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Assael Units 15-16
Units 15-16
20
English
11th Grade
12/13/2015

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Cards

Term

“Get up you lazybones,” Tina cried to Tom, who lay on the couch, inert.


inert means ...

 

Definition

 

 

motionless

or

lifeless

Term

By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential disputes in the event of a divorce.

forestall means …

 

 

Definition


preempt

 

or

 

avert

 

or

prevent

Term

The jester wore a motley tunic, red and green and blue and gold all patched together haphazardly.


motley means …

 

 

Definition

 

 

multicolored

or

assorted

Term

The professor’s lectures were so soporific that even he fell asleep during class.

soporific means ...

 

Definition

 

sleep-causing

or

dull

Term

The police stopped the fracas and arrested the bruised participants.

 

fracas means …

 

 

Definition



brawl

or

melee 

Term

Although few people realized it, the stock market had reached its nadir and would soon begin an upward surge.

 

nadir means ...

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

lowest point

Term

At this critical juncture, let’s consider all options before deciding which path to take.

 

juncture means …

 

 

 

Definition


crisis point

or

joining point

 

Term

To many of the male writers of the time, the female writer George Sand was seen as a maverick due to her insistence on wearing trousers and fighting her “proper” womanly role.

 

maverick means …

 

 

Definition

 

 

rebel

or

nonconformist

Term

The captain ordered the sergeant to punish all malingerers and force them to work.

 

malingerer means …

 

Definition

 


time-waster

or

shirker

 

Term

The hiking trails at the national park are varied enough to challenge neophytes as well as experts.

 

neophyte means …

 

 

 

 

Definition

beginner

or

novice

or

newbie

 

Term


One would expect that a religious leader would act with probity.

 

probity means …

 

Definition

 

integrity

or

uprightness

 

Term

Some people think aspirin is a panacea. They take it for every conceivable ailment.

 

panacea means …

 

 

Definition

 

cure-all

or

universal remedy

 

Term

Pulchritude is only skin deep.

 

pulchritude means …

 

 

Definition

 

physical beauty

 

 

Term

I have several peccadilloes, but fortunately, I don’t have any major flaws.

 

peccadillo means …

 

 

Definition

 

minor sins or offenses

 

 

Term

If you cheat, you may expect to be chastised in addition to receiving a zero.

 

chastised means …

 

 

Definition


punished

or

criticized severely

 

Term

To defeat an opposing army may be reason to celebrate. But, to subjugate its civilian population is an action that runs counter to our stated ideals.

 

subjugate means …

 

 

 

Definition


conquer

or

enslave

 

Term

Since I didn’t have my work done, the two-hour delay of school was a propitious event.

 

propitious means …

 

 

Definition


favorable

or

well-timed

or

promising

 

 

Term

Rocko figured he would extort a decent grade from his teachers instead of studying. He told them he would set their cars on fire unless they gave him an A.

 

extort means …

 

 

Definition

 

 

obtain by threat of force

Term

Marvin was capricious when it came to leading the stamp club. He never seemed to have a solid reason for any of his decisions.

 

capricious means …

 

 

Definition

 

impulsive

or

erratic

 

Term

The tenth “accident” on the new rug was just too much! Hershel finally felt he had to broach the subject of getting rid of the gerbil he loved so dearly.

 

broach means …

 

 

Definition

 

bring up

or

mention for the first time

 

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