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Here are the results of the Vocab study. Study the words for your respective class. Quiz will be on Monday, May 11. DO NOT PRINT THIS AT SCHOOL. THERE ARE 20 PAGES.

Choose, copy (and/or paste) the best dictionary definition and sentence for each word.

Be able to:

  1. List the word,
  2. part of speech,
  3. dictionary definition,
  4. and placed into a sentence using the word in context.

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John

term: benevolence-n 

prediction: tolerance against violence 

sentence: benevolence is incredibly being lost in this community 

def. 1: disposition to do good 

sent. 1: benevolence isn't in sight unless there is a need. 

def. 2: an act of kindness 

sent. 2: benevolence has been lost since people have become selfish. 

Dictionary URL: www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Erich and Mike

forthright-adj.

in addition, to move on, to get to a point;

The child would forthright the end of the paper;

1.) Proceeding straight on,

The car forthright the way home.

2.) Free form ambiguity and evasiveness: going straight to the point.

The speaker was forthright in his speech.

heady-adj

1 a : WILLFUL, RASH <heady opinions> b : VIOLENT, IMPETUOUS

2 a : tending to intoxicate or make giddy or elated <heady wine> <being

in such distinguished company was a heady experience> b : GIDDY, EXHILARATED <heady with his success>

c : RICH <a heady

sauce> <a heady variety> d : IMPRESSIVE <a man of heady accomplishments>

Kent was heady after leaving the bar.

3 a : marked by or showing good judgment : SHREWD, INTELLIGENT b :

intellectually stimulating or demanding

kent couldn't be heady when choosing to drive home drunk.

gothic-

Old, mysterious, to be from the past, to show oldness in buildings

The statue of Kent the great is very gothic.

1 a : of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or

their language b : TEUTONIC,

GERMANIC c : MEDIEVAL d : UNCOUTH, BARBAROUS

The Hercules movie is a gothic type of movie.

2 a : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of

architecture developed in northern France

and spreading through western Europe from the middle of the 12th century

to the early 16th century

that is characterized by the converging of weights and strains at

isolated points upon slender vertical

piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by pointed arches and vaulting

Simon and Bubba

SUNDRY:

Guess: something to dry in the sun.

Definition: Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruenty) (Motley crew)

Sentence: There was a sundry of candies lying in the dish.

PROBATE:

Guess: Minority court.

Definition: Put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence.

Sentence: Probate was established for legal validity.

Melanie and Dana

7.sundry.adj

prediction- something that has been dried in the sun.

sentence-The laundry was sundried, because it was sunny.

defination 1:sevral and various

sentence: We were surronded by sundry foes.

definition 2: seperate diverse

sentence: Africa has a sundry collection of animals.

8. probate-v

prediction-to argue

sentence- The lawyer probated the case well.

Dictionary-

definition 1: to prove

sentence- Juror 8 probated that there was reasonable doubt.

definition2: Law, official proof

sentence- If collected properly finger prints on a knife are

probate.

Katie and Tia

#8 Probate; v.

Prediction- to try (ie.. jury, law process)

Sentence- Jimmy had to go to probate court.

Dictionary:

Definition: 1 : to establish (a will) by probate as genuine and valid

2 : to put (a convicted offender) on probation

Sentence-

1) 1) The old man had to probate his will before it was alright.

2) 2) As a result of his actions, Jake was probated for 3 weeks.

#7- Sundry; adj. 

Prediction- Happy, bright, enthusiastic 

Sentence- Bob was a very sundry person. 

Dictionary: 

Definition- Miscellaneous, various 

Sentence- There are many sundry groups in our school.

Stephanie and Justin

Forthright- rights of all people 

The cops don't respect my fothright. 

Forthright- Straight forward; in a straight direction; free spoken; out spoken;

point blank. 

She was very forthright when she broke up with me.

