ms. rola’s 11 th grade english class 1. please sit in your seat. 2. take out a pencil/pen (no red...
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Ms. Rola’s11th Grade English Class
1. Please sit in your seat.
2. Take out a pencil/pen (no red ink).
3. Take out a piece of lined paper for vocabulary.
Unit 1 – Vocabulary #11-20
11) Kindred ( ) noun
Definition: a group of persons related to
another; family, tribe, or race. Relationship by
birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage;
kinship.
She enjoyed attending the family reunion and
meeting many kindred people.
Syn: allied, ancestor, connection, related
Ant: disconnected, unrelated
Unit 1 – Vocabulary #11-20
12) Labyrinth ( ) noun
Definition: an intricate combination of paths or
passages in which it is difficult to find one's way
or to reach the exit.
He searched through the labyrinth of his
bedroom to find his cleat to play soccer.
Syn: maze, morass, tangle
Ant: order, organization
Unit 1 – Vocabulary #11-20
13) Malice ( ) noun
Definition: desire to inflict injury, harm, or
suffering on another, either because of a hostile
impulse or out of deep-seated meanness.
The customer's malice toward the store owner was
demonstrated when she knocked over his store
displays.
Syn: animosity, grudge, hositility, malevolence, spite
Ant: benevolence, goodwill, kindness
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14) Nationalism ( ) noun
Definition: national spirit or aspirations;
devotion and loyalty to one's own nation.
Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are
subject to ruin.
Syn: allegiance, loyalty, patriotism
Ant: unbias
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15) Obliterate ( ) verb
Definition: to remove or destroy all traces of; do
away with; destroy completely.
After the game the football team will obliterate
the pizza buffet.
Syn: annihilate, expunge, exterminate
Ant: build, construct, create
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16) Palatable ( ) adj.Definition: acceptable or agreeable to the palateor taste; acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings.Despite the unpleasant smell, the exotic cheesewas quite palatable. After the stressful day at work the woman decided thata bubble bath would be quite palatable and a great way to end the day.Syn: appetizing, delicious, savoryAnt: bitter, disagreeable, distasteful
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17) Quadrant ( ) noun
Definition: one of four equal parts
Divide an index card into four quadrants.
The young boy correctly plotted the information
in the negative quadrant on his graph paper.
Syn: division, part, section, term
Ant:
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18) Rabble ( ) noun
Definition: a disorderly crowd; mob.
The nobility held the rabble in complete
contempt.
Syn: crowd, gang, mob, multitude, riffraff,
throng
Ant:
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19) Sanction ( ) noun
Definition: authoritative permission or approval,
as for an action; something that serves to
support an action, condition, etc. Something
that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of
conduct, etc.
The United States placed an economic sanction against
Iran for its continuing research into nuclear weaponry.
Syn: allow, authorization, penalty, permit
Ant: disapprove, prevention, refusal
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20) Taut ( ) adj.
Definition: tightly drawn; tense; not slack;
emotionally or mentally strained or tense
His outward appearance was calm, but inside
he was very taut.
The line holding the boat to the dock became
very taut during the storm.
Syn: rigid, tense, tight, stressed
Ant: droopy, flabby, loose, slack
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