aye- yes

dumb-unable to speak

exorcist- priest or minister who performs a ritual to make the

devil leave someone possessed 

excommunicate- kicked out of the church, forever

beguile- fool or to fool

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the week of November 23rd and 30th

 

Spell vocab words part II

 

sundered- separate or divide

divination- discover knowledge through magic

orienting- fixating on

semi anonymous- sort of unknown

voluptuous- pleasing to the eye

pseudo-pretended, false or trying to be something

adolescent-youthful

perplexed- confused

disconcerting- upsetting or confusing

coalesce- to blend or come together

blithely- without thought or carefree

diminish- to lessen or reduce

interminable- incapable of being figured out

sinister- bad or evil

hinterland- remote or less developed

homely- not attractive

indistinguishable- can’t tell the difference

metamorphosed- changed or transformed

surrogate- a substitute

futile- worthless or ineffective

torrent-a rushing violent stream of anything

rivulets –a small stream

paunch- large stomach

vacuous- empty or unintelligent

concubine- royal lover

 

aghast- horrified or stunned

 

moue- pout

 

acquiescence- agreement 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Week of Sept. 28th-

 mirth- happiness

abate- end or cut off

percolate- diffuse through

chasm- big trench

cataclysmic- large or great

inimical- evil or intending harm

ruefully- causing sorrow or pity

tedious- long and tiresome

tenuous- weak or thin

onus- obligation

exultant- very happy

equanimity- calmness

hostile- not friendly

malice- intending to do harm

oblivion- non- existence

recalcitrant- reluctant

atone- to make up for doing something bad

dowry- money paid when a girl gets married

scoffers- people who don't believe

innocuous- innocent

voluptuous-pleasing or delightful

dilution- to make something weaker or more varied.

superfluous- not necessary

abysmally-extremely or hopelessly 

inertia-something tending to stay in motion until acted upon by another force

futile-not effective

indignities- an injury to a person's dignity

 wraith-a visible spirit.

 bailiff-  a court officer who keeps order in the court 

 canine- the family of dogs, or dog-like

 gruel- a light,  thin, cooked cereal 

 shade- a ghost or spirit

 subliminal- operating below the threshold of consciousness

 quarry- an excavation or pit

 insidious- operating  in a seemingly harmless  but trying to trap or fool someone

 heyday- the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the week of February 2nd.  From The Illustrated Man 

 

prologue- the introduction of a book

asphalt- similar to tar

"making money hand over fist"- making a lot of money

prospects- opportunities

Milky Way- a cluster or row of stars in the sky

veldt- hot grassland

thatch- straw or leaves used to cover  ground or roof 

paprika- a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers. 

jaunt-  a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure

appalled- overcome with horror, or fear

darn- to mend

jovial- happy

persecute-to annoy or trouble persistently

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary for And Then There Were None-

 

For the next four weeks students should take these words in two chapter groups and copy them into their notebooks.   After reading the pages on which they appear, students should then try to guess the definition, this based on how the words  are used in the sentence and paragraph.  We will then discuss these words in class.

 

Chapters 1-2

 

 

Abode - 2

 

 

Illegible - 2

 

 

Strenuous - 4

 

 

Acquit - 4

 

 

Reputation - 6

 

 

Empowered - 6

 

 

Dividends - 9

 

 

Brooding - 10

 

 

Ruminated - 14

 

 

Pacifically - 15

 

 

Recumbent - 15

 

 

Surreptitious - 17

 

 

Imperceptibly - 19

 

 

Natal - 23

 

 

Malevolence - 23

 

 

 

 

Chapters 3-5

 

 

Caustic - 39

 

 

Replete - 42

 

 

Habitual - 44

 

 

Verisimilitude - 53

 

 

Purports - 57

 

 

Incoherent - 57

 

 

Iniquitous - 58

 

 

Tumult - 58

 

 

Reconnaissance - 61

 

 

Deferential - 62

 

 

Covertly - 65

 

 

Contorted - 67

 

 

Brusquely - 69

 

 

Decorous - 79

 

 

Rancour - 80

 

 

 

 

Chapters 6-8

 

 

Desultory - 85

 

 

Acquiesced - 97

 

 

Chaotic - 99

 

 

Hypocrisy - 100

 

 

Condone - 100

 

 

Reproach - 101

 

 

Placidly - 102

 

 

Feasible - 103

 

 

Genially - 112

 

