Vocabulary Review words units 6-10

• The knight brandished his sword wildly in hopes of scaring off his opponent.

brandish-(verb)The pirate brandished his weapons.

• To wave in a strong or threatening way

Synonym: to swing/shake

• Before he could read, Billy looked at books comprised of only pictures.

comprise -(verb)The Keefe Tech athletic program is comprised of many teams.

• To include; to contain; to be made up of

Synonym:composed of

• The deft fingers of Spanish nuns produced some of the finest, most delicate lace ever seen.

deft-(adjective)To play the trumpet well, you must be deft with your fingers.

• Skillful; nimble

Synonym: adroit

• We must do everything we can to extirpate racism from American society.

extirpate-(verb)Schools across the country are trying to extirpate

bullying from their campuses.

• To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

synonym: wipe out

• At the pinnacle of her career, Whitney Houston had won 6 Grammy Awards.

pinnacle-(noun) After five hours of climbing, the hiker reached the pinnacle of the mountain.

• A high peak or point

Synonym:summit; peak

• Listening to jazz music gave the young man a kind of solace.

solace-(noun) Friends often give each other solace during difficult times.

• Comfort; relief

Synonym:reassurance

Harsh waves buffeted against the ship. Poor George Clooney!

buffet-(verb) Emperor Penguins are often buffeted by

severe snowstorms in Antarctica.

• To strike repeatedly

Synonym: to batter; to hit

Air passengers who fly first class enjoy commodious comforts.

commodious-(adjective)Smart Cars are good for the environment, but they are

not commodious.

roomy; spacious

Synonym: ample; comfortable; capacious

The turbulent waters made it difficult to navigate the boat.

turbulent – (adjective) Due to thunderstorms, his plane ride to Texas was quite turbulent.

Disorderly; violent; stormy

Synonym: tumultuous

Ms. Lobue has a vociferous bull horn she uses with the drama club to communicate with the

lighting crew.

vociferous –(adjective)The vociferous apes fought all afternoon attracting a huge crowd at the zoo.

• Loud and noisy; attracting attention

Synonym:• uproarious

William Shakespeare has a voluminous body of work comprised of plays and sonnets.

voluminous –(adjective) The voluminous pile of folders took up all my desk space.

Of great size; numerous

Synonym: bulky, massive

The deep animosity between the Montagues and Capulets could not

prevent Romeo and Juliet from falling in love.

animosity (noun) strong dislike

synonym: hostility

Growling at each other, the two mendemonstrated their animosity.

Even though I had practiced driving for many hours, I was apprehensive about taking my driver’s test

apprehensive (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future

synonym: worried, nervous

• There are some people who are apprehensive about the world ending in 2012.

Work hard in shop, and your teachers may commend you as a Keefe Tech student of the term!!

commend (verb) to praisesynonym: to express approval

Have you ever been commended for a job well done?

Apple products do not support Flash; therefore, Flash is not compatible with the iphone or ipad.

compatible (adjective) able to get along with

synonym: harmonious, like minded

Cats and dogs are sometimes compatible.

Keefe Tech offers multifarious shop choices and after school activities.

multifarious (adjective)- having a great a variety

synonym: varied

• Keefe Tech students listen to multifarious music genres.

We, as humans, are omnivorous mammals.

omnivorous (adjective) eating every kind of food

synonym: taking in everythingApparently raccoons are omnivorous which would explain why they’re

always in my trash!!

• The old lady was such an ardent Red Sox fan, she lived in a “red sock” house.

Ardent (adjective)very enthusiasticsynonym: intense

Ardent New EnglandPatriots’ fans weredisappointed at their team’s loss of the Super Bowl onFebruary 5, 2012.

• Romeo is quite a capricious young man- feeling depressed over Rosaline’s rejection one moment and falling in love with Juliet the next moment.

Capricious (adjective)The moody teenager’s capricious behavior kept his parents

on their toes.

• Likely to suddenly change decisions, emotions, conditions without warning.

• Synonym: mpulsive

• If you deviate from your GPS’s directions, the GPS will say, “Recalculating.”

Deviate (verb)

• to turn aside from; to stray from what is normal or expected

• synonym- to diverge

• Don’t deviate from the TAG format for your MCAS open response.

• TAG:

• Title + Author + Genre!

• The students exulted when they reached their fundraisng goal.

Exult (verb)

• To be happy and proud because you achieved something

Synonym: to revel• New York Giants’ fans

exulted for their team during the Super Bowl parade in New York City.

• From the glass bottom boat, I could see the fish through the limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Limpid (adjective)

• Clear; transparent;

• Synonym-lucid

• The warm and limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea allure many tourists to vacation there.

Dreams of stardom allured many people to the show American Idol.

allure – (verb) to attract someone by seeming to offer something pleasant or exciting; (n) the strong attraction

Synonym=to tempt/temptation

Chocolates allure many people, especially on Valentine’s Day!!

• Students (and teachers) are often blithe during school vacations like the upcoming February break.

blithe – (adjective)cheerful, lighthearted; casual

synonym=carefree

• Don’t you always dance around the house when you’re feeling blithe?!!

Tom Brady was crestfallen when the Patriots lost Super Bowl XXVI to the New York Giants.

crestfallen – (adj.)discouragedsynonym= disappointed and sad

Patriots’ fans were crestfallen by their team’s loss of the Super Bowl this year.

Everyone should feel comfortable professing their love of Math class!

profess-(verb) to openly state; to claim

Synonym: to delcare

• People often profess their affection for others on Valentine’s Day.

Lombard Street in San Francisco, California is known as the most sinuous street.

sinuous – (adj.)winding, having many curves

synonym:twistingThe wisteria vine is very sinuous and winds around trees or structures.

At the pinnacle of her career, Whitney Houston was in the vanguard as a pop singer.

vanguard – (noun)the leading position

Synonym= cutting edge; forefront

• The ipad will keep Apple in the vanguard of technology.