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Vocabulary List #4. English 1 English 1 Honors. FORM. “to form, to establish”. MISINFORMATION. noun Untrue or wrong information The two warring countries constantly circulated misinformation to confuse each other. REFORM. verb To bring back to rightness, order, or morality.
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Vocabulary List #4 English 1 English 1 Honors
FORM “to form, to establish”
MISINFORMATION • noun • Untrue or wrong information • The two warring countries constantly circulated misinformation to confuse each other.
REFORM • verb • To bring back to rightness, order, or morality. • Many people think we need to reform our political system, but few know where to start.
FORMATIVE • adjective • Occurring at the time of most influence. • During a formative period of Jay’s life, he was introduced to jazz music; now he is a famous saxophonist.
APT/EPT “to fit”
INEPT • adjective • Unskilled; clumsy. • Try as I might to comfort Alicia, all my words seemed inept or just plain wrong.
ADEPT • adjective • Skilled; expert at. • Tanya was adept at dealing with the arguments that often arose on her volleyball team.
APTITUDE • noun • Skill or suitability for. • Rob did not discover his aptitude for politics until he was in college.
POS/PON “to put, place”
POSIT • verb • To put forth; assert. • Tyler posited his belief that all people should be treated fairly.
IMPOSE • verb • To forcibly place upon. • The new government tried to impose its ideas onto supporters of the old regime.
DISPOSITION • noun • Attitude or mood. • The pirate captain’s impatient disposition led him to throw many lazy sailors to the sharks.
FIG “to shape”
FIGMENT • noun • Something invented or imaginary. • Were the monsters only a figment of a feverish brain, or did they really exist?
EFFIGY • noun • A figure constructed in mockery. • An effigy of the other team’s mascot was burned at the pep rally.
PREFIGURE • verb • To look like or predict a later thing or event. • The small riot outside City Hall prefigured a major uprising that occurred later that year.