted; timid • Ant : Brave, bold

19. Pusillanimous Cowardly, Fearful Syn: Fainthearted; timid Ant : Brave, bold When it comes to war, many pusillanimous countries rather not get involved ever since the creation of nukes.

20. Quell • (kwell) v. To put an end to; to allay or quiet • Syn : Calm Ant : foment; incite The police finally decided to quell the Mexico City gangs.

21. Quixotic • (kwik sot ik) adj. Very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions. • Ant: Realistic; practical As the former president of the United States, George Bush had a quixotic notion that he could finish where his father left off in Iraq.

22. Rabble • (rab el) adj. A disorderly crowd, a mob • Syn: riffraff There was over 200,000 people in a rabble at Coachella 2009.

23. Rabid • (rab id) adj. Raging, fanatical • Syn: uncontrollable ; fervid • Ant: placid After seeing that burger from Carl’s Jr. on TV, Chris was rabid for one.

24. Raconteur • (rak on tyur) n. a person skilled at telling stories. I think my grandma is a great raconteur, since she’s been through a lot in the past.

25. Vindictive • (vin dik tiv) adj. Seeking revenge: bearing a grudge • Syn: vengeful Ant: forgiving America has a vindictive urge to get back at the terrorists responsible for 9/11

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