SOPHOMORE ENGLISHNAME______

VOCABULARY  LESSON 8

WORD LIST:

1. abate – v. to lessen in violence or intensity

syn: subside; decreaseant: intensify; increase

2. decorum – n. conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior

syn: proprietyant: inappropriateness

3. abhor – v. to detest; to hate strongly

syn: despise; hateant: love; adore

4. dole – v. to distribute to give out sparingly

syn: ant: hoard

5. gamut – n. the whole range or extent

syn: ant:

6. extrovert – n. one who is outgoing; one who id energized

syn: ant: introvert

7. droll – adj. amusing in an odd or whimsical way

syn: quaintant:

8. duplicity – n. intentional deceit in speech or conduct

syn: ant:

9. effigy – n. a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group

syn:ant:

10. austere – adj. stern; severe; plain

syn: strict; unadornedant:luxurious; indulgent

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ROOTS, PREFIXES and SUFFIXES

frag/fractbreak

chrono time

ment the result of

logical ordered by

re  back, again

SOPHOMORE ENGLISHNAME______

VOCABULARY  LESSON 8

EXERCISE 1: Words in Context

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

drollgamuteffigiesaustere

duplicityabhorredextrovert

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

Monique was an _1_ who loved dealing with people, but she never thought that she would satisfy her need for socializing by selling used cars. She always _2_ salespeople, but after becoming one, Monique realized that only a fraction of the _3_ salespeople indulge in the _4_ and false promised that make dissatisfied customers angry enough to burn _5_ of them.

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abateddecorumdoledabhor

drollaustereduplicity

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

SOPHOMORE ENGLISHNAME______

VOCABULARY  LESSON 8

EXERCISE 2: Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

1. Three days after the shipwreck, the captain doled out ______

______.

2. The peasants burned the effigy of the Duke because______

______.

3. The comedian’s droll attempt to impersonate the president caused ______

______.

4. The austere conditions of the Alaskan tundra caused the settlers to ______

______

5. Othello trusted his wife until Iago’s duplicity made the Moor think that ______

______

6. Until the typhoon abated the supply ships could not ______

______.

7. Kenyon, an extrovert, called all his friends and ______

______.

8. Having no time for decorum, the federal agents charged into the ballroom and ______

______.

9. If I did not abhor pickles, I would be sad that ______

______.

10. The gamut of people on the elevator included ______

______.

SOPHOMORE ENGLISHNAME______

VOCABULARY  LESSON 8

EXERCISE 3: Using Word Parts

Use a dictionary to define the following words.

  1. chronic –
  1. fragment –
  1. fragile –
  1. chronological –
  1. chronicle –
  1. refract –

List as many other related words as you can that contain the forms frag, fract, and chrono