Suffix and Adj. Flabby Syn
Junior Literature NAME______________________
VOCABULARY LESSON 15
WORD LIST:
1. aesthetic – adj. pertaining to beauty syn: artistic ant: displeasing; unattractive
2. chaff – n. worthless matter syn: rubbish
3. egregious – adj. remarkably bad; outrageous syn: flagrant, gross ant: moderate
4. empirical – adj. based on practical experience rather than theory syn: observable ant: theoretical
5. flaccid – adj. flabby syn: weak; feeble ant: solid; taut
6. foment– v. to stir up; to incite syn: instigate; arouse ant: quell; curb
7. germane – adj. relevant; fitting syn: appropriate; pertinent; suitable ant: irrelevant
8. hallow – v. to make holy syn: bless; consecrate ant: desecrate
9. hermetic – adj. tightly sealed syn: airtight
10. hospice – n. a shelter for travelers, orphans, destitute or the ill
11. meretricious – adj. attractive in a cheap; flashy way syn: gaudy, showy, tawdry ant: restrained; tasteful
12. orifice – n. mouth; opening
13. perdition– n. damnation; ruin; hell
14. querulous – adj. complaining; grumbling syn: fretful; peevish ant: complacent; satisfied
15. ratiocinate – v. to reason; to think
ROOTS, PREFIXES and SUFFIXES equ equal flect/flex bend ity quality of nox night able/ible able to be sub secretly fug flee cent center
Words in Context Name ___________
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.
aesthetic orifice ratiocinate meretricious hospice flaccid chaff
1.____________ Low hemlock branches hid the _1._ of the cave and kept the rain out. The cave didn’t compare to the _2._ in which Ben had
2.____________ spent the previous night, but it was still a better alternative to sleeping in the open. As the sun sank behind the wood line, Ben
3.____________ sat on a decaying
VOCABULARY LESSON 15
WORD LIST:
1. aesthetic – adj. pertaining to beauty syn: artistic ant: displeasing; unattractive
2. chaff – n. worthless matter syn: rubbish
3. egregious – adj. remarkably bad; outrageous syn: flagrant, gross ant: moderate
4. empirical – adj. based on practical experience rather than theory syn: observable ant: theoretical
5. flaccid – adj. flabby syn: weak; feeble ant: solid; taut
6. foment– v. to stir up; to incite syn: instigate; arouse ant: quell; curb
7. germane – adj. relevant; fitting syn: appropriate; pertinent; suitable ant: irrelevant
8. hallow – v. to make holy syn: bless; consecrate ant: desecrate
9. hermetic – adj. tightly sealed syn: airtight
10. hospice – n. a shelter for travelers, orphans, destitute or the ill
11. meretricious – adj. attractive in a cheap; flashy way syn: gaudy, showy, tawdry ant: restrained; tasteful
12. orifice – n. mouth; opening
13. perdition– n. damnation; ruin; hell
14. querulous – adj. complaining; grumbling syn: fretful; peevish ant: complacent; satisfied
15. ratiocinate – v. to reason; to think
ROOTS, PREFIXES and SUFFIXES equ equal flect/flex bend ity quality of nox night able/ible able to be sub secretly fug flee cent center
Words in Context Name ___________
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.
aesthetic orifice ratiocinate meretricious hospice flaccid chaff
1.____________ Low hemlock branches hid the _1._ of the cave and kept the rain out. The cave didn’t compare to the _2._ in which Ben had
2.____________ spent the previous night, but it was still a better alternative to sleeping in the open. As the sun sank behind the wood line, Ben
3.____________ sat on a decaying