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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