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Vocabulary. English II – UDHS 2011 – 2012 – Mrs. Fraclose. Rate the vocabulary words…. Adulation Benevolent Camaraderie Deleterious Jubilation. Empathy Fortuitous Haughty Impetuous Longevity. Vocabulary Week #1. Adulation (n) high praise Benevolent ( adj ) friendly, helpful
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Vocabulary English II – UDHS 2011 – 2012 – Mrs. Fraclose
Rate the vocabulary words… • Adulation • Benevolent • Camaraderie • Deleterious • Jubilation • Empathy • Fortuitous • Haughty • Impetuous • Longevity
Vocabulary Week #1 • Adulation • (n) high praise • Benevolent • (adj) friendly, helpful • Camaraderie • (n) trust, sociability amongst friends • Deleterious • (adj) harmful, destructive • Jubilation • (n) joy, celebration • Longevity • (n) long life • Empathy • (n) identifying with feelings of others • Fortuitous • (adj) happening by luck, fortunate • Haughty • (adj) arrogant, condescending • Impetuous • (adj)impulsive, acting without thinking
Rate the vocabulary words… • Aspire • Circumstances • Drastic • Significant • Urgent • Anguish • Devoted • Adversity • Resilient • Superfluous
Vocabulary Week #2 • Aspire • (v) want to do or be something • Circumstances • (n) facts and connotations that affect a situation • Drastic • (adj) extreme and sudden • Significant • (adj) important and meaningful • Urgent • (adj) needing to be dealt with immediately • Anguish • (n) strong feeling of misery or distress • Devoted • (adj) giving your time to something • Adversity • (n) misfortune, negative turn of events • Resilient • (adj) quick to recover, bounce back • Superfluous • (adj) extra, more than enough
Rate the vocabulary words… • Frantically • Intent • Intense • Perspective • Ominous • Circuitous • Insight • Emulate • Diligent • Antagonist
Vocabulary Week #3 • Frantically • (adj) great urgency, fear • Intent • (adj) to be determined to do something • Intense • (adj) very strong • Perspective • (n) point of view • Ominous • (adj) threatening, warning of something bad to come • Circuitous • (adj) indirect, taking the longest route • Insight • (v) deep understanding • Emulate • (v) to imitate, follow an example • Diligent • (adj) careful and hard working • Antagonist • (n) opponent, person that is against someone/something