Unit 1 Vocab
Great in number, many
Numerous
To embarrass
Humiliate
Use "Haphazardly" correctly in a sentence
Example: "The books were thrown haphazardly on the floor."
Create a declarative sentence using the word "vengeance"
Revise this sentence by adding an appositive:
Dorothy is dancing in the talent show.
Example: Dorothy, my younger sister, is dancing in the talent show.
On time
Punctual
To suffocate or restrain
Stifle
Provide a synonym for "Grotesque"
deformed, distorted, twisted, weird
Create an interrogative sentence using the word "tranquil"
Example: Did you feel tranquil at the spa?
Create a sentence about your favorite animal that includes an appositive
My cat, a sleek Siamese, went crazy after getting into the catnip.
Inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior
Conscience
To cause someone to feel intense distaste and aversion
Repulse
Define "hypocrite"
Create an exclamatory sentence using the word "neglect"
Example: I can't believe you neglected your responsibilities!
Revise this sentence with an appositive to make it more detailed:
Spencer, a good student, is struggling in ELA.
Example: Spencer, a good and well-liked student, is struggling in ELA
A person's inherent qualities of mind and character
Disposition
To walk slowly with heavy steps
Trudge
Use "Orbit" correctly in a sentence
The earth moves in orbit around the sun
Create an imperative sentence using the word "suspenders"
Example: Give me your suspenders.
Create two sentences with the following subordinating conjunctions: "even though," and "unless"
Examples:
Even though I did well on my ELA final I still want to bring my grade up.
Unless I pass all my classes I won't be able to go to the party.
Laborer or low-ranking worker
Peon
Fundamental truth or proposition. Foundation for a system of belief, behavior, or reasoning.
Principle
Use "scurvy" correctly in a sentence
"Do people still get scurvy?"
"That was a scurvy trick"
What is a conjunction? List 3 examples.
A word used to connect clauses.
Examples: and, but, or, so, because
What is a subordinating conjunction? List 3 examples.
Subordinating conjunctions provide additional information and signal the relationship between that information and the independent clause.
Examples: while, unless, whenever, even though, although, unless