Vocabulary- Lesson 2

Vocabulary- Lesson 2

Vocabulary!

Infamy

• The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

• "Since we have always viewed James as a young man of infamy, we find it hard to see him as the priest he is today."

• in·fuh·mee

Alacrity

• Brisk and cheerful readiness.

• "She accepted the invitation with alacrity"

• uh·la·kruh·tee

Elated

• Ecstatically happy.

• "I was elated about my birthday party tomorrow."

• uh·lei·tuhd

Impertinent

• Not showing proper respect; rude.

• "It would be impertinent to suggest that they were always wrong."

• im·pur·tuh·nuhnt

Insular

• Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

• "A continental climate is different from an insular one."

• in·suh·lr

Furtive

• Suggestive of guilty nervousness.

• "He looked at her with a furtive apprehension in his rather prominent pale eyes."

• fur·tuhv

Deferential

• showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder

• "This is what I want, my dear fellow," said the count to the deferential young man who had entered."

• deh·fr·en·chl

Circumspect

• wary and unwilling to take risks.

• "Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect."

• sur·kuhm·spekt

Brusque

• Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

• "Was Bruce too brusque when he brushed off Bob's request with a curt "Not now!"?"

• bruhsk

Arcane

• Understood by few; mysterious or secret.

• "He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement."

• aar·kein

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Understood by few; mysterious or secret."

• Infamy

• Arcane

• Elated

• Furtive

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Showing or expressing respect and high regard to a superior or elder"

• Deferential

• Alacrity

• Arcane

• Insular

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Wary and unwilling to take risks"

• Brusque

• Deferential

• Circumspect

• Impertinent

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Suggestive of guilty nervousness

• Circumspect

• Elated

• Furtive

• Alacrity

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Ecstatically happy"

• Furtive

• Elated

• Insular

• Circumspect

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner"

• Insular

• Elated

• Infamy

• Brusque

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition? "Not showing proper respect, rude."

• Impertinent

• Arcane

• Insular

• Circumspect

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition? "Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures,ideas, or people's outside one's own experience."

• Impertinent

• Insular

• Elated

• Infamy

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"Brisk and cheerful readiness."

• Circumspect

• Furtive

• Brusque

• Alacrity

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the definition?

"the state of being well know for some ad quality or deed."

• Furtive

• Infamy

• Brusque

• Circumspect

Open Ended

Out of the ten vocabulary words, how many did you learn from this lesson?