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Week One

Week One. English II Vocabulary. Adage. Noun My mom is constantly repeating the adage “the early bird gets the worm,” but I still sleep till 3 p.m. every Saturday. Adage. A proverb or wise saying. Bonanza. Noun The Avengers movie proved to be a bonanza at the box office. . Bonanza.

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Week One

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  1. Week One English II Vocabulary

  2. Adage • Noun • My mom is constantly repeating the adage “the early bird gets the worm,” but I still sleep till 3 p.m. every Saturday.

  3. Adage • A proverb or wise saying

  4. Bonanza • Noun • The Avengers movie proved to be a bonanza at the box office.

  5. Bonanza • A large amount of something very valuable or rewarding

  6. Churlish • Adjective • I tried to be nice to him, but after his enduring his churlish attitude for two days, I gave up.

  7. Churlish • Lacking politeness or good manners; rude

  8. Vacuous • Adjective • She thought her poem was deep and meaningful, but it seemed quite vacuous to me.

  9. Vacuous • Empty; lacking ideas or intelligence

  10. Collaborate • Verb • Do you like to learn alone or do you prefer to collaborate with your peers?

  11. Collaborate • To work together

  12. Decree • Noun and Verb • My grandma decreed that I couldn’t go to the movies until I cleaned my room, so I grabbed the vacuum right away.

  13. Decree • An authoritative order (noun) • To command or give an order (verb)

  14. Discordant • Adjective • The choir began to sing, but the director stopped them when the song sounded discordant.

  15. Discordant • Disagreeable in sound; lacking in harmony

  16. Evolve • Verb • My feelings about same-sex marriage have evolved over time.

  17. Evolve • To develop or change gradually

  18. Excerpt • Noun and Verb • After reading an excerpt of the new Sharon Draper book, I was excited to read the whole thing.

  19. Excerpt • A passage taken from a book, article, etc. (noun) • To take a passage from a book, article, etc. (verb)

  20. Grope • Verb • When I got up in the middle of the night, I had to grope to find the light switch.

  21. Grope • To feel about uncertainly with the hands or the mind

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