Aaron and Courtney

1.umbrage - n

prediction: something to protect your head incase of

rain

sentence: It was raining, luckly I had my umbrage

to protect me from the rain.

dictionary:1 : SHADE, SHADOW

2 : shady branches : FOLIAGE

3 a : an indistinct indication :

vague suggestion : HINT b : a reason for doubt

: SUSPICION

4 : a feeling of pique or resentment

at some often fancied slight or insult

sentence: I sat under the umbrage of a tree.

sentence: I felt umbraged from the insult of my

friend

2.hygiene - n

prediction: cleanleness

sentence: Always have good personal hygiene

dictionary:1 : a science of the establishment and

maintenance of health

2 : conditions or practices (as of

cleanliness) conducive to health

sentence: I studied hygiene in dental school

Sara and Lauren

be·nev·o·lence 

stuck-up or annoying 

This girl I know has a benevolence attitude 

1 : disposition to do good 

2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift 

3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority

than the claim of prerogative 

1. The preacher showed benevolence when he collected money for the

poor. 

2. This girl did a very benevolence thing. 

3. Our king passed a law in a very benevolent way. 

reaped 

cutting corn or wheat or something 

The women reaped her vegetables. 

1 a (1) : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) : to clear of

a crop by reaping b : to 

gather by reaping : HARVEST 

2 : OBTAIN, WIN 

intransitive senses : to reap something 

1. The farmer reaped his fields. 

2. The women reaped the pig. 

be·nev·o·lence 

stuck-up or annoying 

This girl I know has a benevolence attitude 

1 : disposition to do good 

2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift 

3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority

than the claim of prerogative 

1. The preacher showed benevolence when he collected money for the

poor. 

2. This girl did a very benevolence thing. 

3. Our king passed a law in a very benevolent way. 

reaped 

cutting corn or wheat or something 

The women reaped her vegetables. 

1 a (1) : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) : to clear of

a crop by reaping b : to 

gather by reaping : HARVEST 

2 : OBTAIN, WIN 

intransitive senses : to reap something 

1. The farmer reaped his fields. 

2. The women reaped the pig. 

be·nev·o·lence 

stuck-up or annoying 

This girl I know has a benevolence attitude 

1 : disposition to do good 

2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift 

3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority

than the claim of prerogative 

1. The preacher showed benevolence when he collected money for the

poor. 

2. This girl did a very benevolence thing. 

3. Our king passed a law in a very benevolent way. 

reaped 

cutting corn or wheat or something 

The women reaped her vegetables. 

1 a (1) : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) : to clear of

a crop by reaping b : to 

gather by reaping : HARVEST 

2 : OBTAIN, WIN 

intransitive senses : to reap something 

1. The farmer reaped his fields. 

2. The women reaped the pig. 

be·nev·o·lence

stuck-up or annoying

This girl I know has a benevolence attitude

 

1 : disposition to do good

2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift

3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative 

1. The preacher showed benevolence when he collected money for the poor.

2. This girl did a very benevolence thing.

3. Our king passed a law in a very benevolent way.

 

reaped

cutting corn or wheat or something

The women reaped her vegetables.

1 a (1) : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) : to clear of a crop by reaping b : to

gather by reaping : HARVEST

2 : OBTAIN, WIN

intransitive senses : to reap something 

1. The farmer reaped his fields.

2. The women reaped the pig.

be·nev·o·lence

stuck-up or annoying

This girl I know has a benevolence attitude

 

1 : disposition to do good

2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift

3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative 

1. The preacher showed benevolence when he collected money for the poor.

2. This girl did a very benevolence thing.

3. Our king passed a law in a very benevolent way.

 

reaped

cutting corn or wheat or something

The women reaped her vegetables.

1 a (1) : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) : to clear of a crop by reaping b : to

gather by reaping : HARVEST

2 : OBTAIN, WIN

intransitive senses : to reap something 

1. The farmer reaped his fields.

2. The women reaped the pig.

Nicole

BENEVOLENCE

Someone who is of a higher stature.

That man was very benevdence over the others.

be·nev·o·lence

1 : disposition to do good

2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift

3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority

than the claim of prerogative

1: I like to bo very benevolence tourds others.

2: I hope the he will be benevolence to me.

3: our kings passed a law that was very benevolent.

