ENGLISH II Honors Vocabulary Lesson # 16

1.  Rebuke / Part of Speech
Definition: / To scold; to blame
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2.  Recant / Part of Speech
Definition: / To withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
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3.  Recapitulate / Part of Speech
Definition: / To summarize, to repeat briefly
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4.  Recoil / Part of Speech
Definition: / To retreat; to draw back
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5.  Recondite / Part of Speech
Definition: / Difficult to understand; profound
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6.  Recreant / Part of Speech
Definition: / A coward, a traitor
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7. Rectify / Part of Speech
Definition: / To correct; to make right
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8. Redolent / Part of Speech
Definition: / Having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative
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9. Redundant / Part of Speech
Definition: / Repetitious; using more words than needed
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10. Regale / Part of Speech
Definition: / To delight with something pleasing or amusing
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11. Regress / Part of Speech
Definition: / To move in a backward direction
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12. Sacrosanct / Part of Speech
Definition: / Extremely holy
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13. Sadistic / Part of Speech
Definition: / Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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14. Sagacious / Part of Speech
Definition: / Wise; having keen perception and sound judgment
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15. Salacious / Part of Speech
Definition: / Obscene; lusty
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LATIN ROOTS

The root VAC means / “empty”
Make a list of words that contain the root VAC. What does each word mean?
Vacuum
Vacant
Evacuate
vacuous
The root STRING, STRICT means / “bind” or “draw” or “close”
Make a list of words that contain the root word STRING, STRICT. What does each word mean?
Restrictions
Constrict
stringent
The root AMBULATE means / “walk”
Make a list of words that contain the root word AMBULATE. What does each word mean?
Ambulate
Perambulate
Ambulance
somnambulism