Ms. Rola’s11th Grade English Class

1. Please sit in your seat.

2. Take out a pencil/pen (no red ink).

3. Take out a piece of lined paper for vocabulary.

Unit 1 – Vocabulary #11-20

11) Kindred ( ) noun

Definition: a group of persons related to

another; family, tribe, or race. Relationship by

birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage;

kinship.

She enjoyed attending the family reunion and

meeting many kindred people.

Syn: allied, ancestor, connection, related

Ant: disconnected, unrelated

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12) Labyrinth ( ) noun

Definition: an intricate combination of paths or

passages in which it is difficult to find one's way

or to reach the exit.

He searched through the labyrinth of his

bedroom to find his cleat to play soccer.

Syn: maze, morass, tangle

Ant: order, organization

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13) Malice ( ) noun

Definition: desire to inflict injury, harm, or

suffering on another, either because of a hostile

impulse or out of deep-seated meanness.

The customer's malice toward the store owner was

demonstrated when she knocked over his store

displays.

Syn: animosity, grudge, hositility, malevolence, spite

Ant: benevolence, goodwill, kindness

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14) Nationalism ( ) noun

Definition: national spirit or aspirations;

devotion and loyalty to one's own nation.

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are

subject to ruin.

Syn: allegiance, loyalty, patriotism

Ant: unbias

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15) Obliterate ( ) verb

Definition: to remove or destroy all traces of; do

away with; destroy completely.

After the game the football team will obliterate

the pizza buffet.

Syn: annihilate, expunge, exterminate

Ant: build, construct, create

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16) Palatable ( ) adj.Definition: acceptable or agreeable to the palateor taste; acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings.Despite the unpleasant smell, the exotic cheesewas quite palatable. After the stressful day at work the woman decided thata bubble bath would be quite palatable and a great way to end the day.Syn: appetizing, delicious, savoryAnt: bitter, disagreeable, distasteful

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17) Quadrant ( ) noun

Definition: one of four equal parts

Divide an index card into four quadrants.

The young boy correctly plotted the information

in the negative quadrant on his graph paper.

Syn: division, part, section, term

Ant:

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18) Rabble ( ) noun

Definition: a disorderly crowd; mob.

The nobility held the rabble in complete

contempt.

Syn: crowd, gang, mob, multitude, riffraff,

throng

Ant:

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19) Sanction ( ) noun

Definition: authoritative permission or approval,

as for an action; something that serves to

support an action, condition, etc. Something

that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of

conduct, etc.

The United States placed an economic sanction against

Iran for its continuing research into nuclear weaponry.

Syn: allow, authorization, penalty, permit

Ant: disapprove, prevention, refusal

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20) Taut ( ) adj.

Definition: tightly drawn; tense; not slack;

emotionally or mentally strained or tense

His outward appearance was calm, but inside

he was very taut.

The line holding the boat to the dock became

very taut during the storm.

Syn: rigid, tense, tight, stressed

Ant: droopy, flabby, loose, slack