ELA 11/12 A.I.R Vocab. List # 2

The paint job on the fence was _____________ so it started flaking off immediately. 

• terse
• slapdash 
• incorrigible 
• cumbersome 

Auxiliary matches . . .

• (A) Additional; supplementary.
• (A) Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
• (V) To speak ill of, defame.
• (A) brief and to the point, abruptly concise.

Subjugate matches . . .

• (V) make subservient; force to submit or subdue.
• (A) Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.
• Incorrigible: (A) Immoral beyond the point of being corrected or reformed.
• Pilfer: (V) To steal.

Eminent matches . . .

• (A)  High in station or position, important. 
• (A) Not genuine, authentic, or true, pretended.
• (A) Highest in quality.
• (A) Occurring in spells and often abruptly.

(A) Not genuine, authentic, or true, pretended.

• Incorrigible
• Terse
• Slapdash
• Spurious

(A) Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.

• Pliant 
• Spasmodic 
• Sterling 
• Auxiliary 

Pensive 

• (V) make subservient; force to submit or subdue.
• (A) Deeply or seriously thoughtful
• (A) Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
• (A) Not genuine, authentic, or true, pretended.

(A) Occurring in spells and often abruptly matches . . .

• spasmodic 
• cumbersome
• malign
• Pilfer

Ms. Bonney felt quite ________ after Maya Angelou passed away because she loved her literature and poetry so much. 

• incorrigible 
• sterling
• morose
• pilfer

Terse matches . . .

• (A) Immoral beyond the point of being corrected or reformed.
• (A) Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.
• (A) Difficult to handle or use because of size or weight.
• (A) brief and to the point, abruptly concise.