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PAP English Vocabulary #11

DIRECTIONS: Create a cartoon (captioned, with speaking bubbles or no words) depicting each vocabulary word.

1. ADAMANT (ADD uh ment) unyielding; inflexible; stubborn

Robert was adamant when he told his parents that he did not want to mow the lawn.

2. COMPLAISANT (k’m PLAY sent) eager to please

Heidi grew weary of how complaisant her insecure boyfriend acted.

3. JUDICIOUS (joo DISH us) wise; prudent

James was judicious by starting to save for college when he was six.

4. RUTHLESS (RUTH less) merciless; without pity or compassion

Mrs. Micheel is ruthless when she gives out punishments for being mean to the poor, underpaid, unsuspecting substitute teacher.

5. SINISTER (SIN iss ter) evil

Buffy the Vampire Slayer dismembered all the sinister ghouls by the end of the episode.

6. TORTUOUS (TORE chew us) winding; crooked; devious

Although the trip from Flagstaff to Las Vegas normally takes two hours, Mindy’s tortuous detour took all day.

7. ULTIMATUM (ull tee MAY tumm) final demand or condition

Blair issued an ultimatum to Travis that he’d better shape up or ship out.

8. BOVINE (BOH vine) cowlike; sluggish

George sat and chewed his gum with a blank, bovine stare throughout first period.

9. CROON (croon, rhymes with “soon”) to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice

Harry Connick Jr. is a great crooner.

10. LEGACY (LEG uh see) a gift of personal property by will; anything handed down from the past.

My grandmother’s legacy to me was her china, which was over a hundred years old.