Jessica Parada #21
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
1/20/16
Vocab #7
Acquiescence: (noun) Being accepted {The young girl was acquiescence in her job.}
Affliction: (noun) having pain {In the story the dog was having affliction.}
Caste: (Noun) society {The people who lived in the caste were forced to live somewhere else.
Criteria: (noun) something being decided {The family had a difficult criteria.}
Elusive: (Adj.) having a difficulty {The man was elusive with putting the boxes upstairs.}
Formidable: (Adj.) having a fear {The formidable dog didn’t want to cross the street.}
Impassive: (Adj.) Emotionless {The fish seem like they are impassive.}
Infallible: (Adj.) having mistakes/incorrect {The boy answer was infallible.}
Invoke: (Verb) Getting someone’s attention { The girl invoked the parent to watch her dance.}
Obliquely: (Adverb) Not necessarily at you {the teacher was talking obliquely to the child only.}
Ominous: (Adj.) Knowing something will happen {The child was becoming ominous in the house.}
Pensive: (Adj.) Thinking deeply {In the kitchen the chief was being pensive about his food.}
Prerogative: (Noun) advantage {Since they were in first class they prerogative the boat first.}
Venerable: (Adj.) Respect to the elder {The venerable men were playing cards.}
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
1/20/16
Vocab #7
Acquiescence: (noun) Being accepted {The young girl was acquiescence in her job.}
Affliction: (noun) having pain {In the story the dog was having affliction.}
Caste: (Noun) society {The people who lived in the caste were forced to live somewhere else.
Criteria: (noun) something being decided {The family had a difficult criteria.}
Elusive: (Adj.) having a difficulty {The man was elusive with putting the boxes upstairs.}
Formidable: (Adj.) having a fear {The formidable dog didn’t want to cross the street.}
Impassive: (Adj.) Emotionless {The fish seem like they are impassive.}
Infallible: (Adj.) having mistakes/incorrect {The boy answer was infallible.}
Invoke: (Verb) Getting someone’s attention { The girl invoked the parent to watch her dance.}
Obliquely: (Adverb) Not necessarily at you {the teacher was talking obliquely to the child only.}
Ominous: (Adj.) Knowing something will happen {The child was becoming ominous in the house.}
Pensive: (Adj.) Thinking deeply {In the kitchen the chief was being pensive about his food.}
Prerogative: (Noun) advantage {Since they were in first class they prerogative the boat first.}
Venerable: (Adj.) Respect to the elder {The venerable men were playing cards.}