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A comprehensive list of vocabulary words for seniors, presented in a Jeopardy-style format with definitions and word guessing. Use the slide show to quiz yourself and check examples online for better understanding.
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Vocab Flash Cards!! • Hey Seniors, here are all of the vocab words that we have learned this term. They are in the same format as Jeopardy, with the green slides giving you the definition for you to guess the word and the blue ones giving you the word and you give the definition and/or part of speech. • Just start the slide show and quiz youself. • Another tip is to use the internet to find examples of how the words are used, Boston.com is a good place to start. Just use the search bar on the site to find the words in acticles.
Petulant • adj. –ill-humored, irritable, cranky
acquit • v. to set free from a charge or accusation
Compunction • n. feelings of shame and regret about doing something wrong
abut • (v) –to border upon; to adjoin
verb. –to generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation Fester
adverb/adjective –using exactly the same words, word for word Verbatim
n. - deep and genuine feelings of guilt and remorse Contrition
v. to criticize somebody or something very strongly Excoriate
n. (ree GREH shun) a move backward to a previous state or condition Regression
adj. (tan JEN shal) of little relevance, only slightly related to the main point Tangential
(n) –bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void Abyss
v. –to generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation
Fester • v. –to generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation
Exculpate • v. to free somebody from blame or accusation of guilt
v. to suggest a connection between things, usually fault, guilt or causation
Implicate • v. to suggest a connection between things, usually fault, guilt or causation
Laconic • (adj) –brief, using few words
Pathology • n. -the study of disease; something abnormal
n. -a soothing medicine that has more psychological effects than physical
Placebo • n.(pluh SEE bo) -a soothing medicine that has more psychological effects than physical
a deep opening in the earth’s surface • Used metaphorically with differences of opinion
Chasm • a deep opening in the earth’s surface • Used metaphorically with differences of opinion
Atrophy • v. –to wither away
noun –favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends Nepotism
(adj) –roving, wandering, nomadic Migratory
v. to blame Inculpate
n. regret or sorrow for having committed sins or misdeeds Penitence