Vocab Word of the Day

• Abstruse- difficult to understand; incomprehensible, unfathomable

When you mean to criticize something for being needlessly complex or baffling, the word you need is “abstruse.”

Sentence:The data was so abstruse that the coworkers could not figure it

out.Write your own sentence!

Affable:( Adj) friendly, courteous,

amiable

affability naffably adv

He had a very affable nature, always saying “ hello” to everyone.

Create any kind of question to ask using this word.

•Audacity:• excessive boldness, rashness,

daring

• Sentence: My friend had the audacity, at practice, to call the football coach a wimp.

• You are to list as many synonyms as you can think of for this word.

Contrite• Extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant

• Sentence: Her contrite tears were not enough for her friend to believe she was telling the truth.

• Draw a picture using this sentence:

• The Mavericks had the audacity to believe the affable Tigers would let them win the football game

after they offered an abstruse and contrite apology.

CredulousCredulous• Definition:

Believing on slight evidence, gullible

Write a Write a sentence sentence using the using the word word credulous!credulous!

DEPRAVITY• Definition: moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

• The depravity of the Pirates’ behavior was incorrigible.

• Total depravity is the fallen state of man of Original Sin. The doctrine of total depravity asserts that people are by nature not inclined to love God wholly with heart, mind, and strength, as God requires, but rather all are inclined to serve their own interests over those of their neighbor and to reject the rule of God. Even religion and philanthropy are destructive to the extent that these originate from a human imagination, passions, and will. Therefore, in Reformed Theology, God must predestine individuals into salvation since man is incapable of choosing God.

• Application:

• How does “ total depravity” help to explain the Puritan belief in Calvinism?

DEPRICATE• Definition: (verb) To disapprove regretfully, to

belittle, to express mild disapproval

• The boss deprecated his employee harshly.

• Self-Deprecation refers to a person who has a low opinion of himself. This is the classical "inferiority complex" of psychoanalysis. The person devalues, disparages, and slights himself. He feels that he is of little consequence among the rest of humanity. He sees others as better than himself, and looks up to them, and down on himself.

• Think of another verb similar to depricate?

didactic• Definition: Instructive, designed

to teach

• Autodidactic means to be self taught.

Write a question using the word didactic.

Dormant (ADJ)• Definition: inactive, sleeping

• Only female polar bears go into dormancy; the males do not.

Write 2 antonyms for

dormant

Enigmatic (adj) Definition: Mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is an enigma to this day.

Think of something that is an enigma. Write a sentence similar to mine explaining how it is an enigma.

Erudite Definition: scholarly

The erudite physics professor had spent many years studying the theory of relativity.

Use this word in a sentence.

ExoticExotic Definition: foreign, unfamiliar

• The exotic animals from Africa were used in the photo shoot with the exotic models.

• Use exotic & dormant in a sentence together.

• Use enigmatic and Erudite in a sentence together.

Fuse• Definition: to mix or join (usually by melting)

• Zinc and Copper can be fused into hard, bright brass.

• Write 3 synonyms for fuse

• Definition: unchanging

• My unwavering love for him will always be immutable.

Ask a question with the word immutable.

Immutable

Incorrigible• Definition: incapable of being reformed or

improved

Write a sentence using the word incorrigible.

Utterly

Incorrigible

The leopard’s temper was incorrigible and out of control.

Loathe• Definition: to detest; hatred

What do you loathe?

Write a 5 sentence response in your vocab section to something you loathe. You must ALSO use 3 of the following words in your response:

Incorrigible, affable, audacity, deprecate, and immutable

I like to loathe love.

Mitigate- VERB• Definition: to cause to

become less harsh or hostile, to lessen, or to make less severe

• He brought flowers to his girlfriend in order to mitigate her anger towards him.

What have you/ would you do to mitigate a significant other’s anger? Use the word in your 3 sentence response.

Nullify• Definition: to cause not to be in effect, to

negate.

• I am seeking to nullify the contract because he has not complied with it.

Use Nullify in a sentence explaining what you wish you could nullify.

Pacifistic- ADJ

• Definition: opposed to war or use of force

• Gandhi chose to peacefully protest because of his Pacifistic beliefs.

Think of 2 words in association with the term pacifism. Synonyms or words with close association will work.

PretentiousPretentious• Definition: Making an extravagant

outward show, self- important

• Isn’t it a little pretentious the way she wears her fur and diamonds when she goes to the grocery store?

Write a sentence using the word pretentious.

Prologue• Definition: introductory remarks

in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action

• The prologue to the book was filled with historical facts.

1. Why do books have prologues?

2. What kind of information is usually found in prologues?

Answer the following questions:

• Definition: to withdraw a statement of belief, revoke

• Predict: Do you think Abigail will recant the accusation of Elizabeth Proctor being a witch? Why or why not?

Definition: overly submissive; slavish

Think of a character who exhibits servile characteristics in The Crucible. Explain how this

character demonstrates this kind of trait.

Abigail, Tituba, and the other girls felt trepidation for their lives so they began to accuse others of

witchcraft.Use this word in a sentence.

Definition: fear, trembling, agitation

Abigail vilifies Goody Proctor’s name by accusing her of witchcraft.

Think of 3 synonyms for Vilify.

Definition: to defame, or slander, to utter abusive statements against