Group #2 VOCABULARY Words Name: ______

Group #2 VOCABULARY words Name: ______~~ Assignment due 12/2 (A day) 12/3 (B day) ~~ ** Test will be on 12/16 (A day) _12/17 (B day) **

Word Definition – Synonyms Antonyms Part of Speech Use it in a sentence & add context clues:

Aptitude – Ability to learn or understand quickly. (noun) Gerald’s aptitude for cooking is unusual. Many people don’t learn the basics of cooking easily, and he has become an accomplished chef.

Attentive - Give attention to something; also being considerate of (adj.) others.

When mom bakes holiday cookies she is very attentive to how they are decorated. Each one has its own

colors and sprinkles.

Banish – To force to leave a country or place; exile. (verb) King Herod told the princess he would banish her if she married the tanner; she could never come home

again.

Barricade – (n) A temporary structure put up to block passage; an (noun) obstacle or barrier. (v) To block an opening or passage. also is a (verb) (n) Firemen erected a barricade to keep people out of the fire zone. (v) The beaver barricaded the river, so no one could

paddle through it by boat.

Gusto – Great enjoyment; zest. (noun) Annie was so excited to be playing soccer that she ran with such gusto scoring 5 points.

A place in which to live; a residence. Habitation – (noun) The habitation for monkeys is a tree, but fish live in the ocean. Group #2 VOCABULARY page 2

Synonym Antonym Word Definition – Part of Speech Use it in a sentence & add context clues: To act or move quickly; hurry; to cause something to Hasten – happen more quickly. (verb)

Griselda will hasten the making of the bread by using quick rising yeast.

Very great destruction or disorder. Havoc – (noun) Jumping around the room, the baby kangaroo caused huge havoc. We had to clean up after we got her back into her cage.

To cause a feeling to be less intense; to calm or settle. Quell – (verb) Baby June was quelled by the lullaby, so she began to

A person who lives alone and has little to do with Recluse – others. (noun)

Count Dracula was a recluse never leaving his house

until after midnight when no one was around.

Recuperate – To return to normal health; to recover. (verb) Cameron will recuperate quickly from the flu. His mom

expects him to be well next week.

Replenish – To build up a supply of something again; fill again. (verb)

The well water will be replenished when it rains.

~~ Assignment due ______(A day) ______(B day) ~~

Side 1 Side 2

a. Word b. P.O.S. a. Definition

c. Synonym d. Antonym b. Your own sentence with context clues. e. picture