Gaby SETIABUDI
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
November 9, 2015
Vocabulary #7
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
November 9, 2015
Vocabulary #7
- Abate
- To put end to, nullify
- I was debating if I should leave and abate them or let them pass.
- Abet
- To actively second and encourage (as an activity or plan
- I fully abet their decision to leave my house I can sleep.
- Abjure
- To renounce, to give something up
- I had to abjure my sleep for work in the morning and afternoon as I planned to nap.
- Abode
- The place where someone lives
- I was creeper out by the abode of the household.
- Accord
- To give (something, such as special treatment or status) to someone or something
- He was accorded by the people because of his dog.
- Acrid
- Bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell
- He smelled acrid after rolling in the mud, to the garbage, and in the pile of leaves.
- Adamant
- Hard, stubborn
- He was adamant after he found out he took his cake.
- Adept
- A highly skilled or well-trained person
- Since the ninja is so well adept, he fought off every person in the room silently.
- Adjacent
- Close or near
- I knew they were adjacent by my room by the sound of their footsteps
- Advocate
- Person who argues or supports a cause or policy
- The group of people were at the building to advocate the new rule.
- Affable
- Friendly and easy to talk to
- Ella, the “social butterfly” who is affable, talked to many strange people on the subway.
- Affliction
- Causing pain or suffering
- By taking the pizza away from me and eating it in front of my face, you have afflicted pain to my heart.
- Agile
- Nimble, quick
- Walking by the cop with quick and agile steps caught him off guard.
- Akin
- Similar or related
- I am sadly akin to my brother.
- Allege
- To state without definite proof that someone has done something wrong or illegal
- He allegedly accused you of stealing his dog, so did you?
- Allot
- To distribute
- I didn’t want to allot my ice cream to the spoiled child in front of me.
- Aloof
- Distant or unsympathetic
- After what they did I felt aloof about them whenever they were near.
- Allure
- To entice by charm or attraction
- The sweets display in front of the store alluded me to go, but I was broke.
- Ambiguous
- Able to be understood in more than one way : having more than one possible meaning
- The book didn’t mean to be ambiguous, but they interpreted it with more meaning.
- Amiss
- In the wrong way
- The first practice of the season went amiss when half of the team came without food.