English
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Master Vocabulary List
Online Dictionaries
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Merriam-Webster
http://www.m-w.com |
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The
American Heritage Dictionary http://www.bartleby.com/61/ |
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Your
Dictionary.com http://www.yourdictionary.com |
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One
Look (a dictionary search) http://www.onelook.com |
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The
Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ |
Study
ten words per week to be quizzed on each week. Quizzes will be as follows: I
will pronounce a word and you will spell it correctly, define it, and use it in
a sentence with contextual clues that help define it further.
I suggest you know the part of speech; if the word functions equally as
two parts of speech (a noun and a verb, for example) know the meanings of each
so that you actually KNOW the word. When
you write your sentences, you may use various forms of the word; adjective,
adverb, or any verb tense, provided you use the form correctly.
The quizzes are worth 30 points each.
Once the words have been tested, I expect to see them in your writing!
You may use this master list as your definition guide and to keep track
of which words to study. You do not
have to hand this list in. This list will be used both semesters; don’t lose
it!
September
21/22
Abhor
Bigot
Counterfeit
Enfranchise
Hamper
Kindle
Noxious
Placid
Remuneration
Talisman
September
28/29
Abrasive
Bilk
Covert
Engender
Hangar
Knotty
Nuance
Plagiarism
Renown
Tangent
(not mathematical)
October
12/13
Abrasiveness
Billowing
Cower
Enhance
Harangue
Labyrinth
Nullify
Plaintiff
Replete
Tangible
October
19/20
Abrogate
Blasphemy
Credible
Enigma
Harbingers
Labyrinthine
Nuzzle
Plaudit
Reprehensible
Tardy
October
26/27
Absolution
Blatant
Creditable
Ensconce
Hasten
Laceration
Obdurate
Plausible
Reprieve
Tawdry
November
2/3
Abstain
Blighted
Credulous
Enshroud
Haughtiness
Lachrymose
Obfuscate
Plethora
Repudiate
Tedium
November
9/10
Abstemious
Blithe
Crepuscular
Enunciation
Headstrong
Lackluster
Objective
Pliable
Rescind
Temper
November
16/17
Abstruse
Blunderbuss
Cringe
Envenom
Hedonism
Laconic
Oblique
(not an angle)
Plumage
Resignation
Tenacious
November
30/December 1
Accolade
Bolster
Cryptic
Ephemeral
Hedonist
Lamentation
Obliterate
Plummet
Resolution
Tentative
December
7/8
Acquiesce
Bombast
Curtail
Epicure
Heed
Lampoon
Oblivious
Podium
Resonant
Tenuous
December
14/15
Acrid
Boorish
Cynical
Epistle
Heresy
Lance
Obscure
Poignant
Respite
Terse
January
11/12
Acrophobia
Bourgeois
Debility
Epistolary
Hiatus
Languid
Obscured
Poised
Resplendent
Therapeutic
February
1/2
Acuity
Braggart
Debunking
Epitomized
Hidebound
Languish
Obsequious
Polemical
Restorative
Thwart
February
15/16
Adamant
Brawny
Decathlon
Equivocate
Hieroglyphics
Larceny
Obsession
Ponderous
Retention
Timorous
February
22/23
Adroit
Brevity
Decorum
Err
Hinder
Largess
Obsolete
Pontificate
Reticent
Tirade
March
1/2
Adulation
Bristle
Decoy
Erratic
Histrionic
Laud
Obstreperous
Portend
Retraction
Titter
March
8/9
Adversity
Broach
Deference
Esoteric
Hoary
Lavish
Obtuse
Portent
Tome
March
22/23
Advocate
Brusque
Defoliate
Espouse
Hone
Lax
Obviate
Poseur
Riddled
Torpid
March
29/30
Aesthetic
Bulwark
Etymology
Hyperbole
Legend
Odious
Posterity
Rife
Torpor
April
12/13
Affable
Bureaucracy
Degradation
Eulogy
Hypochondriac
Legion
Officious
Posthumous
Rigor
Totter
April
19/20
Alacrity
Burgeon
Deleterious
Euphemism
Hypocritical
Lethargic
Ogle
Postulate
Robust
Tractable
April
26/27
Alchemy
Burnish
Deliberate
Euphony
Iconoclast
Levity
Olfactory
Potable
Rotund
Tranquil
May
3/4
Alibi
Buttress
Delineation
Evacuate
Idiosyncrasy
Libertarian
Ominous
Potent
Ruminate
Transcribe
May
10/11
Allay
Byline
Demur
Exacerbate
Ignominious
Liniment
Omnipotent
Pragmatic
Transgress
May
17/18
Alleviate
Cacophony
Denounce
Exasperated
Ignominy
Lithe
Omniscient
Pragmatist
Saccharin
Transient