Building An Enriched Building An Enriched VocabularyVocabulary

Lesson 8 Lesson 8

accedeaccede

VerbVerb To yield to; to agree to.To yield to; to agree to. To enter upon an office or dignity.To enter upon an office or dignity.

Synonyms: Synonyms: agree, consent, complyagree, consent, comply

The meek child The meek child accededacceded to the punishment to the punishment her parents gave her. her parents gave her.

agendaagenda

NounNoun A list or program of things to be done or A list or program of things to be done or

acted upon.acted upon.

Synonym: Synonym: scheduleschedule

Today’s Today’s agendaagenda includes workshops about includes workshops about violence prevention and school safety. violence prevention and school safety.

anarchyanarchy

NounNoun Absence of government authority; general Absence of government authority; general

political and social disorder.political and social disorder.

Synonyms: Synonyms: disorder, chaos, lawlessnessdisorder, chaos, lawlessness

After the earthquake, Haitians lived in After the earthquake, Haitians lived in anarchyanarchy since the country was in a state of since the country was in a state of chaos. chaos.

articulatearticulate

Verb Verb andand Adjective Adjective (verb) To pronounce distinctly; to express well (verb) To pronounce distinctly; to express well

in words.in words. (adjective) Expressed clearly and forcefully; (adjective) Expressed clearly and forcefully;

able to employ language easily and fluently.able to employ language easily and fluently.

Synonyms: Synonyms: fluent, clarifyfluent, clarify

Please be Please be articulatearticulate while delivering your while delivering your speech so everyone can understand you. speech so everyone can understand you.

auguraugur

Noun Noun andand Verb Verb (noun) Someone who can forecast the future (noun) Someone who can forecast the future

by spotting various signs or indications of what by spotting various signs or indications of what is to come.is to come.

(verb) To predict or foretell through signs; to (verb) To predict or foretell through signs; to point to or be an omen of.point to or be an omen of.

Synonyms: Synonyms: prophesy, divine, foreshadow, prophesy, divine, foreshadow, soothsayer, seersoothsayer, seer

Romeo and Juliet should have visited an Romeo and Juliet should have visited an auguraugur who would be able to predict their misfortune. who would be able to predict their misfortune.

bickerbicker

VerbVerb To engage in petty quarreling.To engage in petty quarreling.

Synonyms: Synonyms: squabble, hagglesquabble, haggle

My parents often My parents often bickerbicker about which brand about which brand of ice cream to buy at the grocery store of ice cream to buy at the grocery store which causes them to buy both since they which causes them to buy both since they cannot disagree. cannot disagree.

brashbrash

AdjectiveAdjective Overly bold, hasty, and thoughtless.Overly bold, hasty, and thoughtless.

Synonyms: Synonyms: rash, reckless, saucy, shameless, rash, reckless, saucy, shameless, tactlesstactless

After making After making brash brash and harmful statements and harmful statements about our government in public, the man was about our government in public, the man was harassed for his outlandish behavior. harassed for his outlandish behavior.

cantankerouscantankerous

AdjectiveAdjective Foul-tempered and quarrelsome.Foul-tempered and quarrelsome.

Synonyms: Synonyms: irritable, testy, crabby, grouchy, irritable, testy, crabby, grouchy, crankycranky

My younger brother’s My younger brother’s cantankerouscantankerous attitude often causes him to be miserable attitude often causes him to be miserable and ready to provoke a fight. and ready to provoke a fight.

circumspectcircumspect

AdjectiveAdjective Cautious or prudent, especially in regard to Cautious or prudent, especially in regard to

the consequences of actions or statements; the consequences of actions or statements; tactful.tactful.

Synonyms: Synonyms: careful, watchful, guarded, warycareful, watchful, guarded, wary

When traveling through strange towns, it is When traveling through strange towns, it is beneficial to have a beneficial to have a circumspectcircumspect attitude attitude and be careful of your surroundings. and be careful of your surroundings.

condonecondone

VerbVerb To overlook or disregard an offense, thereby To overlook or disregard an offense, thereby

implying forgiveness, acceptance, or possibly implying forgiveness, acceptance, or possibly approval of it.approval of it.

Synonyms: Synonyms: ignore, accept, tolerateignore, accept, tolerate

The disciplinarians will not The disciplinarians will not condonecondone bullying bullying and harassment among students and will and harassment among students and will consequently assign a punishment. consequently assign a punishment.