Unit 4 Vocabulary: English 12reticent (adj.): not talkative, shy, reluctant to speak
tumultuous (adj.): characterized by a noisy uproar
aesthetic (adj.): pertaining to beauty
dupe (n.): a person easily deceived
ghastly (adj.): shockingly frightful
ubiquitous (adj.): being everywhere at the same time
ambiguous (adj.): unclear; having more than one meaning
hiatus (n.): a break or lapse in continuity
jargon (n.): words used by people in a particular field or work
mundane (adj.): ordinary or commonplace
novel (adj.): original, new, and different
opaque (adj.): not transparent; hard to understand
quibble: (v.) to make a minor objection; (n.) a small objection
sanctuary (n.): a safe place or a room of worship
mitigate (v.): to make less severe
nullify (v.) to make invalid or worthless
parochial (adj.): having a narrow scope, limited in range
pious (adj.): having or showing reverence for a god
residual (adj.): describing the part that is left over
spurious (adj.): of a deceitful nature or quality
SYNONYMS: Choose the word from this unit that is the same/close to the same in meaning as the given word.1. quiet ________________________
2. chump ____________________________
3. appalling _____________________________
4. phony ___________________________
5. omnipresent _________________________
6. lingo _____________________________
7. innovative ___________________________
8. refuge _______________________________
9. petty ____________________________
10. extra _____________________________
ANTONYMS: Choose the word from this unit that closest to the opposite in meaning to the given word.1. orderly _____________________________
2. ugly _____________________________
3. explicit __________________________
4. continuation _________________________
5. extraordinary ______________________
6. clear ______________________________
7. agreement ___________________________
8. worsen _________________________
9. validate ____________________________
10. atheistic _________________________
DERIVATIVES: Find at least two derivatives for each of the following words. 1. Tumultuous: tumultuously (adv.), tumultuousness (n.) 2. Ubiquitous: ubiquitously (adv.), ubiquity (n.)3. Ambiguous: ambiguously (adv.), ambiguity (n.) 4. Mundane: mundanely (adv.), mundanity (n.) 5. Opaque: opaquely (adv.), opaqueness (n.) 6. Mitigate: mitigation (n.)7. Nullify: null (adj.)8. Pious: piously (adv.), piety (n.) 9. Spurious: spuriously (adv.), spuriousness (n.) 10.Ghastly: ghastly (adv.), ghastliness (n.)
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.1. The church is a ______________________________ for runaway teens.
2. It is so easy to play pranks on Gabe that some may call him a ____________________________.
3. Mr. Price knows a lot of mathematical ______________________________ that most people don’t understand or use in common speech.
4. Mother Theresa was a very _______________________________ individual who spent most of her years going to church and praying for others.
5. During Halloween trick-or-treating, many youngsters wear __________________________ costumes that are intended to frighten old ladies.
6. Paris Hilton has a _____________________________ view of the world and only knows what the rich and famous are up to.
7. The room filled with ______________________________ applause.
8. Washing dishes is a _____________________________ chore that I usually try to avoid.
9. My car has some _____________________________ wax on the frame because Gabe did not do a good job polishing it off.
10. Some days I wish I could take a brief ______________________________ from my schedule and just take naps all day.
11. The colors on the leaves give the mountainside an ________________________ appearance.
12. The river water was _______________________________ and dirty.
13. When Kaepernick kneeled for the National Anthem, it was considered a _______________ act that no one had done before.
14. The carpenter was ready to ______________________________ his contract when the homeowners refused to pay the balance for his work.
15. Emergency funds are being provided to help ___________________________ the effects of the disaster.
PREFIXES/SUFFIXES: Find the meaning of each.1. circum- around ex. Circumnavigate
2. com- with, together ex. Communicate
3. con- with, together ex. Connect
4. contra- against ex. Contradict
5. –isk/-iscus- small ex. Asterisk (little star)
6. –ism- the belief ex. Communism
COMMON USAGE PROBLEMS: Use each word or phrase CORRECTLY in a sentence.1. subjective/objective
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2. e.g./i.e./etc.
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