Words Worth Learning

Set 9

April 18 to 22, 2016

Malleable

Definition: Easally influenced.

Sentence 1:The guard was very malleable, all it took was 5 bucks.

Sentence 2: My good grades where very malleable to one bad.

Synonyms:flexible

Way to remeber: malleable is bendable. Easy to bend there mind

Chris

Quixotic

Definition: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical Adjective

Sentence 1: This Book was very quixotic but I could relate it to my life.

Sentence 2: Soren was really quixotic nobody can be that tired in a day

Synonyms:idealistic, romantic, visionary, utopian, extravagant, starry-eyed,unrealistic, unworldly�Think of a fairy tale

Montana

Clique Gavin Evjenth

Definition: a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them.

Sentence 1: I got rejected by julia childs cliquey squad.

Sentence 2: Julia Child and her Clique won’t let anyone else join.

Synonyms: squad, group, circle�Origin:

Invasive

Definition: (especially of plants or a disease) tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully.

Sentence 1: “ Ebola was an invasive sickness,the unwanted disease spread all over africa.”

Sentence 2: “Brian’s garden was invasive,it took up too much space, and no one liked it to begin with”

Synonyms: scatter, disperse

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How To Remember It: In-vas-ive, when you drop a vase the glass breaks and spreads out onto the floor, leaving an unwanted mess.

Kristin

Deceptive Yassin

Definition: Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one, misleading

Sentence 1: Damian knew better than to trust the deceptive appearance of this type of creature.

Sentence 2:Maybe it was deceptive to keep it a secret, but if he was marrying her for love, it wouldn't make any difference.

Synonyms:Lying, cheat, treason�How to remember it:

Enthrall

To capture the fascinating attention of

The room was silent as a the enthralled students stared at the board. They were too interested to talk.

The child was enthralled by the TV, they stared at it for hours and hours.

Synonyms: Interest, obsession

How to remember: You are enslaving someone's attention

Braedon Nickerson

Defrock

Definition and part of speech: Deprive someone of professional status in a group

Sentence 1: James got defrocked from his dental hygienist job after he gave a kid cancer with his unapproved silver fillings.

Sentence 2: We defrocked Sam from the club after he broke rule number three, kicking him out.

Synonyms: Impeach, terminate, fire

How to remember it: Maybe if you got fired and had an accent, you would say “ WHAT DE FROCK?!”

Grace S.

Zealous

Definition: Showing energy or enthusiasm to an objective

Sentence 1: The girl was zealous school work because her goal was to get strait A’s.

Sentence 2: When someone has a goal, they have to be zealous to achieve it.

Synonyms: avid, dedicated

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How to remember: Zealous, Jealous

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Molly

Brackish

Definition:(of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.

Sentence 1:Sardines are small, brackish fish.

Sentence 2:When he would get his morning coffee, people often complained that his attitude was brackish.

Synonyms:saline, salt, briny�How to remember it:

Remember Sardines there salty fish

Joslyn H.

Dapper

Definition: neat and trim in dress, appearance, or bearing.

Sentence 1:He looked rather dapper in his new suit

Sentence 2:His new hat looked rather dapper

Synonyms: fancy, nice looking�How to remember it: d-apperal

Justin W

Disingenuous

Definition: (adj) not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does

Sentence 1: Amy’s request for forgiveness was the most disingenuous apology I have ever heard.

Sentence 2: As a detective, he was a disingenuous man, deceiving others, playing dumb to trick others.

Synonyms: insincere, dishonest, untruthful�How to remember it: disingenuous sounds like disin-genuine, not real, faking it

Marissa

Dissemination

Definition: the act of spreading something, especially information

Sentence 1: The rumor that Nic and Will kissing was disseminating, everyone was finding out.

Sentence 2: News workers disseminate their stories so civilians know what's going on in the world.

Synonyms: circulation, diffusion, propagation

�How to remember it: semen spreads out DNA

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Manpreet

Instigate

To Instigate means to encourage someone to do something(Especially something bad)

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DOMINICK RICHIUSO

You continue to Instigate my men into killing. Stop encouraging them to go against my will.

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Why do you instigate these people into suicide bombing? All you are doing is encouraging them to destroy themselves and others for a poor cause.

Usually someone who is being instigated is going against their instincts.

Instigate-Instincts

Synonyms:

Incite, encourage

Debunk (V)

Definition: Expose as false, prove incorrect

Sentence 1: The FBI had debunked the scientists claims by the morning, and he was ridiculed for having made wrong claims.

Sentence 2: Many scientific studies have debunked the use of certain chemicals in “healing lotions,” but some people claim they work.

