lesson 18 vocabulary

Lesson 18 Lesson 18 VocabularyVocabulary

English 10English 10

clemency – clemency – showing forgiveness showing forgiveness or mercy; a state of or mercy; a state of mild weathermild weather

Former vocab: Former vocab: inclement – no mercy; inclement – no mercy; bad weatherbad weather

inhibition – inhibition – a force that holds a force that holds back one’s actions, back one’s actions, thoughts or feelingsthoughts or feelings

Release you Release you inhibitions.inhibitions.

disdissent – sent –

v.v. to protest; to protest; n. n. a a difference in opinion difference in opinion

The people showed The people showed their their dissentdissent by by protesting.protesting.

mandatory – mandatory – required required Was it Was it mandatorymandatory to to write with a feather write with a feather and wear a wig in and wear a wig in colonial times? colonial times?

mannerism – mannerism – unique behavior; unique behavior; distinctive personal distinctive personal traittrait

When you impersonate When you impersonate someone, you try to someone, you try to copy their copy their mannerisms.mannerisms.

meticulous – meticulous – extremely extremely careful or careful or worried about worried about detailsdetails

pacifist – pacifist – one who opposes one who opposes using force to settle using force to settle disputesdisputes

The The pacifistpacifist refused refused

to fight me. to fight me.

protocol – protocol – the way of doing the way of doing things according to things according to rules and directions.rules and directions.

submission – submission – Surrender; Surrender;

humblenesshumbleness The angry man was The angry man was beaten to submission, beaten to submission, and finally gave up the and finally gave up the fight.fight.

ultimatum – ultimatum – a final demand a final demand or propositionor proposition

The boss gave the The boss gave the ultimatumultimatum: either : either show up on time, show up on time, or you’re fired.or you’re fired.

Lesson 18 Lesson 18 VocabularyVocabulary

English 12English 12

cadaverous– cadaverous– corpselike (pale or thin)corpselike (pale or thin) cadaver = corpsecadaver = corpseMany of the surviving Many of the surviving Jews looked Jews looked cadaverouscadaverous when they were when they were rescued. rescued.

consign – consign – to deliver; to deliver; to officially handover to officially handover

After the UPS worker After the UPS worker consigned the consigned the package, he asked me package, he asked me to sign for it.to sign for it.

elocution – elocution – the art of public the art of public speakingspeaking

“ “Eloquence”Eloquence” Many voters base their Many voters base their vote on the candidates’ vote on the candidates’ elocutionelocution, rather than , rather than what he/she actually says.what he/she actually says.

incorrigible – incorrigible – persistently bad; persistently bad; hopelesshopeless The criminal was simply The criminal was simply incorrigibleincorrigible. Every time he . Every time he was released form prison, was released form prison, he immediately went back he immediately went back to a life of crime.to a life of crime.

maim – maim –

to wound or mangleto wound or mangle My leg was maimed My leg was maimed after getting it after getting it crunched in the bear crunched in the bear trap.trap.

profuse – profuse – giving freely; giving freely; plentifulplentiful

After the bear trap After the bear trap incident, my leg was incident, my leg was bleeding bleeding profuselyprofusely..

promulgate – promulgate – to make knownto make known In order to In order to promulgatepromulgate their their relationship, they relationship, they danced in public.danced in public.

strident – strident – Having or Having or making a harsh soundmaking a harsh sound The strident beeping The strident beeping of my alarm clock of my alarm clock always jolts me in the always jolts me in the morning.morning.

subversionsubversion – – the overthrowing the overthrowing or undermining of or undermining of somethingsomething

The subversion of King The subversion of King Duncan required Macbeth Duncan required Macbeth committing murder.committing murder.

virulent – virulent – poisonous or poisonous or deadlydeadly

The The virulentvirulent snake bite almost snake bite almost killed me! killed me!