Geddis - English 2 Unit 7 Vocab

Anarchy

a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of government; chaos resulting from a lack of order or authority

Anarchy (sentence)

Because the guards do not always enforce the rules, they have allowed \_______________ to thrive inside of the prison.

Cohesion

the act or state of sticking together tightly

Cohesion (sentence)

The camp counselors led several team-bonding exercises to build a sense of \_______________ amongst the campers.

Derogatory

expressive of a low opinion; showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

Derogatory (sentence)

Billy was written up in class for making several \_____________ comments about his teacher.

Emulate

To strive to equal or excel; to imitate

Emulate (sentence)

In hopes of keeping her small business afloat, Mary will \_____________ her competitors' business practices

Heinous

hatefully or shockingly evil

Heinous (sentence)

The judge was willing to grant the death penalty after finding the suspect guilty of several \_____________ crimes.

Lax

not tense, firm, or rigid; not strict, severe, or careful

Lax (sentence)

Everyone loved the new teacher who was extremely \______________ and let students get away with sleeping in class.

Perfunctory

carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

Perfunctory (sentence)

In the hallway, Olivia greeted her crush with a \_________________ nod and half-smile, in order to avoid seeming too eager to see him.

Redeem

To compensate for the faults, make up for bad aspects of something;

to gain or regain possession of something in exchange for payment

Redeem (sentence)

Clerval wanted to ______________ himself in math class after failing a test, so he submitted homework early, studied every night, and did extra credit to try to bring his grade up.

Elise is known for saving all of her CVS receipts so that she can ______________ the endless coupons in the future.

Stringent

marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rules or standard

Stringent (sentence)

Sully dreaded running into the \________________ hall monitor after lunch since she had already given him three citations for rule-breaking that day.

Succumb

To fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force; to die from the effect of a disease or injury, to give in to pressure from others

Succumb (sentence)

Tilton twisted his ankle in the first half of the game but he refused to \______________ to the pain and he led his team to victory.

Ardent

characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity; enthusiastic or passionate usually about an activity

Ardent (sentence)

Amanda had always been \_____________ about art and drawing, and she created masterpieces in her sketchbook.

Benevolent

marked by or disposed to doing good; well meaning and kindly, caring/kind

Benevolent (sentence)

Celia's \______________ nature was revealed on the subway when she instinctively offered her seat to an elderly woman.

Facile

Easily accomplished or attained; shallow, simplistic

Facile (sentence)

Once Max learned the method for his Rubik's cube, solving it became a \______________ task that took him less than three minutes to complete.

Dogmatism

the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact : positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant

Dogmatism (sentence)

Eric's \________________ prevented him from making many friends, since people were tired of him acting like he was right all the time.

Endevor

Noun: an attempt to achieve a goal

Verb: try hard to do or achieve something

Endevor (sentence)

Noun: In an _______________ to keep students safe, the school required all individuals to walk through a metal detector upon entering the building.

Verb: Kevin promised his teachers that he would _______________ to get caught up on his missing schoolwork by reading after school and coming in during lunch to make up quizzes.

Pittance

a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage

Pittance (sentence)

Each week, Ebenezer Scrooge paid his employees such a small \_____________ that they could barely afford to feed their families.

Erroneously

in a mistaken way; incorrectly

Erroneously (sentence)

Many people \____________________ refer to Victor's creation as "Frankenstein," even though he is never given a name in the novel.

Idleness

Laziness; indolence; a state of inaction or inactivity

Idleness (sentence)

During quarantine, Julia's \______________ prevented her from getting any schoolwork done, and she quickly began failing her classes.

Brink

The edge, tipping point or top of a steep place;

a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge

Brink (sentence)

Evan sighed with relief when he finally saw the ____________ of the mountain and knew his hike was almost over at last.

A few years ago, the economy was on the ___________ of collapse due to inflation and several other factors

Engrossed

having all of one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something

Engrossed (sentence)

Victor became so \______________ by his goals for his experiment that he never stopped to consider the consequences of his actions.