PAP Vocabulary Lesson 11

Augment - verb

• In order to buy a new bike before summer, Iris augmented her savings by baby-sitting the twins next door.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: To increase in size, amount, or degree

Benign – adj.

• Friendly nurses were a benign presence in the hospital.

• Predict the definition of the word.

• Definition: Kind; gracious; gentle; favorable; non-threatening

Connoisseur - noun

• Connoisseurs of rare stamps would recognize the famous English “penny black” at once.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste.

Discern - verb

• We made certain we could easily discern our luggage by putting red tape on the handle.

• Predict the definition of the word.

• Definition: To detect with the eyes; to understand or comprehend; good judgment; perceptive

Embellish – verb

• The entire surface of the black cloth had been embellished with colored threads stitched in elaborate patterns.

• Predict the definition of the word.

• Definition: make beautiful by adding decorative elements; add fictitious details to.

Execute – verb

• The driving instructor told me to execute a U-turn.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: carry out; to perform; to create, as a work of art; put to death as a legal penalty.

Exemplify –verb

• The poetry of Langston Hughes exemplifies some of the best work of the writers of the Harlem Renaissance.

• Predict the definition of the word.

• Definition: illustrate by being an example of

Grotesque – adj.

• The grotesque masks worn by the dancers frightened the children.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical.

Hallowed – adj.

• Arlington National Cemetery is hallowed ground because it is the burial place for soldiers who have died in war.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: greatly respected; holy; sacred

Impersonate - verb

• I tried to impersonate my mother when I answered the phone.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: assume the character or appearance of; to mimic

Malevolent –adj.

• Iago’s malevolent plan to encourage Othello’s jealousy resulted in murder and suicide.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil.

Ornate – adj.

• The tour guide pointed out the ornate carving over the arched doorway.

• Predict the meaning of the meaning.

• Definition: Heavily and elaborately decorated

Pastoral – adj.

• The Industrial Revolution contributed to the disappearance of a pastoral way of life.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: - Having to do with shepherds and herders; country life presented as simple

Precarious – adj.

• The hikers did not understand how precarious their situation was until they tried to return to the trail and could not find it.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: Not safe or secure;dangerously uncertain.

Renown - noun

• Sir Laurence Olivier a British actor who died in 1989 achieved renown for his roles in Shakespeare’s plays.

• Identify the error in the sentence.

• Predict the meaning of the word.

• Definition: Fame; honor