Act Review English Fourth 9 Weeks Vocabulary Lists

ACT REVIEW ENGLISH FOURTH 9 WEEKS VOCABULARY LISTS 3/29/12

You will be responsible for looking up the vocabulary words, copying the definitions (yes, if there is more than one, you are responsible for all definitions….do not use a mini-dictionary), and keeping a scrap book with pictures that illustrate the meanings of the vocabulary words.

Definitions for each list are worth 5 points per week.

·  complete definitions

·  written out by hand

·  neat and easily read

·  Due the Wednesday of each week

Illustrated scrapbook of vocabulary words is worth 10 points per list.

·  May draw or color

·  May cut and paste pictures from magazines

·  May create cartoons or comics

·  Due the Friday of each week

There will be a vocabulary quiz each Friday.

·  Each quiz is worth a minimum of 15 points

Vocabulary work is worth a minimum total of 30 points per week.

Vocabulary Test over list 8 through 12 on May 16, 2012

VOCABULARY LIST #8 3/18/11 NAME______

Definitions due Wednesday 4/11/12 Scrapbook and Quiz on Friday 4/13/12

1.  ABERRANT

2.  BEDLAM

3.  CAPACIOUS

4.  DEBILITATE

5.  ECCENTRICITY

6.  FARCE

7.  GAMUT

8.  HACKNEYED

9.  IGNOMINY

10.  JETTISON

11.  KOWTOW

12.  LACHRYMOSE (British spelling so look around)

13.  JAUNT

14.  NABOB

15.  OBSEQUIOUS

VOCABULARY LIST #9

Definitions due Wednesday 4/18/12 Scrapbook and Quiz on Friday 4/20/12

1.  PARADIGM

2.  QUERULOUS

3.  RAILLERY

4.  SACRILEGIOUS

5.  TENABLE

6.  UNCTUOUS

7.  VENERATE

8.  WREST

9.  ABSCOND

10.  BELIE

11.  CHAUVINISM

12.  CLEMENCY

13.  DERIVATIVE

14.  ECLECTIC

15.  FINITE

VOCABULARY LIST #10

Definitions due Wednesday 4/25/12 Scrapbook and quiz on Friday 4/27/12

1.  GIST

2.  IMPERVIOUS

3.  JUGGERNAUT

4.  LIMPID

5.  MISNOMER

6.  ORTHOGRAPHY

7.  PERSPICACITY

8.  PICAYUNE

9.  RAZE

10.  STOIC

11.  TENUOUS

12.  UNDULATE

13.  VERISIMILITUDE

14.  ANIMUS

15.  BUFFOON

ACT REVIEW VOCABULARY LIST 11

Definitions due Wednesday 5/2/12 Scrapbook and Quiz on Friday 5/4/12

1.  OBDURATE

2.  PALLADIUM

3.  PANTHEISM

4.  PROPITIOUS

5.  RATIOCINATE

6.  SACCHARINE

7.  SACERDOTAL

8.  UNICAMERAL

9.  ABSCOND

10.  ACCOURTREMENTS

11.  ANTITHESIS

12.  BLANDISHMENT

13.  CLAIVOYANCE

14.  COMMENSURATE

15.  CREPUSCULAR

VOCABULARY LIST #12

Definitions due on Wednesday 5/9/12 Scrapbook and Quiz on Friday 5/11/12

1.  MAR

2.  HERETIC

3.  RANCOR

4.  INUNDATE

5.  PRIVY

6.  COMPUNCTION

7.  CORPORAL

8.  EQUIVOCATE

9.  AVARICE

10.  PRISTINE

11.  TRADUCE

12.  EPITAPH

13.  PANDER

14.  GERMANE

15.  PARAGON