A weekly word vocabulary builder for Year 9 students.

1. Wo r d o f th e We e k !
(WO W)
EVERY WEEK, WE WILL HAVE AN INTERESTING NEW
WORD TO LEARN.
AS PART OF YOUR WEEKLY HOMEWORK, YOU WILL HAVE
TO WRITE A SENTENCE USING THAT WORD.

2. abominable
Detestable, unpleasant

3. colossal
Extremely large or on a giant
scale
The Greek Colossus of Rhodes is
one of the seven ancient
wonders of the world

4. irksome
Irritating, annoying

5. erendipity
Good fortune, a tendency
towards good luck and
happy coincidences

6. tyrannical
Unjustly cruel,
harsh or severe

7. juxtapose
To place side by
side

8. conundrum
A riddle or a
puzzle

9. articulate
Using language
easily and
fluently, to
pronounce
words clearly

10. authentic
Real, genuine, not fake

11. meander
To wander aimlessly, or to
take a winding course

12. entice
To lure, attract or tempt

13. fiasco
A complete failure, a disaster

14. incognito
having your
identity
concealed, to
be in
disguise

15. nonchalant
ly unconcerned,
indifferent

16. heckle
To harass a public speaker,
performer etc with shouts
or cheeky jibes

17. contrite
Sincerely sorry,
apologetic

18. discrepancy
An inconsistency
between facts or ideas

19. epiphany
A sudden moment of
enlightenment

20. insinuation
A cruel or
malicious
implication

21. galvanise
To shock something
into action

22. ominous
Threatening

23. plethora
Over-abundance,
excess, too much

24. prolific
Producing in large
quantities

25. smorgasbord
A range of different
food, or a wide variety

26. celestial
Heavenly, or to do
with the sky

27. debauchery
depraved or sinful
self-indulgence

28. perturbed
Thrown into a state of
agitated confusion

29. ruckus
A noisy commotion

30. secrete
To place out of sight, to hide e.g.
squirrels secreting nuts in a
hollow tree trunk…

31. gumption
Initiative,
courage

32. gravitas
Seriousness,
solemnity or
importance

33. heist
A robbery or hold-up

34. ingenuity
The quality of being cleverly
inventive or resourceful

35. tarnish
To dull the lustre of shine
of something