English I Vocabulary List Five

1. Heterogeneous; adjective- varied; mixed; consisting of different kinds or types Instead of putting similar students together, the school created heterogeneous classes.

2. Indelible; adjective- unable to erase or remove; permanent Mr. Kim’s words left an indelible impression on Ken, who never forgot his counselor’s advice.

3. Inequity; noun- unfairness; injustice It is an inequity when Jim chops wood for two dollars, and Al gets five dollars for the same work.

4. Intercede; verb- to act or make a request in behalf of another person; interfere Mr. Green interceded on her behalf by asking the principal to give the girl one more chance.

5. Juxtapose; verb- to put side by side to compare and contrast If you juxtapose the two sculptures, you can see that one is larger than the other.

6. Loquacious; adjective- very talkative In that loquacious class the teacher can hardly get a word in edgewise.

7. Malign; verb- to speak ill of; to damage the reputation of; to slander Bill was maligned by his enemies, who spread vicious stories about his addiction to gambling.

8. Mortify; verb- to shame; to humiliate; to destroy the self respect of; to disgrace Christina was mortified when her little brother read her secret diary aloud to her friends.

9. Ostracize; verb- to shut out; to exclude from a society or group; to banish When the gang ostracizes a member, no one is allowed to speak to him.

10. Plausible; adjective- possible; seemingly try but possibly untrue; likely; probable Penny’s story about who dented the fender seems plausible, but we still have our doubts

11. Pristine; adjective- pure; unspoiled; original Pristine wilderness is hard to find theses days most of the land has been alerted in some way.

12. Recoil; noun/verb-(n) kickback; reaction; (v) to draw back in fear or surprise Startled by the huge grizzly bear on the road in front of her, Jessica recoiled in fear.

13. Meticulous; adjective- very careful and precise about details Cal is meticulous in every detail, unlike his sloppy and careless sister Sal.

14. Nullify; verb- to negate; to undo; to void; to cancel out The SAT scores didn’t count; they were nullified after a report of widespread cheating on the exam.

15. Perforate; verb- to make holes in; to pierce or puncture Deedee perforated the top of the shoebox wit a fork to make air holes for her pet lizard.