Words Worth Learning

​

Each slide contains one word along with its definition, sample uses, images, and hints for understanding & remembering the word.

​

Word

• part of speech
• definition
• sentences (2 or 3 sample uses) -- most important
• ways to remember the word & when to use it
• synonyms and/or antonyms
• pronunciation if necessary
• image(s)

​

​

Your Name

January 19-22

Amiable

• adj
• Pleasant and friendly
• you are amiable, i’m so amiable
• remember a good friend
• friendly, affable, unfriendly, not pleasant
• āmēəb(ə)l

​

​

​

Monatana

January 19-22

ephemeral

​

​

​

Definition: Lasting for a very short time.

Example: Your battery life is very ephemeral.

​

This picture portrays life to be ephemeral, or short.

It’s very apparent that in this picture John Felix Anthony Cena’s Rival’s life will be ephemeral.

Micah

Flamboyant

• Adjective
• Definition:(of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
• Example in a sentence: “ A very flamboyant display of aerobatics.”
• A good way to remember this word: think of a very flamboyant person, and use them as an example of the definition, Lady Gaga is an example.

Kristin

Pandemonium

• Noun
• Definition: Chaos
• Example: “The war left pandemonium in its wake; fires were left burning and houses were still crumbling.”
• Pandemonium is also a title of a comic book series

Reina

Opulent:

Fancy and luxurious, lavish

​

• “The opulent dress, covered

with jewels, shimmered in the light.”

​

• “At the bottom of the golden

staircase was an opulent ballroom

with chandeliers and a carefully

designed rug.”

​

​

• Remember: Opulent→opal→jewelry→ Fancy & luxurious, lavish

​

​

Yume

cyberspace

• Noun
• cy·ber·space is how many syllables are in it
• ˈsībərˌspās is how to pronounce it
• Simple Definition of cyberspace: the online world of computer networks and the Internet
• A different definition: the notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs.
• Ways to remember: cyber is computers and this is the space where computers talk
• When to use: during conversation about communicating with computers
• Synonyms: Data Bank, Electronic Highway etc.
• Antonymes: ---

​

Gavin Evjenth

Hemorrhage Sid Dever 1/19/16

​

• Verb
• An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel especially when profuse
• 1)I have a friend who hemorrhage after she had a baby
• 2)Poor placental growth results in miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, hemorrhage and premature births.
• 3)Post-partum hemorrhage occurs in about one in 10 women.
• Hem or hage & mostly in medical terms
• Ooze, gush, seep and pour
• Hem-er-ij

​

Chris raymond

aplomb

self confidence especially under pressure.

He walked in his head high he knew he had a test today but he knew he would ace the test he was showing everyone one

that he was aplomb.

Aplomb means self-confidence or assurance even under pressure. Aplomb sounds like a plume, and a plume is a large feather, often worn in hats. You'd have to be pretty self-confident to wear a hat with a big old feather in it in a high pressure situation.

​

​

​

​

aplomb

Limerence

• Noun
• A state of being influenced or obsessed with another person
• She was in a limerence with her obsession with The Beatles.
• The bully offended her and put her into a limerence of sadness (Molly, are you sure this is right? CH)
• Synonyms: obsession, fascination
• Antonyms: Dislike, hatred
• Pronounced out it looks
• ​

​

​

Molly Bates�January 19-22

Mire

• Part of Speech: noun
• Definition: a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself
• His friends left him in a difficult mire of decisions.
• Moving classes put him in such a mire.
• When to use it: situation of difficulty(etc.)
• Ways to remember it: mire has 2 definitions; mire, mud, situation
• Synonyms: quagmire
• Antonyms: ---
• /ˈmī(ə)r/

​

​

Marissa Casas

January 19-22

Jubilant

• Adjective
• Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
• The student was jubilant after receiving a scholarship to Yale
• Happy or ecstatic. Sad or depressed
• Joob-il-ent

​

​

Braedon Nickerson

January 19-22

Aidan P.

Phalanx

​

​

• Noun
• a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation.
• “six hundred marchers set off, led by a phalanx of police.”
• ​
• formation, horde.
• Fay-Lanks, ˈfālaNGks,ˈfalaNGks/

​

​

​

Your Name

January 19-22

Conspicuous Yassin Kedir

jan 19-22

Y

• Adjective
• Standing out as to be clearly visible
• When the boy tried to cheat on his homework, but it was conspicuous.
• ways to remember the word & when to use it
• clear,visible,noticeable
• Con-spic-uis
• images

​

​

​

abash

• verb
• to feel embarrassed or ashamed
• she was not abashed when getting caught.
• he was abashed when they told his secret.
• abashed=ashamed
• ashamed,embarrassed
• image(s)

​

​

will

January 19-22

Entice

Joslyn Holliday�January 19-22

Part of speech -Verb

Definition -attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

​

​

​

Sentences-

He is hoping to entice her into doing what he wants.

companies are offering various rewards to entice new customers.

