Vocabulary Lesson 10

1. Vocabulary Lesson 10

2. 1. appease- v • Even though Danielle did not like dressing up, she decided to appease her mother by wearing a dress. • Bikram tried to appease the neighbors by offering to pay for the window he broke. • After they were caught cheating, the students tried to appease their teacher by writing apology letters.

3. 1. appease- v • to make more peaceful and less angry, hateful, or upset

4. 2. disperse- v

5. 2. disperse- v • to break up and scatter • to spread around; to distribute

6. 3. exempt- v/adj • Because she was absent, the student was exempt from the test. • The man’s income made him exempt from paying taxes. • John was exempt from participating during gym because of his broken hand.

7. 3. exempt- v/adj • V- to release (someone) from something that applies to others • Adj- used to describe someone who is free from something that applies to others

8. 4. induce- v • The surgeon had to induce the man into a coma so he could safely operate on his brain. • A store may induce people to make purchases by putting items on sale. • The warm weather induced me to wear flip-flops.

9. 4. induce- v • to lead (someone or something) to act in a certain way or to do something; to cause

10. 5. lackluster- adj

11. 5. lackluster- adj • Without brightness, liveliness, or excellence; lacking energy

12. 6. opportune- adj • Jesse waited until the opportune time to ask her parents if she could borrow money. • When mom mentioned she was in a good mood, it seemed the opportune moment to tell her about my bad grades. • The area next to the lake looked like the opportune place to make camp.

13. 6. opportune- adj • particularly convenient or suitable in time; coming at just the right time

14. 7. pedestal- n

15. 7. pedestal- n • a stand on which something is or could be placed

16. 8. receptive- adj • The crowd was receptive to the politician’s promises for change. • Nicole seems receptive to our plan, so I think we can count on her. • I was receptive to the idea that I would get to move into my sister’s room when she moved out.

17. 8. receptive- adj • Ready or willing to receive; inclined to take a suggestion or consider a possibility

18. 9. spindly- adj • It is amazing that an ant’s spindly legs can support over 100x their body weight. • The legs of the chair looked too spindly to hold anyone’s weight. • The spindly limbs of the tree broke during the snow storm.

19. 9. spindly- adj • Long and thin in a way that suggests a lack of strength

20. 10. stipulation- n • Mom said I could go to the dance under the stipulation that I was home by curfew. • The stipulations of the contract stated that the player had to score 10 goals all season. • John was to get a new Play Station under the stipulation that he bring home a good report card.

21. 10. stipulation- n • A demand or condition of an agreement

22. 11. nocturnal- adj

23. 12. unparalleled- adj • We saw many lovely places, but the beauty of the Grand Canyon was unparalleled. • The top athlete’s skills are unparalleled. • Johnny Depp’s ability to portray evil villain’s is unparalleled.

24. 12. unparalleled- adj • Having no equal; unmatched