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Vocabulary Study

Vocabulary Study . Week 11 WP V2B 12. Raze (rays). To level to the ground To tear down or demolish LINK-Rays. The alien RAYS RAZED the city. The demolition team RAZED the building so that a new one could be constructed. Beach erosion has RAZED the good bathing beaches where we live.

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Vocabulary Study

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  1. Vocabulary Study Week 11 WP V2B 12

  2. Raze (rays) • To level to the ground • To tear down or demolish • LINK-Rays

  3. The alien RAYS RAZED the city.

  4. The demolition team RAZED the building so that a new one could be constructed. • Beach erosion has RAZED the good bathing beaches where we live. • Bombs RAZED the town until not one building was left standing.

  5. Inert (in URT) • Inactive • Sluggish • LINK-In dirt

  6. Worms are INERT IN DIRT in the winter.

  7. After Thanksgiving dinner, the family sat around and remained INERT the rest of the day. • The INERTNESS of pigs must be an inherited quality. • When the motor quit, the car lacked INERTIA and rolled to a stop.

  8. Crevice (KREV us) • A cracked forming an opening • LINK-Crevasse

  9. A small CREVICE sometimes grows into a large CREVASSE.

  10. Walter’s lucky coin fell into a CREVICE between two stones and was never seen again. • The farmer’s weathered face was covered with wrinkles the size of small CREVICES. • The mountain climber’s fingers slipped from a CREVICE in the rocks, and he fell into a CREVASSE a thousand feet deep.

  11. Novelty (NAHV ul tee) • Newness • LINK-Novel

  12. The first NOVEL was a NOVELTY.

  13. The kids rode their new bikes all day until the NOVELTY wore off. • When first invented, television sets were only an interesting NOVELTY. • Visiting Walt Disney World for the first time is an enjoyable NOVELTY.

  14. Paltry (PAWL tree) • Insignificant • Of little value • LINK-Poultry

  15. PALTRY POULTRY.

  16. Jake left the waitress a PALTRY tip because her service was poor. • The PALTRY cowards ran from the battle and refused to defend their country. • The lawyer was inexperienced and could manage only a PALTRY defense for his client.

  17. Delectable (dee LEK tuh bul) • Pleasant • Delightful • Savory • Delicious • LINK-Lick the bowl

  18. Granny’s pudding was so DELECTABLE, the family LICKED THE BOWL.

  19. The guests said the dinner was DELECTABLE. • All the frozen dinners look DELECTABLE in the grocery store, but sometimes that food is not as good as it looks. • There is nothing that smells more DELECTABLE than bacon frying on an open campfire.

  20. Peril (PEAR ill) • Something dangerous or risky • The condition of being in danger or at risk or harm • LINK-Pearl

  21. The PERILS of PEARL diving.

  22. Because he skipped school, Billy was in PERIL of losing his part in the school play. • It is PERILOUS to ride a bicycle on the highway at night. • One PERIL of sky diving is you could land in a cactus patch.

  23. Lull (lull) • Temporary period of calm • Lessening of noise • To cause to sleep or rest • LINK-Dull

  24. The movie was DULL; it LULLED us to sleep.

  25. The high winds finally LULLED. • Laura’s mom LULLED her to sleep by singing a soothing song. • A LULL in the storm gave us a chance to run to our cars and get to safety.

  26. Douse (DOW sus) • To immerse in liquid • To drench • LINK-House

  27. Firemen DOUSE the burning HOUSE.

  28. The fire started in the kitchen, but Billy had the good sense to DOUSE the flames before they spread. • I quickly DOUSED the rumor that I was leaving school and studying abroad. • Mother DOUSED our dog in flea spray.

  29. Derelict (DER uh likt) • Deserted • Abandoned • Neglected • LINK-Deer licked

  30. DEER LICKING DERELICTS.

  31. A DERELICT ship, rusty and unpainted, lay anchored at the dock. • Our coach was DERELICT in her duties and often missed team practices. • DERELICTS who beg in the streets are often the product of broken homes and poor education.

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