MCHS

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American Literature On-Line

email: Ms. Harkins-Slocomb http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/kharkins


 

Vocabulary #12

Harkins-Slocomb/MCHS
Remember that you only need to write sentences if you did not turn in your personal vocabulary words in class last lab day. If you selected 10 words, you should memorize those words for this week's quiz. Otherwise, write a sentence using each word, correctly demonstrating your understanding of the vocabulary. Your 10 sentences are due on Monday by noon. Your quiz on this week's 10 words and 10 words from the previous eleven weeks will be on lab day. These words are taken from The Great Gatsby.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE PART OF SPEECH SO YOU USE IT CORRECTLY!

1. contiguous -- (adj) adjoining

2. punctilious -- (adj.) precise; formal

3. presumptious -- (adj.) overly bold

4. ravenously -- (adv.) hungrily

5. languid -- (adj) listless; without vigor

6. exempt -- (adj.) free from obligation

7. juxtaposition -- (n) side-by-side comparison

8. formidable -- (adj.) hard to handle

9. incoherent -- (adj.) disordered; unconnected

10. garrulous -- (adj) overly talkative