Vocabulary Review words units 6-10
• The knight brandished his sword wildly in hopes of scaring off his opponent.
brandish-(verb)The pirate brandished his weapons.
• To wave in a strong or threatening way
Synonym: to swing/shake
• Before he could read, Billy looked at books comprised of only pictures.
comprise -(verb)The Keefe Tech athletic program is comprised of many teams.
• To include; to contain; to be made up of
Synonym:composed of
• The deft fingers of Spanish nuns produced some of the finest, most delicate lace ever seen.
deft-(adjective)To play the trumpet well, you must be deft with your fingers.
• Skillful; nimble
Synonym: adroit
• We must do everything we can to extirpate racism from American society.
extirpate-(verb)Schools across the country are trying to extirpate
bullying from their campuses.
• To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
synonym: wipe out
• At the pinnacle of her career, Whitney Houston had won 6 Grammy Awards.
pinnacle-(noun) After five hours of climbing, the hiker reached the pinnacle of the mountain.
• A high peak or point
Synonym:summit; peak
• Listening to jazz music gave the young man a kind of solace.
solace-(noun) Friends often give each other solace during difficult times.
• Comfort; relief
Synonym:reassurance
Harsh waves buffeted against the ship. Poor George Clooney!
buffet-(verb) Emperor Penguins are often buffeted by
severe snowstorms in Antarctica.
• To strike repeatedly
Synonym: to batter; to hit
Air passengers who fly first class enjoy commodious comforts.
commodious-(adjective)Smart Cars are good for the environment, but they are
not commodious.
roomy; spacious
Synonym: ample; comfortable; capacious
The turbulent waters made it difficult to navigate the boat.
turbulent – (adjective) Due to thunderstorms, his plane ride to Texas was quite turbulent.
Disorderly; violent; stormy
Synonym: tumultuous
Ms. Lobue has a vociferous bull horn she uses with the drama club to communicate with the
lighting crew.
vociferous –(adjective)The vociferous apes fought all afternoon attracting a huge crowd at the zoo.
• Loud and noisy; attracting attention
Synonym:• uproarious
William Shakespeare has a voluminous body of work comprised of plays and sonnets.
voluminous –(adjective) The voluminous pile of folders took up all my desk space.
Of great size; numerous
Synonym: bulky, massive
The deep animosity between the Montagues and Capulets could not
prevent Romeo and Juliet from falling in love.
animosity (noun) strong dislike
synonym: hostility
Growling at each other, the two mendemonstrated their animosity.
Even though I had practiced driving for many hours, I was apprehensive about taking my driver’s test
apprehensive (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
synonym: worried, nervous
• There are some people who are apprehensive about the world ending in 2012.
Work hard in shop, and your teachers may commend you as a Keefe Tech student of the term!!
commend (verb) to praisesynonym: to express approval
Have you ever been commended for a job well done?
Apple products do not support Flash; therefore, Flash is not compatible with the iphone or ipad.
compatible (adjective) able to get along with
synonym: harmonious, like minded
Cats and dogs are sometimes compatible.
Keefe Tech offers multifarious shop choices and after school activities.
multifarious (adjective)- having a great a variety
synonym: varied
• Keefe Tech students listen to multifarious music genres.
We, as humans, are omnivorous mammals.
omnivorous (adjective) eating every kind of food
synonym: taking in everythingApparently raccoons are omnivorous which would explain why they’re
always in my trash!!
• The old lady was such an ardent Red Sox fan, she lived in a “red sock” house.
Ardent (adjective)very enthusiasticsynonym: intense
Ardent New EnglandPatriots’ fans weredisappointed at their team’s loss of the Super Bowl onFebruary 5, 2012.
• Romeo is quite a capricious young man- feeling depressed over Rosaline’s rejection one moment and falling in love with Juliet the next moment.
Capricious (adjective)The moody teenager’s capricious behavior kept his parents
on their toes.
• Likely to suddenly change decisions, emotions, conditions without warning.
• Synonym: mpulsive
• If you deviate from your GPS’s directions, the GPS will say, “Recalculating.”
Deviate (verb)
• to turn aside from; to stray from what is normal or expected
• synonym- to diverge
• Don’t deviate from the TAG format for your MCAS open response.
• TAG:
• Title + Author + Genre!
• The students exulted when they reached their fundraisng goal.
Exult (verb)
• To be happy and proud because you achieved something
Synonym: to revel• New York Giants’ fans
exulted for their team during the Super Bowl parade in New York City.
• From the glass bottom boat, I could see the fish through the limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Limpid (adjective)
• Clear; transparent;
• Synonym-lucid
• The warm and limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea allure many tourists to vacation there.
Dreams of stardom allured many people to the show American Idol.
allure – (verb) to attract someone by seeming to offer something pleasant or exciting; (n) the strong attraction
Synonym=to tempt/temptation
Chocolates allure many people, especially on Valentine’s Day!!
• Students (and teachers) are often blithe during school vacations like the upcoming February break.
blithe – (adjective)cheerful, lighthearted; casual
synonym=carefree
• Don’t you always dance around the house when you’re feeling blithe?!!
Tom Brady was crestfallen when the Patriots lost Super Bowl XXVI to the New York Giants.
crestfallen – (adj.)discouragedsynonym= disappointed and sad
Patriots’ fans were crestfallen by their team’s loss of the Super Bowl this year.
Everyone should feel comfortable professing their love of Math class!
profess-(verb) to openly state; to claim
Synonym: to delcare
• People often profess their affection for others on Valentine’s Day.
Lombard Street in San Francisco, California is known as the most sinuous street.
sinuous – (adj.)winding, having many curves
synonym:twistingThe wisteria vine is very sinuous and winds around trees or structures.
At the pinnacle of her career, Whitney Houston was in the vanguard as a pop singer.
vanguard – (noun)the leading position
Synonym= cutting edge; forefront
• The ipad will keep Apple in the vanguard of technology.