English 11 Vocabulary List #1

Mundane: (adj) ordinary; pretty boring; not heavenly or eternal

Nebulous: (adj) vague; hazy; indistinct



Note the meaning of any prefixes, suffixes, root words, and root origins:


Complete the following for each word: write down the part of speech, definition, and use the word in a sentence.

1. 
   Paltry: (adj) insignificant; worthless
   
2. 
   Perturb: (v) to disturb greatly
   
3. 
   Rebuke: (v) to criticize sharply
   
4. 
   Relegate: (v) to banish; to send away
   
5. 
   Sloth: (n) laziness; sluggishness
   
6. 
   Benevolent: (adj) generous; kind; doing good deeds
   
7. 
   Candor: (n) truthfulness; sincere honesty
   
8. 
   Charlatan: (n) fraud; quack; con man
   
9. 
   Conjure: (v) to summon or bring into being as if by magic
   
10. 
    Definitive: (adj) conclusive; providing the last word
    

Note the meaning of any prefixes, suffixes, root words, and root origins:


Complete the following for each word: write down the part of speech, definition, and use the word in a sentence.

1. 
   Deleterious: (adj) harmful
   
2. 
   Eccentric: (adj) not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
   
3. 
   Foment: (v) to stir up; to instigate
   
4. 
   Incisive: (adj) cutting right to the heart of the matter
   
5. 
   Insinuate: (v) to hint; to creep in
   
6. 
   Mortify: (v) to humiliate
   
7. 
   Paternal: (adj) fatherly; father-like
   
8. 
   Paucity: (n) scarcity
   
9. 
   Profuse: (adj) flowing; extravagant
   
10. 
    Tenacious: (adj) persistent; stubborn; not letting go