Synonyms- Cajole, Bait

Antonyms - Disgust, Repel

Officiate

• Verb
• To preside in an official capacity, especially at an official ceremony.
• It was agreed that Judge Jerome would officiate at the wedding.
• Official; Officiate - replace the ‘t’ and remove the ‘e’
• Mismanage, boss, overseer
• ohf - fih - she - ate
• ​

​

​

Nic Randazzo January 19-22

Culminate

Part of speech: Verb

​

Definition: Reach a climax or highest point of development

​

Sentence 1: At the end of the evening, the show will culminate into a huge digital effects display

​

Sentence 2: The man culminated to the end of his college career The man’s college career culminated with a thesis CH

​

Ways to remember the word: Accelerate,culinary

​

Synonyms: Peak, climax

​

​

Grace Smith�January 19-22

Rescind

• Verb
• Revoke, repeal, cancel
• “The government eventually rescinded the directive.”
• “Before you get angry, let me rescind that comment”
• You can use this word when you need to take something back and look smart.
• Synonyms: Revoke, overrule, annul, void.
• Antonyms: Enforce
• /rəˈsind/

​

​

Graham Edelman�January 19-22

Voracious

Adjective

Wanting or devouring great quantities of food

“Diabeto was a voracious eater of twinkies.”

“Diabeto voraciously looked at the plate of chocolate.”

Think of Voracious as when you have a gigantic and unquenchable appetite.

synonyms- avid, ravenous, gluttonous

antonyms- full, satisfied

vo·ra·cious

​

​

​

Connor�January 19-22

Inchoate

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Just beginning to exist and not fully formed

Uses in sentences: This inchoate deal that we are thinking of is new.

-The inchoate person is a fetus

-Our inchoate plot was just thought of

How to remember: Inchoate means just beginning to exist. Often people think of this definition as: being somewhat small. An inch is small, so whan you think of inchoate, you think of inch, and inches are small, and not fully formed is sometimes associated with small, and inchoate means just beginning to exist

​

pronunciation: In-co-ate

​

Synonyms: immature, incipient, formless, unfinished

Antonyms: Developed, grown

​

​

Dominick Richiuso 19-22

Grandiose

• adjective
• impressive or magnificent appearance in style
• I had a Grandiose idea and everyone approved
• I wanted to fulfil my Grandiose plan but it did not succeed
• grand, stylish and humble like a castle
• synonyms:flamboyant,pretentious
• antonyms:common, humble
• ɡrandēˌōs,ˌɡrandēˈōs

​

​

Manpreet

19-22

Chintzy

• Adjective
• Brightly colored but gaudy and tastless
• 1) He walked into the chintzy room, the bright, overdone colors screamed at him.

2) The sun is very chintzy, it is very bright, but tasteless at the same time.

• Way to remember: Chintzy sounds flashy and something cheap. Imagine a inexpensive plate that is very eye catching, but not eye holding.
• Synonyms: Cheap, cheesy, shoddy, low grade -- THIS is the definition I hear the most, not the “gaudy” one CH
• pronunciation: Chint-si
• ​

​

​

Ethan Hintz�January 19-22

Zenith

• Verb
• Definition:
• the highest point, culminating point
• Examples in a sentence:
• Since then, two elaborate series of observations made with the zenith telescope for the purpose of determining the variation of latitude and the constant of aberration have been carried on by Professor C. L.
• I was too nice to tell Emily that she had reached the absolute zenith of her career with that one top 10 hit of hers.
• Pronunciation:
• Zen-ith?

​

​

Miranda Rojas�January 19-22

• Ways to remember the word:
• Z is the last letter of the alphabet, so it’s at the bottom, but if you say the alphabet backwards, Z is at the height. SO Zenith is the highest point.
• It can be used:
• Height:
• “It was the zenith of the competition”
• “The research at the lab was at it’s zenith.”

​

​

• noun
• A soft gentle breeze
• “It was a calm day on the lake and the zephyr was not enough to fill the sails of my sailboat.”
• “The zephyr created by the ceiling fan made everyone more comfortable on the warm summer day.”
• In Disneyland there is a ride called “The Golden Zephyr” which gives you a nice breeze when you ride it
• synonyms: Wind, draft, waft, wiff
• antonyms: Hurricane, tornado, storm, large gust
• Pronounced Zef-er

Alyssa Hall

1/19/16

The Golden Zephyr

Auspicious /ôˈspiSHəs/

-Adjective

-Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable

​

​

Sentences:

-The marriage did not get off to a very auspicious start.

-It is especially auspicious to visit all eight in one pilgrimage.

​

Remembering:

The begnning of the word is “Au”, and it sounds like awesome. When you’re happy about an outcome you say “Awesome!”, so just think of promising success.

​

Synonyms: favorable, propitious, promising, rosy, good, encouraging

Antonyms: inauspicious, unlucky, unfortunate

​

​

​

​

Arin Goetz