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VOCAB 7

Practice Fun

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Abhor (ab-HORE)

VERB:

To regard with horror or loathing; to hate.

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I like most all music but I ABHOR the Dave Matthews Band.

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President Bush was known to ABHOR Broccoli.

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AMEND (uh-MEND)

V:

To formally change

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The student senate voted to AMEND its bylaws.

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The process of AMENDing the U.S. Constitution is long and difficult.

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BUFFET (BUFF-et)

V: To batter, to slam against.

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The waves from the storm BUFFETed the coastline.

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NOT: Don’t confuse with the word that sounds like buh-FAY which is spelled the same but means something completely different!

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Chaos (KAY-ahss)

N:

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Great confusion, disorder

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Sometimes I feel like if I pause to take a breath during my sixth hour, the class will descend into CHAOS.

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COMMODIUS (kuh-MODE–ee-us)

ADJ

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Large, spacious–with plenty of room.

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Gatsby’s mansion was quite COMMODIUS

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CORROSIVE (kuh-ROW-sive)

ADJ

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Eating away at something slowly

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The man had to repaint his cottage on the Pacific Coast every few years because the sea salt was so CORROSIVE.

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His CORROSIVE personality was disruptive to the team.

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DISCERN (diss-SERN)

VERB

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To make sense of, to understand

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“His writing was so sloppy it was hard to DISCERN what he was trying to say.

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Implicate (IM-pluh-kate)

V

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To associate with, to involve with, to connect to

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Although his friends were seen on video, he was not IMPLACTED in the crime.

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Extant (ecks STENT)

ADJ: still existing; not destroyed

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If you travel to Greece, you can see some EXTANT ruins of ancient buildings

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INTER (in-TURR)

Bury, place underground

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My grandparents were cremated but we still decided to INTER their ashes in a plot in a cemetery in Ludington.

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MARTINET (mar-ti-NET)

N: one who is very strict, a stickler for rules

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If you go into the military, your drill sergeant may be a MARTINET

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OBVIATE (AHB-vee-ate)

V: to lessen, to remove, to anticipate and lessen

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Studying a little bit each night rather than cramming might OBVIATE your stress over tests

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RENEGADE (REN-uh-gade)

N: a rebel, one who doesn’t always follow the rules but does their own thing

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If you want to get along well at work, it’s best to be a team player, not a RENEGADE

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REPREHENSIBLE (rep ree HENSE uh bull)

ADJ: Disgusting, unforgivable

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The act of vandalism in the bathroom was REPREHENSIBLE

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SOMBER (SAHM-ber)

ADJ: downcast, muted, quiet and reverent in tone

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Funerals tend to be SOMBER occasions

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SQUALID (SKWAH-lid)

ADJ: in poor or unsanitary conditions

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I always get sad when I see videos of animals rescued from SQUALID conditions

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TURBULENT (TEHR bew lent)

ADJ: unstable, disorderly, riotous

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The model and the rock star were known to have TURBULENT relationship

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VOCIFEROUS (voh SIFF er us)

ADJ: LOUD

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The class was VOCIFEROUS in their objection to the teacher’s plan to give a 20 page paper as homework for the weekend.

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VOLUMINOUS (vah-LOOM-in-is)

ADJ: of great size,

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Gatsby lived in a VOLUMINOUS mansion

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WAIVE

VERB: to voluntarily give up

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If arrested, legal professionals will tell you it is best not to WAIVE your right to silence before consulting a lawyer.

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COMMODIOUS

  • What’s the most commodious room you’ve ever been in?

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INTER

  • If you could pick a place, where would you want to have your remains INTERRED?

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WAIVE

  • What is one right you would never WAIVE?
  • NOTE THIS IS A REQUIRED WORD

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AMEND

  • If you could AMEND one thing in the GHHS Student Handbook, what would it be?

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CORROSIVE

  • What is the most corrosive material you can think of?
  • NOTE THIS IS A REQUIRED WORD

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MARTINET

  • Of all the people in your life, who best fits the definition of MARTINET? Why?

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BUFFET

  • Use this word in a way that links it to shoreline erosion in Michigan.

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Extant

  • What types of extant materials might you find on an archeological dig that unearthed an ancient city?

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Somber

  • Recall a time when you were in a somber mood. Why was that?

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RENEGADE

  • Name one character from any movie/book/show/game etc. that you think could be called a RENEGADE? Explain your reasons.

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VOCIFEROUS

  • What is a situation where students might be VOCIFEROUS
  • NOTE THIS IS A REQUIRED WORD

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CHAOS

  • What are some situations where CHAOS takes over.

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IMPLICATE

  • If you committed a crime, what things might IMPLICATE you in the eyes of police.

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SQUALID

  • In To Kill a Mockingbird, what characters lived in the most SQUALID conditions.

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REPREHENSIBLE

  • Name a reprehensible act committed by somebody in a story you’ve read or watched?
  • NOTE THIS IS A REQUIRED WORD

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Voluminous

  • Where might you find a voluminous collection of books?

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ABHOR

What is something you ABHOR? Why do you feel this way?

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DISCERN

  • If you wanted to discern how to best dress for the weather tomorrow, what steps could you take tonight?

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OBVIATE

  • What are some things you can do to OBVIATE stress?

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TURBULENT

  • In what season do you think Michigan has the most TURBULENT weather? Why?
  • NOTE THIS IS A REQUIRED WORD

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