Ismael Guzman
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
February 18, 2016
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
February 18, 2016
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- Withdraw: remove or take away; Verb; I withdrew my Locus and then before I knew I was quick scoped by Nathan Valtairo
- Exclusive: Excluding to not admitting other things; Adjective; The class was being exclusive to little timmy in soccer.
- Amiable: having to displaying a friendly and pleasant manner; Adjective; He was amiable by holding the door for the women.
- Temerity: excessive confidence or boldness; Noun; No one had the temerity to answer his question.
- Idealist: a person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations; Noun; He cam to power with the reputation of a left-wing idealist.
- Precisely: In exact terms; Adverb; He precisely applied the bun to the burger.
- Remorse: Deep regret or guilt; Noun; The vigilante didn't save an innocent civilian and felt great remorse.
- Tacit: Understood or implied without being stated; Adjective; Your argument was taken to mean tacit agreement.
- Convict: declare to be guilty of a criminal offensive by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law; Verb; The man was convicted of murder.
- Convincing: Capable of causing someone to believe that someone is true or real; Adjective; He was very convincing in the argument today at the court.
- Impassive: not feeling or showing emotion; Adjective; The girl is very impassive when she fell and scraped her knee.
- Heathen: A person who does not belong to a widely held religion; Noun; The evangelist preached the the heathens.
- Prompt: cause or bring about; Verb; Today we wrote a prompt in class about Pope Francis.
- Misgiving: A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something; Noun; He gave a misgiving lecture to the student.
- Credibility: The quality of being trusted and believed in; Noun; Jonathan was given credibility because ehe finished the science project all by himself.
- Apprehension; Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen; Noun; There was apprehension between the student and the teacher for the homework.
- Preface: An introduction to a book; Noun; The book was prefaced with a small biography pf the author.
- Tribute: An act, statement, or gift; Noun; The Music video was a tribute to the 90’s
- Demise: A person’s Death; Noun; It was my grandmas demise the woman I adored and looked up to that cared for my father, aunts, and uncle.
- Iota: The ninth letter of Greek alphabet; Noun; the Iota is I