English 10 Vocabulary - Fall 2020
Here are our new Vocab procedures, starting with List #5:
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List #6 ("By Any Other Name")
List #5 ("The Doll's House")
List #4 ("Where Is Here?")
List #3 ("House Taken Over")
List #2 ("Max")
List #1 ("Grrr!")
List #5 ("The Doll's House")
List #4 ("Where Is Here?")
- advice = a suggestion
- advise = to give a suggestion
- breath = (noun) air going in and out of your lungs
- breathe = (verb) to take air into your lungs and out again
- envelop = (verb) to surround completely
- envelope = like you put a letter in
- lead = (1) to be in charge; (2) a type of metal
- led = past tense of "lead"
- pray = to ask for help or offer praise
- prey = to hunt for food
- gregarious = sociable, outgoing
- incident = an event (sometimes negative)
- stealthily = secretly
- tentative = uncertain
- intimidating = scary
- fastidious = overly concerned about details
- disagreeable = unpleasant
- spectacle = something you look at (often bad)
- audible = able to be heard
- preposterous = ridiculous, crazy
List #3 ("House Taken Over")
- beside = next to
- besides = in addition to
- bored = not having fun
- board = a piece of wood or a group of people
- brake = make something stop
- break = damage something
- cereal = what many people eat for breakfast
- serial = coming one after another
- eager = excited about what's going to happen
- anxious = worried about what's going to happen
- spacious = having lots of room
- unvoiced = not spoken out loud
- obscure = difficult to see or understand
- recessed = set back a little
- muffled = made quieter or softer
- turmoil = great confusion or disorder
- conservative = traditional
- profitable = making money or other advantages
- paternal = related to a father
- dexterity = skill, especially with your hands
List #2 ("Max")
- accept = receive something [verb]
- except = not including
- access = the right/ability to use something or go somewhere
- excess = more than enough
- affect = to make a difference [verb]
- effect = result/change [noun]
- assure = promise something will happen
- ensure = make sure something happens
- insure = repay you if something bad happens
- hue = a particular shade of a given color
- commence = begin
- diminish = become smaller or less important
- devise = plan or invent
- impasse = a dead end
- expend = use up, consume
- self-reliant = able to do things on your own
- ultimate = surpassing all others
- integrate = combine or connect things
- counterpart = someone that has the same position or function but in a different place
- anonymous = nameless
List #1 ("Grrr!")
- a lot = a bunch
- alot = [not a word]
- a part = a section
- apart = not together
- all ready = all prepared
- already = done in the past
- all right = okay, good
- alright = [not really an accepted word]
- all together = all in a group
- altogether = completely, entirely
- aggressive = likely to become violent
- bystanders = people watching but not involved
- circulating = going around
- encountered = found
- enhance = make better, improve
- havoc = destruction
- inoculate = treat someone with a vaccine
- mutate = change
- pathetic = pitiful, awful
- replicate = make an exact copy