Vocabulary Week 6- English II

adj. not of disputed origin; genuine

• authentic

• fraudulent

• hypothetical

• vivacious

Words that have the same denotation are called...

• acronyms

• antonyms

• homonyms

• synonyms

Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior?

My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.

• better

• worse

• positive

• negative

deeply upset and agitated

• Predicament

• Distraught

• Rigorous

• Zealous

A court's authority to hear and decide cases

• jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• judicial review

• appeal

Nacho wanted to appear ____________________, but he was neither cool nor confident.

• Malevolent

• Nonchalant

• Venial

• Omniscient

adj. contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous

• ambiguous

• cohesive

• indiscriminate

• preposterous

v. compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something); gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment

• augment

• expedite

• preclude

• redeem