Group #4 Vocabulary

By Sanika Gupte

Commotion

P.O.S- NounSynonym- BedlamAntonym- Serenity

Commotion

• Definition- Noisy Activity• In homeroom the students created such a

commotion that the teacher had to place them is assigned seats so they wouldn’t talk as much.

Concoction

• P.O.S- Noun• Synonym- a Mixture• Antonym- Separate Ingredients

Concoction

• Definition- A mixture of ingredients• Stirring the pot slowly, the witch tossed frog

toes, dragon eyes, and unicorn blood into her strange concoction.

Conspicuous

• P.O.S- Adjective• Synonyms- Noticeable• Antonyms- Concealed

Conspicuous

• Definition- Easily seen; something obvious; attracts attention

• By painting their house conspicuously it stood out from the rest, and was met with odd looks.

Contortion

• P.O.S- Noun• Synonym- Twist• Antonym- Smooth

Contortion

• Definition- A sharp twist or bend in or of, something or some one.

• At the park a crowd of mystified onlookers stared at the amazing contortionist who could twist himself into a crazy positions, making him a master of contortion.

Imperious

• P.O.S- Adjective• Synonym- Arrogant• Antonym- Humble

Imperious

• Definition- Arrogant; thinking you are above it all.

• Prince Broomer had a imperious attitude towards his subjects because he was a ruler, but sometimes he took it too far and used his attitude on his father, the king.

Jabber

• P.O.S- Verb• Synonym- Chattering• Antonym- To be silent

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Jabber

• Definition- To talk rapidly making no sense; chattering

• After my sister received her American Girl Doll for Christmas she couldn’t stop jabbering about it to everyone! She kept chattering to her friends, to her family, and me the most. It was so annoying.

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Jargon

• P.O.S- Noun• Synonym- Lingo• Antonym- Standard Language

Jargon

• Definition- Specialized language of a profession or group

• When my dad started to text he was completely clueless to my texting jargon. For example things like LOL or OMG.

Jostle

• P.O.S-Verb• Synonym- Push• Antonym- leave alone

Jostle

• Definition- to roughly bump into a person or thing.

• When the cat had finally laid down and slept, a naughty boy jostled the cat awake

Scurry

• P.O.S- Verb• Synonym- Scamper• Antonym- Dawdle

Scurry

• Definition- to move briskly; to scamper• The child, who is running late, scurried of to

the bus stop as fast as possible, hoping not to miss the bus.

Serenity

• P.O.S- Noun• Synonym- Tranquility• Antonym- Bedlam

Serenity

• Definition- The quality of being calm, Peaceful or untroubled.

• The serenity of the lake calmed and soothed everyone who came to sit by its beautiful shores.

Sociable

• P.O.S- adjective• Synonym- friendly• Antonym- reclusive

• Definition- Enjoying the company of others• At the birthday party many reclusive children

who burry their heads in electronics become more sociable, and they finally take their head out of their DS and IPod.

Sociable

Somber

• P.O.S- Adjective• Synonym- Grave• Antonym- Ecstatic

Somber

• Definition- very serious or sad• At the funeral everyone was extremely

somber because they had lost a loved one.

HONORS VOCAB

Mnemonic

• P.O.S- Adjective• Synonym- remember• Antonym- forgetfulness

Mnemonic

• Definition- memory assistance• At the grocery store many get mnemonic

flashbacks, and they remember to buy something

Narcissism

• P.O.S- Noun• Synonym- Vanity• Antonym- Modesty

Narcissism

• Definition- egoism, egocentrism (self-centered)

• The narcissistic girl stared into her reflection all day and everyone at school thinks she’s so vain.

Amethyst

• P.O.S- noun• Synonym- Purple Quartz• Antonym- Marble

Amethyst

• Definition- a clear purple or bluish violet variety of crystallized quartz

• I received a lovely amethyst bracelet that shines a beautiful clear purple.

Somnambulate

• P.O.S- Verb• Synonym- sleepwalk• Antonym- to be awake

Somnambulate

• Definition- to walk while sleeping• My sister somnambulates at night to get a cup

of cold milk, but she never realizes what she does because she is fast asleep.

Venerate

• P.O.S- Verb• Synonym- to worship• Antonym- to not care or hate

Venerate

• Definition- to honor with a ritual act of devotion

• My parents go to the temple to venerate the gods and goddesses.