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

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

1. Through a sorrow-filled speech, the politician expressed

for his inappropriate office behavior.

Fill in the Blanks

2. The worried father went to the hospital chapel to make a

for his sick child.

Fill in the Blanks

3. At night, the

lights of the city captivate thousands of people.

Fill in the Blanks

4. At sea the piers stood out, marked by separate dots; the waves being invisible, and

and islands were dark humps with a few lights.

Fill in the Blanks

5. A conspicuous element of Conan's character is his

.

Fill in the Blanks

6. The lottery winner was

and could not believe his good fortune.

Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs

LC pp. 173