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Week 3 and 4 Vocabulary

Week 3 and 4 Vocabulary. Mrs. Blake English III/ English III Honors. SAT Vocabulary. Group 1 English III- Words 1-10 English III Honors- Words 1-15. Group 1 Word 1. Altruistic. [al tru IS tik] Adjective Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

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Week 3 and 4 Vocabulary

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  1. Week 3 and 4 Vocabulary Mrs. Blake English III/ English III Honors

  2. SAT Vocabulary Group 1 English III- Words 1-10 English III Honors- Words 1-15

  3. Group 1 Word 1 Altruistic • [al tru IS tik] • Adjective • Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others • Synonyms: Generous, ______, ______ • Antonyms: belligerent, ______, ______ • Derivations: altruism, altruist, altruistically • Nuns and nurses are usually very altruistic people since they seek ways to help people.

  4. Ambivalent Group 1 Word 2 • [am BIV uh lunt] • Adjective • Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action • Synonyms: undecided, ______, _____ • Antonyms: certain, ______, _____ • Derivations: ambivalence • I am ambivalent about a permanent relationship with him, because I like him one day and don’t the next.

  5. Angular Group 1 Word 3 • [ANG gyuh ler] • Adjective • Lean, sharp cornered • Synonyms: gaunt, ______, _____ • Antonyms: rotund, ______, _____ • Derivations: angulated, angularity, angulations • The patient has lost so much weight that his face has become quite angular.

  6. Arrogant Group 1 Word 4 • [AIR uh gunt] • Adjective • Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud • Synonyms: presumptuous, ______, _____ • Antonyms: meek, ______, _____ • Derivations: arrogance, arrogance, arrogantly • Because the girl was so arrogant, she had few friends.

  7. Aversion Group 1 Word 5 • [uh VER shun] • Noun • Strong disinclination or disliking • Synonyms: reluctance, ______, _____ • Antonyms: inclination, ______, _____ • Derivations: averseness, aversely, averse • I have an aversion to eating peas; I just don’t like that vegetable!

  8. Discern Group 1 Word 6 • [deh SURN] • Verb • To differentiate between two or more things • Synonyms: differentiate, ______, _____ • Antonyms: to be oblivious, ______, _____ • Derivations: discerner, discernible (able), discernibly (ably), discernment • Because of the fog, the pilot was barely able to discern the landing strip.

  9. Disdain Group 1 Word 7 • [dis DANE] • Verb • Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy • Synonyms: arrogant, ______, _____ • Antonyms: admiration, ______, _____ • Derivations: disdained, disdainful, disdainfully, disdainfulness • Never having had to do manual labor, he disdained the idea of becoming a cotton picker.

  10. Disparage Group 1 Word 8 • [deh SPAR ij] • Verb • To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner • Synonyms: belittle, ______, _____ • Antonyms: to praise profusely, ______, _____ • Derivations: disparagement, disparager, disparagingly • His disparaging remarks about me caused the committee to give the job to another person.

  11. Disparity Group 1 Word 9 • [deh SPAR eh tee] • Noun • The condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree • Synonyms: inequality, ______, _____ • Antonyms: similarity, ______, _____ • Derivations: disparate, disparately, disparateness, disparatum • The couple got married even though there was a great disparity in their ages.

  12. Embellish Group 1 Word 10 • [em BEL ish] • Verb • To decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation • Synonyms: garnish, ______, _____ • Antonyms: to abbreviate, ______, _____ • Derivations: embellisher, embellishment • He would embellish his narratives with anecdotes about famous people.

  13. Engender Group 1 Word 11 • en JEN der • Verb • To cause, to produce, to create • Synonyms: propagate , ______, _____ • Antonyms: to squelch , ______, _____ • Derivations: engendered, engenderer, engenders, engendering • His angry words engendered strife in his relationship with his wife.

  14. Innocuous Group 1 Word 12 • [en NOK yoo us] • Adjective • producing no injury • Synonyms: harmless , ______, _____ • Antonyms: dangerous, ______, _____ • Derivations: innocuously, innocuousness • Since the drink was innocuous, the mother gave it to her child.

  15. Insipid Group 1 Word 13 • [in SIP id] • Adjective • Boring and stupid • Synonyms: inane, ______, _____ • Antonyms: spirited, ______, _____ • Derivations: insipidity, insipidly, insipidness • I am bored by your insipid talk.

  16. Lament Group 1 Word 14 • [luh MENT] • Verb • To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner • Synonyms: bemoan, ______, _____ • Antonyms: rejoice, ______, _____ • Derivations: lamented, lamenting, lamentation, lamentable • She lamented the death of her father in a very lachrymose manner.

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