ENGLISH II Honors Vocabulary Lesson # 4

1.  Celibate / Part of Speech / Noun adj
Definition: / NOUN: unmarried
ADJ: abstaining from sex
Two example sentences: / NOUN: Priests are celibate.
ADJ: Priests take vows to remain impoverished and celibate.
Synonyms: / Antonyms:
2.  Censure / Part of Speech / Verb
Definition: / To criticize sharply
Two example sentences: / Congress voted to censure the young congressman because of his unethical behavior.
Synonyms: / Blame; condemn; reproach / Antonyms: / Praise; applaud
3.  Cessation / Part of Speech / noun
Definition: / A stopping; a discontinuance
Two example sentences: / Although there was a cessation in the hostilities, no one doubted that the battle would resume the next day.
Synonyms: / a pause; a ceasing / Antonyms: / A beginning; a commencement
4.  Chaff / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / Worthless matter
Two example sentences: / “Give me just the facts,” the professor said. “Separate the wheat from the chaff.”
Synonyms: / Antonyms:
5.  Chagrin / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
Two example sentences: / Joanne had never felt such chagrin as the time when she fell into the mud puddle in front of her fiancée’s family.
Synonyms: / Antonyms:
6.  Chimerical / Part of Speech / Adj
Definition: / Imaginary; fantastic
Two example sentences: / Although they laughed at his plans and called them chimerical, later events proved him to be a visionary.
Synonyms: / Absurd, illusionary / Antonyms: / Practical
7.  Coalesce / Part of Speech / Verb
Definition: / To blend; to merge
Two example sentences: / The anti-war group was made up of such different personalities that it took months before they could coalesce into a group that had some power.
Synonyms: / Mix; unite; combine / Antonyms: / Separate; divide
8.  Debacle / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / A complete failure; a total collapse
Two example sentences: / After reading the reviews, the actors knew that the play was a debacle and would close in one night.
Synonyms: / A sudden disaster / Antonyms: / Success; triumph
9.  Debauchery / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / Corruption; self-indulgence
Two example sentences: / He lived a life sunk in sin and debauchery.
Synonyms: / Excess; dissipation / Antonyms:
10.  Deference / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / Respect; consideration
Two example sentences: / In deference to the young widow, we moved quietly aside and allowed her leave first.
Synonyms: / Regard, honor / Antonyms: / Contempt
11.  Defile / Part of Speech / Verb
Definition: / To pollute; to corrupt
Two example sentences: / The oil spill was of concern to the populace because it was bound to defile the streams and rivers for miles around.
Synonyms: / Antonyms:
12.  Deign / Part of Speech / Verb
Definition: / To lower oneself before an inferior.
Two example sentences: / After what she did to me, I would not deign to speak with her.
Synonyms: / Stoop; condescend / Antonyms:
13.  Delineate / Part of Speech / Verb
Definition: / To describe; to depict
Two example sentences: / The politician went on to delineate his proposal in greater detail.
Synonyms: / Antonyms:
14.  Demeanor / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / Behavior; manner of conducting oneself
Two example sentences: / Believe me, his shy demeanor is just an act.
Synonyms: / Deportment / Antonyms:
15.  Denouement
(da-noo-MAN) / Part of Speech / Noun
Definition: / Outcome; result
Two example sentences: / She prided herself on being able to solve mysteries; but the story she was reading was elusive, and the denouement didn’t come until the final page.
Synonyms: / conclusion / Antonyms:

LATIN ROOTS

The root CELER means / swift
Make a list of words that contain the root CELER. What does each word mean?
The root CLIN means / Lean; bend
Make a list of words that contain the root word CLIN. What does each word mean?
The root CORD means / heard
Make a list of words that contain the root word CORD. What does each word mean?
The root CUR / CURS means / run
Make a list of words that contain the root word CUR or CURS. What does each word mean?