Week 4 - Vocabulary Lesson

Week 4 - Vocabulary Lesson

February 7, 2021

Selection Vocabulary/

Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs

LC pp. 172-173

Vocabulary Words

• contrition

• chivalry

• promontories

• luminous

• supplication

• incredulous

contrition

n. a feeling of sorrow or remorse for bad behavior

chivalry

n. honorable or courteous behavior, especially from a man to a woman

promontories

n. high areas of land sticking out into the sea

luminous

adj. emitting or reflecting light

supplication

n. the act of asking for something in a humble way

incredulous

adj. unable or unwilling to believe

Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs

LC pp. 173