Quarter 2 Vocabulary Terms

Quarter 2 Vocabulary Terms

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Welcome! Smart Start: November 19, 2020

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Objective

• I can review Quarter 2, Cycle 1 vocabulary.

• I can write a vocabulary story using my vocabulary terms.

Our Creed

I am ready to learn

I am ready to begin

embracing academic challenges, using the grit within

I don’t mind mistakes

because mistakes are proof that I’m trying

growth is my mindset

I refuse to deny it

Thus, I am preparing my mind to embrace

things that are new

apply what I know, and think critically too

I am determined to learn: no one can stop me

success is my mission

I am prepared to be guided

Abet (verb)

encourage or assist someone in doing something wrong, encourage or assist someone in committing a crime

Adept (adjective)

very skilled or proficient in something

Aloof (adjective)

not friendly; cool and distant; deliberately not invovled

benign (adjective)

1. gentle and kindly
2. (relating to medicine)- not harmful in effect. [The mole is benign.]

Clad (adjective)

clothed in.

The woman was clad in her new hat and sundress for her picnic.

Deter (verb)

1. discourage someone from doing something
2. prevent the occurrence of

The spikes were designed to deter birds from resting on the house's ledge.

Eccentric (adjective)

adjective: unconventional, unusual, slightly strange

The artist had an eccentric fashion sense.

Gaunt (ajdective)

• skinny in a sick way, due to old age, suffering, or hunger

Pang (noun)

A sudden sharp or painful emotion

Rue (verb)

bitterly regret ( something that someone has done or something that someone allowed to happen)

Teem (verb)

be full of or swarming with

Voracious (adjective)

1) wanting or devouring large amounts of food

2) having a very eager approach to an activity

Multiple Choice

Which word means "regret"?

• Pang

• Teem

• Rue

• Deter

Multiple Choice

Which word means "cold and distant"?

• Benign

• Aloof

• Clad

• Adept

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences uses "gaunt" correctly?

• The man was fit, healthy, and gaunt.

• After his time on the desert island, the man looked starved and gaunt.

• Santa Claus is chubby and gaunt.

Multiple Choice

Which of these words means unusual or unconventional?

• Eccentric

• Gaunt

• Benign

• Voracious

Multiple Choice

Which word means "dressed in"?

• Adept

• Abet

• Voracious

• Clad

Open Ended

Write a sentence that uses "deter" correctly.

Open Ended

Write a synonym for benign.