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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. February 26, 2013. Insubordination: The act of being deliberately disobedient. Because he refused to take out his book, he earned a detention for insubordination. Accountable: responsible to someone or for some action OR answerable OR able to be explained

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary

  2. February 26, 2013 • Insubordination: The act of being deliberately disobedient. • Because he refused to take out his book, he earned a detention for insubordination. • Accountable: responsible to someone or for some action OR answerable OR able to be explained • You will be accountable for the work, whether you are here or not.

  3. March 5, 2013 • Reprehensible: Worthy of or deserving blame • Example: His crime was so reprehensible that no punishment seemed to be too severe. • Innate: Existing within the individual before his birth, rather than developing over time because of life experience. • Example: He had an innate love of music, which was not extinguished by his athletic upbringing.

  4. March 14, 2013 • Monotonous: never varied; repetitiously dull; Uttered or sounded in one repeated tone; unvaried in pitch. • The professor’s monotonous voice put nearly everyone in the class to sleep. • Desecrate: To destroy the sanctity or beauty of a holy or solemn place, object, event, or moment. • Ex: The hoodlums were punished for desecrating the gravestones of the fallen soldiers.

  5. March 20, 2013 • Accentuate: To give prominence to, emphasize, or intensify OR to pronounce with a stress or accent • Ex: The blush that she added to her face accentuated her beautiful cheek bones. • Prominent: Standing out so as to be seen easily; eye-catching; particularly noticeable • Ex: His most prominent feature is his deep blue eyes.

  6. March 26, 2013 • Unanimous: Sharing the same opinion; being fully in agreement • Example: The vote to elect Bobby as the class president was unanimous. • Capricious: Unpredictable, guided by chance or by sudden flights or fancy. • Ex: Her capricious behavior made her a delightful spontaneous, but unreliable friend. Half way to the test!

  7. April 2, 2013 • Elaborate: Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning; Add more detail concerning what has already been said • Example: To earn full credit for the question; you have to elaborate on your answer. • Manipulative: Characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or person; Of or relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body • Example: He was so manipulative that he was able to convince his mother to let him go out despite the fact he was grounded.

  8. April 11, 2013 • Cognizant: Aware of • He was cognizant of the consequences he would face for being late again. • Consequence: the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier. • As a consequence for staying out late last week, Johnny is grounded this week.

  9. April 16, 2013 • Laconic: Using few words; concise • This well thought out, laconic reply proved that he really understood the concept. • Impertinent: Offensively bold; rude; irrelevant. • Because of his impertinent behavior, Kate spent the week in detention.

  10. April 23, 2013 • Audacious: Bold, daring, contemptuous of conventional restraints. • Ex: Although it was sometimes offensive, Paul approached every new situation with an audacious attitude. • Contrite: Thoroughly sorry for a wrongdoing. • Ex: He apologized, but in no way did he seem contrite for his actions.

  11. April 30, 2013 • Introspection: The examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings. • After a long introspection, Courtney decided that she would go to Harvard University instead of Lackawanna College. • Altruistic: Unselfishly concerned about others. • Ex: She showed that she was altruistic when she volunteered to help the homeless even though she was not rewarded at all for it. Test Thursday

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