 

Dubiously - 113

 

 

Clambered - 114

 

 

Aversion - 115

 

 

Impassive - 121

 

 

Countenance - 121

 

 

Admonitory - 122

 

 

Furtively - 122

 

 

 

 

Chapters 9-10

 

 

Mirthless - 127

 

 

Perjury - 127

 

 

Eloquent - 128

 

 

Discourse - 131

 

 

Overt - 134

 

 

Succinctly - 137

 

 

Corroborate - 137

 

 

Exertion - 138

 

 

Exonerated - 139

 

 

Wry - 152

 

 

Shrewdly - 155

 

 

Plight - 156

 

 

Tenacious - 156

 

 

Lingered - 162

 

 

 

 

Chapters 11-13

 

 

Abated - 164

 

 

Laconically - 171

 

 

Prim - 171

 

 

Perseveringly - 171

 

 

Dank - 180

 

 

Suffused - 182

 

 

Fraught - 185

 

 

Meticulously - 187

 

 

Pretence - 191

 

 

Chancery - 203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K-2- the world’s second highest mountain    

Everest- the world’s highest mountain at 29,028 feet                                                                                             

Himalaya- mountain range in Asia which contains Everest                                                                                          

High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) swelling of the brain                                                                                           

 High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) swelling of the lungs and heart                                                           

Rush Limbaugh- a conservative radio host             

Limbaughesque rant- speaking in a style like Rush Limbaugh                                                                                             

Sherpa- native to the Himalaya region hired as porters                                                                                                  

 yak- large ox-like animal used to carry goods 

rogue storm- an unexpected and fierce storm

Death Zone- climbing above 26,000 feet

bottleneck- a large group of people trying to move through a small area                                                               

cwm (Koom)- valley                                                                  

queue- what we would call a line (standing in a queue, standing in a line)                                  

supplemental oxygen- an air tank that gives one just enough air to stay alive                                            

apex- top or peak                                                                          

Sir Edmund Hillary- first man to climb Everest

Tenzing Norgay- first man to climb Everst (Hillary’s Sherpa)                                                                                             

base camp- a camp established at around 21,000 feet at the base of Everest                                             

bivouac- a temporary encampment                               

knot- used to measure speed of wind- 1.15 miles per hour      

summit top or peak                                                                        

glacier- river of ice moving slowly                                                                       

dung- poop                                                                                     

ambient- the air around you, not from a tank    

jumar clamp- moves freely up a rope but locks when downward pressure is applied              

crampon- spikes strapped to the bottom of boots

loquacious- talkative                                                 

raconteur-  person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.                                                                                 

kiwi- a  New Zealander

 

 

 

 

connoisseur--one who is skilled in a particular art

 emanations--something sent forth

indignant--filled with anger

jaunt--a short journey

 laden--weighed down

relish--the liking or enjoyment of something

dogmatic:--opinionated

 haggard--having an exhausted appearance

 errant--to stray from the proper course

 tarmac--a layer of tar, a paved road

 retort--a reply in a sharp manner

 derelict--deserted by an owner

 edict--a written statement enforcing authority

 garret--the topmost room in a house; attic

 undulant--wavelike in motion or pattern

 plumage--feathery covering of a bird

 coalesce--to bring together

 aseptic--free from germs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

farm

 

2.      placidly

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled

 

3.      lucid

clear, transparent; shining or bright; easily understood and intelligible

 

4.      bunk

humbug; nonsense

 

5.      saurians

any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria, which includes the lizards and in former classifications also the crocodiles and dinosaurs.

 

6.      distended

increased in volume, size, etc; swollen

 

7.      blindgut

a digestive cavity having only one opening

 

8.      conceivably

possibly; imaginably

 

9.      obstinacy

stubborn persistence

 

10.   moored

to fix in place, secure, especially a boat

 

11.   imploring

to beg urgently or piteously for aid or mercy

 

12.   ravenous

extremely hungry; famished

 

13.   campaigns

military operations for a specific objective

 

14.   peril

exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger

 

15.   conquer

to win, especially through struggle

 

16.   dullards

a person regarded as mentally dull; a dolt.

 

17.   reeled

to go around and around in a whirling motion; to stagger or sway

 

18.   cranks

eccentric persons, especially who are unduly zealous.

 

Vocabulary for the week of  November 15th

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary for October 28th

requiem- mass for the soul of the dead