Name: ________________________________________
Pre-Advanced Placement English
Date: ____________
VOCABULARY WORDS: WEEK 2
Using characterization, cartoons, comic or
picture, use each of the following words in the boxes provided.
1. RECLUSE (re CLOOS): hermitlike;
withdrawn from society.
Jennifer's grandfather has always been a
recluse, never leaving the house and never receiving visitors.
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2. AMBIGUOUS (am BIG you us): unclear in meaning;
confusing
Pablo's directions to his house were very
ambiguous, so I got lost.
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3. EXPLICIT (ex PLISS
it):
clearly and directly expressed
I wish his directions had been more
explicit; then I wouldn't have been 30 minutes late.
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4. SYCOPHANT (SICK ah fant): one who tries to
gather favor by flattering rich and
important people.
Someone who tells me that I am the best
teacher he or she has ever had is probably a sycophant, trying to win my favor.
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5. OBFUSCATE (
Too much alcohol had obfuscated Barney's
sense of direction and he lumbered around in circles.
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6. FORBEAR (fore BEAR): to refrain from; to abstain
Michael told me I could become a
millionaire if I helped him rob a bank, but I had to forbear from doing that,
because the idea made me very nervous.
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7. MENDICANT (MEN d' kant): a beggar
Unless you get your goals in front of you
and work hard, you might end up as a mendicant living under bridges in
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8. CHASM (KAZ 'm): a deep gaping hole;
a gorge
The
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9. IMPETUOUS (im PET
you us):
impulsive; extremely impatient
My best friend is a very impetuous person
by nature; she rushes in without thinking things out.
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10. PRECIPITATE (pre SIP ih
tate): to cause to happen
abruptly
The man precipitated the chain reaction
accident with his horrible driving.
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