This document provides a vocabulary lesson and review for an English I Honors class. It includes 15 new vocabulary words from Lesson 4 with definitions and examples. It also provides a cumulative review of vocabulary words from Lessons 1-3 with definitions and examples. The review covers a total of 75 vocabulary words that students in the English I Honors class have learned. It was created by Ms. Barletta for her students and includes her contact information and the class website URL.

1. English I Honors Ms. Barletta September 21, 2009 cbarletta@dphds.org Website: http://www.dphdsenglish.org English I Honors Vocabulary Lesson 4 Plus Vocabulary 1-4 Cumulative Review

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 HINT: 10. epigram (n.) a witty saying expressing a single thought HINT:

7. 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 HINT: 4. beleaguer (v.): to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass HINT: If a league of beesbeleaguersyou, you will most likely try to run away. 5. gorge (v.): to eat or swallow greedily HINT:

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. 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