Vocabulary Terms for English/Language Arts and Social Studies s1

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Vocabulary Terms for English/Language Arts Week of April 8, 2013

You are responsible for the correct spelling and definition of the following terms.

1. bleak (adj) – open to the wind and lacking life 2. caper (v) – leap or prance about 3. clad (adj) - dressed 4. confound (v) – to perplex or amaze 5. dire (adj) – dreadful, terrible 6. enmity (n) – feeling of hatred or hostility 7. feint (n) - a false display 8. fleeting (adj) – quickly vanishing 9. forbear (v) – hold back from doing a thing 10. furtive (adj) - sly 11. gloat (v) – to look at or think about with excessive smug satisfaction 12. inevitable (adj) – not able to be avoided 13. lure (v) – attract into danger 14. marrow (n) – the inmost or essential part 15. mirth (n) – gladness and laughter 16. molder (v) – to decay, crumble 17. muster (v) – to assemble 18. pallid (adj) - pale 19. parley (n) – discussion with an enemy 20. recompense (n) – payment for services 21. smithereens (n) - bits 22. stratagems (n) – tricks used in war 23. succor (v) – to help or relieve 24. throes (n) - pains 25. vagabond (n) – one without a home

Vocabulary Tasks: Due Monday: Define each word using a dictionary. Due Tuesday: Use a thesaurus to determine at least 2 synonyms for each word (if applicable). Due Wednesday: Write each term in cursive – neatly! Due Thursday: Study for test. Friday: Spelling/Vocabulary Test