Unit 1 Word Study

Mrs. Bousum (United States of America)
This month, we will practice using context clues and creating mnemonics to help build vocabulary. Each word study list will consist of ten-twelve words that you will learn (spelling, definition, and part of speech). I will provide you with a variety of resources and lessons to help you learn the words, but you must take some responsibility if you want to really build your working vocabulary.
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Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

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Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  2. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  3. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  4. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  5. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
  6. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  7. deadlock
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  8. irreverent
    showing lack of due respect or veneration
  9. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  10. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  11. query
    an instance of questioning
  12. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Created on Wed Sep 23 09:20:29 EDT 2015 (updated Fri Jan 27 14:08:58 EST 2023)

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