1. ENGLISH 9 HONORS
VOCABULARY LESSONS 1-4
CUMULATIVE REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
TEST ON TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28TH
Ms. Barletta barlettac@dkja.org

2. Vocabulary Lesson 4
 1. Elude (v.): to escape notice; to get away from
HINT: Do not be rude if you want to elude others.
 2. Fallow (adj.): inactive; unproductive
HINT: Low
 3. Blight (n.): anything that destroys, prevents growth,
or causes devaluation
HINT: Block the light=blight
 4. Obsequy (n.): a funeral rite or ceremony
HINT:
 5. Denizen (n.): an occupant; an inhabitant
HINT: Citizen

3. Vocabulary Lesson 4
 6. Fealty (n.): obligated loyalty or faithfulness
HINT: Feel a sense of loyalty
 7. Entice (v.): to attract by offering reward or pleasure
HINT: something nice might entice someone
 8. Gratify (v.): to please
HINT: Someone might be grateful if you gratify them by
compromising.
 9. Laggard (n.): a slow person, especially one who falls
behind
HINT: Drag
 10. Gambit (n.): a maneuver or action used to gain an
advantage
HINT: Game plan

4. Extra Words!
 11. Fanaticism(n.):excessive zeal; devotion
HINT: Fanatic; Fan
 12. Fastidious(adj.)difficult to please
No matter how fast you are, you can never please a
fastidious person.
 13. Elusive(adj.) hard to grasp
HINT:
 14. Embellish(v.) to adorn
HINT: Bell; Embroider
 15. Ardent (adj.) intense; passionate
HINT: Ardent Artist

5. Cumulative Vocabulary Review
Lesson 1
 1. licentious (adj.): morally unrestrained
HINT: Lies
 2. numismatist (n.) a coin collector
HINT: Numbers, Math
 3. paucity (n.) a scarcity; a lack
HINT: Poor in the city
 4. fatalistic (adj.) believing that all events in life are inevitable
and determined by fate
HINT: Fate
 5. obtrude (v.) to force oneself into the situation
HINT: Intrude

6.  6. pensive (adj.) dreamily thoughtful
HINT: Harry Potter-pensive used to store thoughts
 7. lackadaisical (adj.) uninterested; listless
HINT: Slacker; daze
 8. alienate (v.): to turn away feelings or affections
HINT: Alien
 9. elated (adj.): in high spirits; exultantly proud
and joyful
 10. epigram (n.) a witty saying expressing a single
thought

7. Vocabulary Lesson 1 Extra
Words
 11. nonchalance (n): lack of concern
HINT:
 12. notoriety (n) disrepute; bad reputation
HINT: Notorious B.I.G
 13. elegy (n): a sad poem or song
HINT: Eulogy
 14. obstinate (adj.) stubborn
HINT:
 15. orator (n.) a public speaker
HINT: narrator

8. Vocabulary Lesson 2 Review
 1. amalgamate (v.): to combine
HINT: mate
 2. demented (adj.): mentally ill; insane
HINT: mental
 3. hone (v.): to sharpen
 4. beleaguer (v.): to besiege by encircling (as with
an army); to harass
HINT: If a league of bees beleaguers you, you will
most likely try to run away.
 5. gorge (v.): to eat or swallow greedily

9.  6. antiquated (adj.): no longer used or useful; very old
HINT: antique
 7. opiate (n.): a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief
from
HINT: opium
 8. caricature- n. an exaggerated portrayal of one’s features.
HINT: character
 9. dally- v. to waste time; to dawdle
HINT: dilly dally; delay
 10. felonious – adj. pertaining to or constituting a major crime
 HINT: felon; felony

10. Vocabulary Lesson 2 Extra
Words
 11. peripheral (adj.) marginal, outer
HINT: peripheral vision
 12. pacifist (n): one opposed to war
HINT: Pacify; pacifier
 13. torpor (n) lethargy; sluggishness
HINT: After a four hour tour of the local sites, you might suffer
from torpor.
 14. emulate (v.): to imitate
HINT: mutual
 15. ephemeral (adj.): short-lived; lasting only for a brief period
of time
HINT:

11. Vocabulary Lesson 3 Review
 1. edifice (n.): a large, elaborate structure; an
imposing building
HINT: office
 2. ambidextrous (adj.):equally skillful with either hand
HINT: ambi=both; dexterity
 3. belated (adj.): delayed; tardy; late
HINT: Don’t be late!
 4. animate (v.): to give life or motion to
HINT: animation
 5. knead (v.): to work dough or clay into a uniform
mixture
HINT: You need to knead the dough

12.  6. chauvinist (n.): one having a fanatical devotion to a
country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries,
the opposite sex, or other beliefs
HINT:
 7. egalitarian (adj.): promoting equal rights for all people
HINT: equal
 8. berserk (adj.): in a state of violent or destructive rage
HINT: The berserkers
 9. ostentatious (adj.): marked by a conspicuous, showy, or
pretentious display
HINT:
 10. delude (v.): to mislead; to fool
HINT: You might delude someone by diluting their drink.

13.  11. equivocal (adj.): intentionally misleading;
ambiguous
HINT: equally vocal
 12. evanescent (adj.): fleeting; vanishing
HINT:
 13. exalt (v.): to raise in rank or dignity; praise
HINT:
 14. exemplary (adj.): serving as a model; outstanding
HINT: example
 15. facilitate (v.): to help bring about
HINT: facile=easy