Thursday, October 30, 2014

English 12 Block 4


Week 2 Vocabulary

  1. blandishments - n - flattery
  2. hoi polloi - n - the common people (negative connotations) 
  3. beleaguered - adj - to put in a different situation
  4. wraith - n - a ghost/apparition
  5. frisson - n - a passing sensation of excitement
  6. pro bono - n/adj - professional work undertaken voluntarily for no pay
  7. calumny - n - spoiling someone's reputation by spreading lies
  8. vex - v - to annoy 
  9. papaphobia - n - fear of the Pope
  10. mendacious - adj - being false; having a deceitful character 


Week 1 Vocabulary



  1. mobocracy - noun- lawless rule of public affairs by the mob or populace 
  2. glibly - adv - insincerely/shallowly speaking on a subject 
  3. elude - verb - to avoid or escape in a cunning way
  4. benevolent - adj - well meaning and kindly 
  5. haphazard - adj - careless; lacking in organization; unplanned 
  6. malevolent - adj - evil 
  7. zephyr - noun - a gentle wind 
  8. cataclysm - noun - a destructive, large scale--even apocalyptic--violent event 
  9. admonish - verb - to reprimand or scold 
  10. mundane - adj - bland, boring, monotonous, run of the mill, ordinary