Vocab 11 English 9 honors
Ms. Wilde
Vocabulary #11
Abridge – v. To shorten, to reduce
EX. I built a bridge to abridge my walk home; it went from 60 minutes to 2.
Arcane – adj. Known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure
EX. Not many people know of the arcane werewolf because those who do are never seen again.
Belated – adj. Delayed past the proper time
EX. On Facebook, my aunt wished me a happy belated birthday, but it was three days after my birthday.
Cohesive – adj. Unified, well integrated
EX. The synchronized swimmers performed perfectly together in a cohesive manner.
Loquacious – adj. Very talkative; liking to talk, garrulous
EX. Zachariah is extremely loquacious especially when it comes to politics, and
he won’t stop talking about Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Decrepit – adj. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm
EX. Kaylin Kathmann violently cried over the decrepit old man sitting alone in a Skyline.
Mandate – n. Order, command
EX. In 202o, there was a mask mandate in order to help prevent the spread of
COVID-19.
Scrutinize – v. Inspect; to examine closely and minutely
EX. After a robbery had taken place, officers scrutinized the crime scene to make
sure they didn’t miss anything.
Tentative – adj. Not fully worked out or developed
EX. The tentative vacation plans still needed to be confirmed.
Qualm – n. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness, esp concerning moral conduct
EX. Lydia Huffmeyer experienced qualms about having to be homeschooled next year, and not getting to see her friends anymore.
Ms. Wilde
Vocabulary #11
Abridge – v. To shorten, to reduce
EX. I built a bridge to abridge my walk home; it went from 60 minutes to 2.
Arcane – adj. Known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure
EX. Not many people know of the arcane werewolf because those who do are never seen again.
Belated – adj. Delayed past the proper time
EX. On Facebook, my aunt wished me a happy belated birthday, but it was three days after my birthday.
Cohesive – adj. Unified, well integrated
EX. The synchronized swimmers performed perfectly together in a cohesive manner.
Loquacious – adj. Very talkative; liking to talk, garrulous
EX. Zachariah is extremely loquacious especially when it comes to politics, and
he won’t stop talking about Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Decrepit – adj. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm
EX. Kaylin Kathmann violently cried over the decrepit old man sitting alone in a Skyline.
Mandate – n. Order, command
EX. In 202o, there was a mask mandate in order to help prevent the spread of
COVID-19.
Scrutinize – v. Inspect; to examine closely and minutely
EX. After a robbery had taken place, officers scrutinized the crime scene to make
sure they didn’t miss anything.
Tentative – adj. Not fully worked out or developed
EX. The tentative vacation plans still needed to be confirmed.
Qualm – n. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness, esp concerning moral conduct
EX. Lydia Huffmeyer experienced qualms about having to be homeschooled next year, and not getting to see her friends anymore.
