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Unit Three Week Two Vocabulary

Unit Three Week Two Vocabulary. Definition:. Parts of Speech:. adjective. Infamous. Having a very bad reputation; famous for something evil. Synonym: Antonym:. notorious. Well-liked. Sounds Like:. Ear fungus. One of the most infamous serial killers in history was Jack the Ripper.

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Unit Three Week Two Vocabulary

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  1. Unit ThreeWeek Two Vocabulary

  2. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Infamous Having a very bad reputation; famous for something evil. Synonym: Antonym: notorious Well-liked Sounds Like: Ear fungus • One of the most infamous serial killers in history was Jack the Ripper.

  3. Infamous

  4. Infamous Etymology The word infamous is an interesting word. The prefix in- means “not,” so it is easy to assume that infamous means “not famous” or “unknown.” In this case, however, the word comes from the original meaning of famous, which is to “have a good reputation.” So to be infamous means to “have a bad reputation.” Famous = Good Reputation Infamous = Bad Reputation

  5. Definition: Parts of Speech: noun Incident Something that happens in real life or in a story; an event; sometimes one that is a slight problem. Synonym: Antonym: event Sounds Like: innocent • Because of the incident with the exploding can of Pepsi, Lauren never invites me to her parties anymore.

  6. Tsunamis Earthquakes Arguments Hurricanes Incidents Getting fired Accidents When princess kiss frogs

  7. Definition: Parts of Speech: noun Something that is made up in the mind but has no connection to reality Figment Synonym: Antonym: Dream, fantasy Reality Sounds Like: Pig tent Word used in a sentence You think she likes you? Ha! That’s just a figment of your imagination.

  8. Figment

  9. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Fruitless Useless; failure; futile Synonym: Antonym: Unsuccessful Successful Sounds Like: ? Word used in a sentence • Devon made a fruitless attempt to hit a half-court shot for $1000.00.

  10. Fruitless and Fruitless Idioms Herding Cats

  11. Fruitless The word fruitless comes from the world of agriculture. If a tree is fruitless, it cannot grow any fruit and will soon die. This meaning gave rise to the current meaning – useless. The rapper Illogic has used the word fruitless to describe his search for truth: The harvest is fruitless Only the Tree of Life is flourishing Wanting to take a bite but I’m toothless.

  12. Pending

  13. Unfinished; remaining to be decided Parts of Speech: adjective Pending Synonym: Antonym: Await, hang Sounds Like: bending Word used in a sentence • They were all talking about the pending decision as to whether students would be allowed to wear tank tops.

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