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Vocabulary: Week 5

Vocabulary: Week 5. 10 th Grade NMHS. Abrogate (verb) “AB-roe-gate ”. It means to do away with, Eliminate , dispose. If you don’t want to wash the car, Abrogate the hose. REMEMBER THIS : Abrogate=eliminate . Definition : repeal or do away. Berate (verb) “Bee-RATE” .

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Vocabulary: Week 5

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  1. Vocabulary: Week 5 10th Grade NMHS

  2. Abrogate (verb) “AB-roe-gate” It means to do away with, Eliminate, dispose. If you don’t want to wash the car, Abrogate the hose. REMEMBER THIS : Abrogate=eliminate. Definition: repeal or do away

  3. Berate (verb) “Bee-RATE” Jerks criticize and yell at you? Berate them back. Try hitting, too. My work was rated Only “B,” So Dad and Mom berated me. REMEMBER THIS : My report card was “B” rated, so I was berated. Definition: to criticize

  4. Dilapidated (adj) “Dih-LAP-ih-day-tid” It’s trashed and broken down, So that dilapidated car— The one that’s limping, slow, And groaning— That won’t get you very far. REMEMBER THIS : Dilapidated: think dated as in an old, junky car. Definition: into partial ruin or decay

  5. Ethereal (adj) “Ih-THER-ee-ul” Delicate, vapory, not of this world . . . Ethereal feelings are airy. I once felt ethereal, sick with the flu, I was dizzy and light, like a fairy. REMEMBER THIS : Think “ether-real.” . . . Ethereal feels unreal, as if under the effects of ether. Definition: extremely delicate and light

  6. Hapless (adj) “HAP-less” Charlie Brown was what you’d call A pretty hapless kid— Unlucky and unfortunate, No matter what he did. REMEMBER THIS : Hapless is unlucky, kind of like helpless. Definition: unfortunate

  7. Inane (adj) “In-ANE” Inane is just foolish. Inane is so dumb. Inane is what people with fame Can become. REMEMBER THIS : Celebrity kid names are inane and insane. Definition: silly; stupid

  8. Lurid (adj) “LOOR-id” This word can mean shocking and vivid, And it also means gruesome, revolting. When you see something lurid In life or on screen, You might find it creepy and jolting. REMEMBER THIS : Lurid things lure us. Definition: vividly shocking or sensational

  9. Nefarious (adj) “Neh-FARE-ee-us” Heinous and evil and villainous types Are awful and cruel and nefarious. In nightmares they show up And haunt us and stalk us, And sometimes they might even bury us. REMEMBER THIS : If he’s nefarious, he’s never fair to us. Definition: wicked or criminal

  10. Perpetuate (verb) “Per-PECH-oo-ate” It means to make long lasting. It means to keep it going. I swear that up in Maine The gods perpetuate the snowing. REMEMBER THIS : Perpetuate petting your pet. Definition: make continue indefinitely

  11. Slander (noun) “SLAN-der” Slander is Wicked expressions of malice, Like throwing big, mean verbal stones At the walls of a palace. REMEMBER THIS : Slander is a verbal slam. Definition: the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

  12. Week 005 Assignment 1st Write a sentence with each vocabulary word. 2nd Write two antonyms and two synonyms for each vocabulary word. 3rd Draw a picture that reminds you of each vocabulary word. 4th List five examples of each vocabulary word. 5th List five non-examples of each vocabulary word. 6th Write a four line poem for each word.

  13. Word Wall Strategy Instructions: On an open wall, list the ten words across the top. The students (or classes) will use 3x5 cards to list the following under each vocabulary word: antonyms, synonyms, sentences, pictures, etc. These can be differentiated to suit the individuals.

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