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Lesson 6
Words, definitions, and stems
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English
10th Grade
10/15/2014

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Term

Bland

 

Definition

Adjective

 

Mild or gentle

The doctor prescribed a bland diet for her patient with ulcers.

 

Lacking interest or liveliness 

The bland lecture put the students to sleep

Term

Bizarre

 

Definition

Adjective

 

Weird or fantastic

  The bizarre lights in the night sky disappeared as quickly as they appeared.

Term
Bicker
Definition

Verb

To engage in petty quarrelling

 

 

The couple bickered over whose turn it was to feed the dog.

Term
Benign
Definition

Adjective

 

Gentle and kindly

My sweet and benign grandma made chocolate chip cookies.

 

Wholesome and favorable

 His time away at college had a benign effect on his personality.

Term
Belligerent
Definition

Adjective

Warring, warlike, hostile

 The belligerent student refused to obey the teacher’s directions.

 

Noun

A group engaged in a war

  The belligerents during the Civil War were theUnionand the Confederacy.

Term
Banal
Definition

Adjective

Made stale by constant repetition

 

 The short story was flat and banal.  That’s surprising, since the writer was the talented John Green.

Term

Badger

 

Definition

Verb

 To tease, to annoy, to torment

 

The annoying student badgered the teacher with silly questions.

Term

Avarice

 

 

Definition

Noun

Excessive greed

 

The avarice of factory owners during the Industrial Revolution knew no limits.

Term

Avid

 

Definition

Adjective

Eager, anxious, enthusiastic

He is an avid fan of the Minnesota Vikings

Term
Baffle
Definition

Verb

To puzzle completely

We were baffled by Scott's decision to eat a bag of chips that did not belong to him.

 

To prevent from achieving a goal

The police were baffled in their attempts to find the missing wheel of cheese.

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