Year Long Vocabulary - English 11 - Tier II

Year Long Vocabulary - English 11 - Tier II

contempt

--scorn or dislike

Think about court... if you're held in contempt, you're disliked or in trouble with the judge.

Think about the word "temp" -- maybe it reminds you of another word... TEMPer?!

morality

-- sense of right or wrong

morals = doing the right thing/having integrity

remorse

-- deep, torturing sense of guilt

remorse is usually associated with regret

(when you regret something, you often feel guilty about it, right?)

cynical

--doubting one's motives or actions

If someone is known as "cynical," they are typically skeptical of everyone. They often suspect things are done with ulterior motives.

denounce

-- to accuse someone publicly

Royalty would often DENOUNCE their family members for reprehensible behavior... resulting in exile, death, etc...

poignant

-- causing sadness or pity

Think of the P in poignant connected to the P in pity...

relevant

-- significant; logically connected

You often hear people say, "that's not relevant/irrelevant." Just think of the opposite. If it's not relevant, it doesn't pertain to the subject at hand. If it is relevant, then it DOES MATTER.

ambivalent

-- conflicting feelings about an issue

Do you know the word ambiguous? Ambiguity? It means there is more than one way to think about something. It's unclear. AMBI... they have in common...

temerity

-- foolishness or boldness

fervent

-- very eager; enthusiastic

infallible

-- incapable of failure or error

Think of the roots

in = not

fall = brought down

== can not be brought down, right?!

foreboding

• fearful apprehension

• unease

• nervous/tense

objective

-- based on facts; without bias

Example: an objective test has a right answer; it's not left up to the interpretation of the grader

Think about the word OBJECT. It's someting real and tangible (able to be touched). It isreal/FACTual...

subjective

• opinion-based

• no facts necessary

• EXAMPLE: Essays are often SUBJECTIVE... left to the opinion of the grader

admonish

-- to caution

aghast

• filled with fright

• scared

• ROOT WORD is almost GHOST

discretion

-- the right to decide

Think about "yellow zones" at school. Cell phone use is up to the teacher's discretion.

detached

-- disinterested

de = not

tached... like "attached"

== if you're not attached, you don't care; you have no interest

tranquil

• peaceful

• serene

lamented

-- felt sorrow

Now for the quiz...

Are you ready?!

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for temerity?

• shyness

• boldness

• introvert

Multiple Choice

Relevant means:

• disconnected

• logically connected

• not pertinent

Multiple Choice

Which word means fearful apprehension or unease?

• discretion

• morality

• foreboding

• temerity

Multiple Choice

Which type of word is based on facts, without bias or impartiality?

• subjective

• objective

Multiple Choice

This word means peaceful.

• obsurd

• chaotic

• tranquil

• eccentric

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary term is most closely associated with this image?

• aghast

• detached

Multiple Select

Select an antonym for lamented.

• rejoiced

• grieved

Multiple Choice

What does CYNICAL mean?

• filled with fright

• deep, torturing regret

• conflicting feelings about an issue

• doubting one's motives

Multiple Choice

This term means incapable of failure or error.

• detached

• infallible

• ambivalent

Multiple Select

Select all synonyms to the word ADMONISH.

• to warn

• to leave open

• to caution

• to advise

• to divide

Multiple Choice

What word is defined as a deep, torturing sense of guilt?

• remorse

• contempt

• temerity

• discretion

Multiple Select

Check ALL synonyms of the word CONTEMPT.

• scorn

• dislike

• friendliness

• good-nature

• hatred

Multiple Choice

This word means the right to decide.

• discretion

• morality

• relevant

• contempt

Multiple Select

Check all that mean the same as the word POIGNANT.

• sad

• causes pity

• angry

• upset

Multiple Choice

Having morality means...

• having a sense of right and wrong

• having the ability to die

• having the right to live

• being a bad person

Multiple Choice

What more contemporary term is NOT similar in meaning to the word DENOUNCE.

• shame

• to throw shade

• roast

• dab

Multiple Choice

T/F:

Ambivalent means the right to decide.

• True

• False