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Vocab Words 9-12-11

Vocab Words 9-12-11. How to properly learn vocabulary. 1. Know the word. 2. Know how to spell it. This helps in case there is a prefix or suffix. 3. Know how to use it in a sentence. 4. Know the synonyms and antonyms for it. 5. Study at least 5-7 minutes each day. . Example.

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Vocab Words 9-12-11

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  1. Vocab Words 9-12-11

  2. How to properly learn vocabulary • 1. Know the word. • 2. Know how to spell it. This helps in case there is a prefix or suffix. • 3. Know how to use it in a sentence. • 4. Know the synonyms and antonyms for it. • 5. Study at least 5-7 minutes each day.

  3. Example • The word is: frivolous • Definition: something that is trivial, and not really important • Synonym: petty, silly • Antonym: important, critical • Sentence (use a context clue to help define the word): Mike’s purchase of the $300 chrome plated iPod cover seemed frivolous when he could have bought a knock-off for $15.

  4. Alleviate • to lessen or make easier to endure • Synonyms __________, _________ • Antonyms __________, __________ • Sentence:

  5. Altruistic • concerned about the general welfare of others • Synonyms: • Antonyms: • Sentence:

  6. Baleful • Evilness • Synonym: • Antonym: • Sentence:

  7. Bemused • Preoccupied by thought. Lost in your own thoughts. • Synonym: • Antonym: • Sentence:

  8. Bevy • A group of something. • Antonym: • Synonym: • Sentence:

  9. Construe • Explain something or to figure something out. • Synonym: • Antonym: • Sentence:

  10. Copious • A plentiful or large amount of something. • Synonym: • Antonym: • Sentence:

  11. Convoluted • Hard to understand and usually very complicated and involved. • Synonym: • Antonym: • Sentence:

  12. Diatribe • Bitter and abusive speech about something or someone • Antonym: • Synonym: • Sentence:

  13. Egregious • Flagrant; in your face of something. • Synonym: • Antonym: • Sentence:

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