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Resources for 8B ELA

Vocab Words for 10.27
  1. Harrowing – acutely distressing or painful ​
  2. Illicit – not permitted; unlawful ​
  3. Incorrigible – incapable of being corrected or amended ​
  4. Infamy – an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act ​
  5. Integrate – to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole; unite​
  6. Lustrous – radiant in character or reputation ​
  7. Propel – to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion ​
  8. Scourge – to punish severely ​
  9. Spurn – to reject with disdain or contempt ​
  10. Tranquil – free from agitation of mind or spirit 
  11. Accurate – free from error especially as a result of care ​
  12. Abhor – to feel hatred or loathing for ​
  13. Companion – one that accompanies another ​
  14. Console – to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble or: COMFORT​
  15. Context – the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning ​
  16. Deduce – to infer from a general principle ​
  17. Enormity – the quality or state of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous ​
  18. Evaluate – to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study​
  19. Fraught – causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension ​
  20. Goad – to incite or rouse as if with a thing that urges or stimulates into action

Vocabulary Words - 10.30.23

  1.    Inquisitive – give to examination or investigation; inclined to ask questions
  1.      Lavish – expended or produced in abundance; marked by profusion or excess​
  1.      Unremitting – constant, incessant ​
  1.      Differentiate – to mark or show a difference in; constitute a contrasting element that distinguishes​
  1.      Purpose – something set up as an object or end to be attained; intention 
  1.       Fundamental; - of or relating to essential structure, function, or facts 
          7.  Tremulous – such as is or might be caused by nervousness or shakiness 

          8. Loathed – to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance; detest ​

          9. Propagate – to cause to spread out and affect a great number or greater area​

10. Insatiable – incapable of being satisfied

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11. Secluded – screened or hidden from view 
 
12. Surmount – to surpass in quality or attainment 
 
13. Incalculable – very great; not predictable
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14. Grovel – to creep with the face to the ground; crawl​