 REAPED

when you harvest somthing.

the old man reaped his garden.

1 a (1) : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) : toclear of a crop by reaping b : to gather by reaping : HARVEST

2 : OBTAIN, WIN

intransitive senses : to reap something

1:the old lady reaped her filds.

2:she reaped a new car from a TV stashon.

Josh and Jason

obsess: be crazy about something,to want

The girl was obsessed with her boyfriend.

obsess: to beseige, to beset

The boy was obsessed with his girlfriend

analogous: long very obeast or big

the man took an analogous time at the store.

analogous: showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an

She took a long time drawing an analogous.

Carrie and Rae

obsess (verb)

prediction-to need someone or something more then necessary.

Shelly is so obsessed with brushing her hair, she sleeps with a brush

under her pillow.

definition-to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of < was obsessed

with the idea >

Sean was definitely obsessed with the girl that sat in front of him when

he bought the kind of perfume she wore.

Analogous (adj.)

prediction-to do a bad job analyzing.

Jerry was so drunk his interview was analogous and he was not hired.

1 : showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an

analogy.

The two frogs were so alike we could make an easy analogous.

Mike and Sean

3:deem v . our dif.to put something in its place sentence:the boy

deemed his toys

dif to come to or judge sentence

the jury deemed him guilty

4:immaterial adj. our dif not real or spaceless sentence the

blackhole was immaterial

real dif not consisting of matter

sentence the image was immaterial

Autumn, Heidi, Bryan

attributes: doing something for someone.

My attributes for you is this stautue.

Dictionary:An object closely associated with or belonging to a sprcific

person, thing, or office, especially such an object used for

identification in painting or sculpture.

My attribute tworads you is tihs painting.

Inconspicuous: A guy comes in and is wearing a yellow clown wig and

someone says thats not inconspicuous.

Dictionary: Not readily noticeable.

Aguy walks in with a yellow wig and someones says thats not

incospicouos

Sarah and Jon

5. Queasy: 

Thought - To feel sick to your stoamach 

Sentence - I looked at the cafeteria food and I felt queasy. 

Definition - 1 a : causing nausea <queasy motion> b : suffering from

nausea : NAUSEATED 

2 a : causing uneasiness b (1) : DELICATE, SQUEAMISH

(2) : ill at ease 

Sentence - (1) After I ate the cafeteria food, I felt queasy. 

(2) I felt queasy after I got off of the roller coaster. 

6.Demise: 

Thought - Think of a plan 

Sentence - We demised a plan to murder the prez. of the chess club. 

Definition - 1 : the conveyance of an estate 

2 : transfer of the sovereignty to a successor 

Sentence - (1) We demised the book, before we read it. 

(2) I demised what I learned from the book, to my friend. 

7. Obsess: 

Thought - To like something to much 

Sentence - I am obsessed with reading. 

Definition - transitive senses : to haunt or excessively preoccupy the

mind of <was obsessed with 

the idea> 

Sentence - I am obsessed with going to school and seeing Mr.

McCarthy.

Trish and Brandon

Our guess

deem-to be given permission

immaterial-not made of material

I deem you to look at my will.

This paper is immaterial.

Deem-to come to judge or think.

Immaterial-not having importance.

It's wise to deem before you act.

The evidence is immaterial in this case.

Brett, Brenda, Shane

guess...Snatched-to pick up,to take,to steal

sentence..He snatched the bag.

definition...Snatched-to take or grasp abrubltly or hastily,to seize or

grab suddenly without permission

sentence...The robber snatched the old ladies purse.

guess...Flailing-to wave around

sentence...He was flailing around.

definition...Flailing-to strike with or as if with a flail,to

move,swing,or beat as if wielding a flail

sentence...He flailed his arms in the water.

Lindsay and Andrea

1.snatched-to grab quickley

2.flailing-to sail in the ocean.

1.I snatched Andrea's pencil.

2.I flailed in the ocean.

1.snatched-to take.

2.I snatched a pencil.

1.flail-to strike with or as if with a flail.

2.My arms flailed the water.

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