Gaby SETIABUDI
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
November 17, 2015
Vocabulary #9
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
November 17, 2015
Vocabulary #9
- Bellicose
- Warlike
- The disaster of her room was bellicose
- Warlike
- Benefactor
- Someone who helps another person, group, etch
- We were debating on whether we should be a benefactor for the others
- Someone who helps another person, group, etch
- Benighted
- Having no knowledge or education
- They were benighted and it showed on their test
- Having no knowledge or education
- Benign
- Good
- I could not tell if the food was benign or expired
- Good
- Bigot
- A person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc.
- I strongly bigot the person who described me in many hurtful ways
- A person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc.
- Bizarre
- Very unusual or strange
- The attitude shown today was extremely bizarre.
- Very unusual or strange
- Blatant
- Very obvious
- The blatant lie was horrible because of the backup story behind it
- Very obvious
- Bleak
- Not warm, friendly, cheerful
- The other child was bleak upon seeing my face
- Not warm, friendly, cheerful
- Blithe
- Happy
- The dog was as blithe as my reaction upon seeing cake
- Happy
- Boon
- A gift
- As a tradition every Christmas people hive each other boons
- A gift
- Breach
- A break, to break
- He wanted to breach the refrigerator, but decided otherwise
- A break, to break
- Brisk
- Vigorous, energetic
- I was brisk upon seeing the animal shelter
- Vigorous, energetic
- Cache
- A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place because they are illegal or have been stolen
- I hid my cache away from my brother because he knew I stole them from him
- A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place because they are illegal or have been stolen
- Candid
- Expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way
- I was debating whether I should be candid about the truth
- Expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way
- Capacious
- Able to hold or contain a lot
- The large box was capacious in holding all the supplies
- Able to hold or contain a lot
- Capricious
- Changing often and quickly
- My sport hobbies tend to be capricious throughout the years
- Changing often and quickly
- Capsize
- A boat to turn over
- The titanic was an example of a capsize
- A boat to turn over
- Cascade
- Small steep waterfall
- The Niagara Falls is a large cascade of a small, steep waterfall
- Small steep waterfall
- Chaff
- Something comparatively worthless
- A tablecloth is an example of something chaff compared to a table
- Something comparatively worthless
- Chastise
- To criticize harshly for doing something wrong
- My mom always chastises me whenever I do something wrong
- To criticize harshly for doing something wrong