Name: _________________________________

___________________

Vocabulary Week:

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.
Unacceptable Sentence Example: I do not know how to use the word __________ in a sentence.
1. abate - _verb_ ___to reduce; to lessen_____(The pain from Marias track injury lasted for three
days___
before
abating.)__________________________________________________________________________________
2. balk - ______ _____________________________________________________________________________________
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3. cacophony - ______ ______________________________________________________________________________
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4. daunting - ______
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5. eclectic - ______
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6. fabricate - ______
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7. garish - ______
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8. heresy - ______
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9. idolatrous - ______
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10. jubilant - ______
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11. knell - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. laceration - _____
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2. malevolent - ______
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3. nefarious - ______
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4. obdurate - ______ ________________________________________________________________________________
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5. palatable - ______
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6. quagmire - ______
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7. rail - ______
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8. saccharine - ______
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9. tacit - ______
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10. ubiquitous - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. vacuous - _____
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2. wallow - ______
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3. yoke - ______
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4. zealous - ______
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5. abduct - ______ __________________________________________________________________________________
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6. banal - ______
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7. cajole - ______ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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8. dearth - ______
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9. ebullient - ______
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10. faade - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the

word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. genial - _____
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2. hallowed - ______
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3. ignominious - ______
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4. judicious - ______
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5. kudos - ______
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6. languid - ______
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7. malediction - ______
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8. negligent - ______
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9. obfuscate - ______
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10. pallid - ______

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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. quandary - _____
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2. rancid - ______
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3. sacrosanct - ______
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4. temerity - ______
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5. umbrage - ______ ________________________________________________________________________________
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6. vapid - ______ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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7. wanton - ______
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8. zenith - ______
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9. aberration - ______
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10. bane - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. abet - _____ _____________________________________________________________________________________

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2. labyrinth - ______
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3. battery - ______
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4. nullify - ______
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5. calamity - ______

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6. tangible - ______
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7. debacle - ______ _________________________________________________________________________________
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8. allusion - ______
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9. edict - ______ ____________________________________________________________________________________
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10. accolade - ______ _______________________________________________________________________________
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. bigot - _____
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2. counterfeit - ______
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3. enfranchise - ______

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4. hamper - ______
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5. kindle - ______
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6. noxious - ______
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7. placid - ______ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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8. remuneration - ______
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9. timorous - ______
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10. abrasive - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. bilk - _____
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2. covert - ______
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3. engender - ______
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4. knotty - ______
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5. nuance - ______
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6. renown - ______
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7. tangent - ______
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8. billowing - ______
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9. cower - ______ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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10. harangue - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. abhor - _____
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2. beguile - ______
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3. callous - ______
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4. decorous - ______
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5. efface - ______
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6. abivalence - ______
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7. capricious - ______
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8. bombastic - ______
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9. ostentatious - ______
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10. succumb - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. venerable - _____
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2. resonance - ______
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3. pugnacious - ______
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4. mitigated - ______
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5. acrid - ______
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6. poignant - ______
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7. hackneyed - ______ ______________________________________________________________________________
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8. bourgeois - ______
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9. obscure - ______
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10. languish - ______
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. thwart - _____
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2. braggart - ______

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3. obsequious - ______
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4. ponderous - ______
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5. adamant - ______ ________________________________________________________________________________
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6. brawny - ______
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7. pontificate - ______
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8. erratic - ______
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9. hoary - ______
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10. obtuse - ______
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Name: _________________________________
Directions:

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. tome - _____
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2. aesthetic - ______
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3. bulwark - ______
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4. defunct - ______
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5. etymology - ______
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6. hyperbole - ______
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7. odious - ______
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8. posterity - ______
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9. rife - ______
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10. torpor - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. affable - _____
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2. bureaucracy - ______
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3. degradation - ______ _____________________________________________________________________________
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4. eulogy - ______
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5. hypochondriac - ______ __________________________________________________________________________
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6. legion - ______
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7. officious - ______

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8. posthumous - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. rigor - _____
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2. totter - ______
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3. antiquated - ______
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4. choleric - ______
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5. fecund - ______
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6. marshal - ______
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7. parity - ______
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8. profound - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. usupr - _____
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2. apathetic - ______
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3. dirge - ______
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4. felicitous - ______
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5. ineffable - ______
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6. parochial - ______
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7. utilitarian - ______
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8. fervor - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the

word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. masochist - _____
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2. parry - ______
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3. inevitable - ______
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4. proponents - ______
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5. discord - ______
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6. prosaic - ______
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7. vagrant - ______
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8. flippant - ______
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Name: _________________________________

Vocabulary Week: ___________________

Directions:
For the following words, define the word and include the part of speech.
At the end of the week you will have a quiz on these words. You will be asked to define the
word and to properly use the word in a sentence.

1. soothsayer - _____
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2. bellicose - ______
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3. gregarious - ______
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4. nettle - ______
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5. surly - ______
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6. contemporary - ______
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7. guffaw - ______
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8. nomadic - ______
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