Flocabulary Unit # 4

Glue, staple, hole-punch, or tape a copy of the lyrics into your notebook. You will need to have a separate binder section for your vocabulary because you will TURN IN your vocabulary work at the end of each unit for a classwork grade!

Listen and follow along and circle the words you think may be new vocabulary.

Double-check your list with the following list. Add/highlight the words you need to know.

Daunting reprehensible strenuous Feral dilapidated canvas Abhor exacerbate ascetic Destitute pacify quaint Abject allay reel Domicile assuage redoubtable Derelict anxiety formidable Defunct sedate austere Requisition sobriety taciturn Renovate agoraphobia

enervate Affluent claustrophobia abscond Raze diaphanous desolate

Harrowing forlorn Despondent

1. What was that song about?2. From whose perspective was it told?3. Were there any lines that you especially

liked?4. What characters were mentioned in the

song?5. What is the timeframe for the song? When

did that action take place?6. What new information about this event/time

period did you gain from the song?

Get out your lyrics

Match the synonyms below; do not simply write letters and numbers. USE THE VOCABULARY WORDS

Domicile A. TranquilizeAbhor B. UneasinessPacify C. FrightfulHarrowing D. HopelessAustere E. AgonizingForlorn F. SootheAbscond G. HouseRedoubtable H. HateSedate I. SneakAnxiety J. Simple

Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know.

That cat looks much too _____ to be a house cat; it must have been raised in the wild.

(A) daunting (B) destitute (C) quaint(D) feral (E) taciturn

Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know.

News of yet another kidnapping___ Jane’s fear of strangers.

(A) enervated (B) abscond (C) renovated

(D) pacified (E) intensified

Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know.

As head of the Pacification Department, Lauren’s job was to promote _______ among the populace during times of potential panic.

(A) domicile (B) requisition (C) anxiety (D) sobriety (E) canvas

Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know.

Quentin was never very good at indoor hide-and-seek, mainly because his ______prevented him from hiding in the closets.

(A) agoraphobia (B) sobriety (C) claustrophobia

(D) ascetic (E) desolation

Copy the sentence into your notebook. At each answer choice, write the definition or synonym in parentheses beside it. Circle/highlight the correct answer. Look up any words you do not know.

Wen brought some ________ curtains to allow some sunlight into his room, while still maintaining his privacy.

(A)austere (B) forlorn (C) diaphanous(D) defunct (E) reprehensible

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Though Siddhartha came from a wealthy family, he ended up living the life of a(n) _______, without any luxury.

(A) agoraphobic (B) ascetic (C) canvas

(D) domicile (E) arachibutyrophobic

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Grandma had lots of old-fashioned things in her house, but of all her ancient knick-knacks, I always found her cuckoo clock to be the most _____.

(A) harrowing (B) redoubtable (C) quaint(D) abject (E) affluent

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Watching him prance nimbly in the ring before the fight, Foreman had to admit that Ali was a truly ______ opponent.

(A) formidable (B) desolate (C) despondent (D) strenuous (E) derelict

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Shopping _____ me so much that I often fall asleep on the bus ride home from the mall.

(A)abhors (B) enervates (C) razes (D)sedates(E)absconds

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Some enthusiasts who dreamed of life on Mars were upset by the pictures that showed the planet’s rocky, _____ landscape.

(A)taciturn (B) daunting (C) desolate (D) dilapidated (E) airy