Grade 11-12: Vocabulary Lesson for Friday, Week 2

Word List 2

1. vilify: to make vicious and defamatory statements about someone or something
2. trepidation: a state of alarm or dread; trembling or quivering
3. sporadic: occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time; at widely scattered locations
4. renounce: to give up, especially be formal announcement; to reject or disown
5. pungent: affecting the sense of smell or taste with a sharp sensation
6. overt: open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret
7. muster: to call troops together as for an inspection; to gather; to cause to come together

Friday Activities

1. On week one, we suggested you create an account on Study Stack. Click the link to go to Study Stack.
2. Log into your account. You will see the stack you created last week. Click on the "edit" button to the right of that stack. Click on the "Data" tab. Write your words on the left and the definitions on the right. If you run out of blank areas, click on the Save Changes button.
3. Use the scroll down bar on the right to see the blank line at the bottom of the list. After entering your words and definitions, click on the "Save Changes" button. The icons at the bottom of the page are the various games you can choose to play. Select a game for this week and see how well you do!

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

The candidates attempts to vilify his opponent backfired.
The unfortunate soccer player found himself vilified in his country's newspapers.

I approached the closed door in the dark with fear and trepidation.
With much trepidation I stood in front of the entire school giving my first public address.

Sporadic outbreaks of the flu made it hard to predict where is would strike next.
Sporadic thunderstorms marked the weather patterns in our area for the last two weeks.

Brainwashing caused the terrorist to renounce his US citizenship.
The baptismal rite begins by asking, 'Do you Renounce Satan?'

Feta cheese adds a pungent taste to the salad.
The pungent odor of vinegar made me turn my head sharply.

The president said that he wanted all aid to the rebels to be overt.
There was no overt act of hostility, but I still didn't think that he liked me.

I didn't think that he could muster enough courage to stand up to the bully.
"Jake, you and Jimmy bring all the helpers you can muster.^

 
 

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