Synonyms: Discredit, disprove, invalidate

Antonyms: Confirm, prove �How to remember it: If someone was wrong about their bunk bed, they would be de-bunk-ed

Graham E.

Renegade

Definition: a person who deserts, or betrays a set of principals (noun)

Sentence 1: The wild west is full of renegades, the cowboys didn't follow the rules.

Sentence 2: I am a renegade for school rules i don't follow them.

Synonyms: traitor, rebel�How to remember it: if you flip the word around sedagener and take out some letters, dager it makes dager and usually cowboys have daggers

Will

Megalomaniac

Definition: (n) - A person who is obsessed with their own power (as well as gaining power).

Sentence 1:Donald Trump is a megalomaniac, wanting more power over everyone.�Sentence 2: Most TV show bad guys are megalomaniacs and want power over everything.

Synonyms: Power-hungry �How to remember it: MANIA means crazy, so ‘crazy-4-power’

Reina

Erudite

Definition: Adjective, having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Sentence 1: He was very knowledgeable, which made him erudite.

Sentence 2: She wanted to be erudite, so she started studying more and more to become more educated.

Synonyms: Educated, knowledgeable, scholarly

Roots: Middle English erudit, from Latin eruditus,from past participle of erudire to instruct, from e- + rudis rude, ignorant

How to remember it:

Divergent series

Drew M

Vermillion

Definition: Noun A brilliant red color

Sentence 1: The Golden Gate Bridge is vermillion, a bright reddish color.

Sentence 2: I loved the brilliant red flower, the vermillion petals were so beautiful.

Synonyms: Coral, crimson, glowing, scarlet �How to remember it: Vir MILLION -> million is a lot and vermillion has a lot of color

Alyssa Hall

Prosaic

Definition: Adjective; Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty

Sentence 1: The prosaic wall stood in the dark, there was nothing on it other than some boring grey paint.

Sentence 2: The route to work was prosaic. Nothing ever changed and it wasn’t interesting.

Synonyms: ordinary, everyday�How to remember it:

Prosaic sounds like mosaic, and mosaics make prosaic images interesting.

Ethan

Usurp

Definition: Verb.

Take (A position of power or importance) illegally or by force.

Sentence 1: He usurped the throne by having the king assassinated

Sentence 2: They will usurp the criminals power by taking all his guns and cutting off his electricity

Synonyms: seize, highjack.�How to remember it: Usurp > Ulysses > President.

President should remind you of power, then you will remember.

Aidan P.

Indisposed

Definition: Not willing or likely to do something; adj

Sentence 1: Diabeto was indisposed to help clean the kitchen because he was gorging himself on Oreos.

Sentence 2: Moe was indisposed to assist an old lady across the street because the old lady had a history of stepping on his feet

Synonyms: reluctant, lazy�How to remember it: indisposed=lazy

Connor Edelman

Brazen

Definition: Bold, Clear, obvious

Sentence 1: The brazen sign advertising a sports arena caught everyone’s attention.

Sentence 2: Some presentations are just boring if they are not brazen, nobody likes to see a blank poster board with a bit of writing.

Synonyms: Bold, Clear obvious.�

How to remember it: Remember the huge lettering Up above.

Miranda Rojas

Myopic

Definition: Unable or unwilling to act prudently; adjective

Sentence 1: I call my brother myopic because he always is unable to see why I was right where he was obviously wrong. 1+1 does not equal two. It equals 5.

Sentence 2: My parents always call me myopic because whenever I come home I’m always not sober and am unwilling to act prudently. :/

Synonyms: Presbyopic, astigmatic, biased�How to remember it: my opic - my topic - It’s my topic.

Nic

Lexicon

Definition: The vocabulary of a person's, language, or branch of knowledge. (Noun)

Sentence 1: Your lexicon is so small you don’t even know the meaning of the words I’m saying.

Sentence 2: I have created a secret language and its lexicon is so expansive that I can say anything I can in English and more.

Synonyms: Vocabulary, wordbook, glossary.

How to remember it: Lexi sounds like lexile which is the name of the reading score for SRI and if you have a big lexile you have to know lots of words so you must have a big lexicon.

Micah W.

Rancor

Definition: Resentfulness, the feeling of hatred

Sentence 1: “The rancor I feel towards the criminal will never cease until I get my revenge.”

Sentence 2: “I spoke about my brother in rancor because of the way he treated me when we were kids.”

Synonyms: Hatred, bitterness

�How to remember it: In Star Wars there is a monster called a rancor that kills humans and deserves to be hated.

Yume