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Vocabulary
Sets 1 and 2
 abhor (ab-HOR) vb
to hate very much; to detest utterly
Link: chore

My dog abhorred walking

outside in the bitter cold snow.

I told my teacher that I abhor

the hours of homework she gives.

After hours of applying itch

cream, I find the pesky mosquitoes
abhorrent.

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 abominate (uh-BOM-uh-nate) v
To dislike strongly
Link: to bomb hate

My spider-fearing
mother abominates
spiders.

The teenager
abominates all the new
rules since he obtained
his drivers license.
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 abridge (uh-BRIJ) vb
to shorten, condense; to diminish
Link: BRIDGE

Once the students found

out there were abridged
versions of the book, they all
read those. (adj)

The abridgement of the

movie wasnt as good as the
original version. (n)

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 ROOT WORD of the Week

acer, acid, acri

Definition: bitter, sour, sharp
Examples:

Acidity= level of acid in a substance; bitterness of a

persons remarks or tone
Acrimony= sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature,
speech
Acrid= sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitter
Acerbic= sharply sarcastic in temper, mood or tone
 abstruse (ab-STROOS) adj
hard to understand
Link: MOOSE

Some think geometry is an

abstruse topic compared to geometry.

After having my wisdom teeth taken

out, my talking was very abstruse.

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 abut (uh-BUT) vb
to border upon; to adjoin
Link: BUTT

With so many students in the

class, the abutting desks left very
little space to move about.

Illinois abuts Indiana to the west.

On the Fourth of July, so many

boats on the lake will abut each other
so closely they wont be able to move!

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 abyss (uh-BISS) n
bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void
Link: MISS

The spaceship soared through

the abyss of the atmosphere on its
way to the moon.

After hours of digging, the

workers looked down into the abyss
of the earth to see no sign of oil.

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 ROOT WORD of the Week

ag, agi, ig, act

Definition: do, move, go
Examples:

agenda: a list of things to do

agitate: to give motion to (ex: The storm agitated the sea.)
agility: ability to move with quick grace
navigate: to make ones way around or move
react: to move or tend in a reverse direction
 accolade (AK-uh-layd) n
an award, an honor; approval, praise
Link: LEMONADE

The football players received

accolades for winning the
championship.

When the lost child was reunited

with her parents, the police officer
refused the accolades saying it was
just part of his job.

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 adjunct (AJ-unkt) n
something connected or added to another in a
subordinate position; an assistant
Link: ADD JUNK

The assistant was an adjunct

to the manager, assisting with
sending out bills.

After remodeling the house, the

new garage became an adjunct to
the original house.

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 affidavit (af-uh-DAY-vit) n
a sworn written statement
Link: AFTER DAVID

Since the student had 20 missing

assignments, she had to sign an
affidavit promising to turn in the
remaining assignments.

The attorney required his clients

to sign a sworn affidavit claiming
they were telling the whole truth.

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 affinity (uh-FIN-uh-tee) n
a natural attraction; kinship; similarity
Link: FIN TEA

Mrs. Swafford has an affinity for

a nice cold Coca-Cola!

Some students have an affinity for

finding amazing words as they read!

Kevin Durant has an affinity for

playing basketball.

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Quiz Time #1!

abhor
abominate
abridge
abstruse
abut
abyss
accolade
adjunct
affidavit
affinity
 aftermath (AF-tur-math) n
events following some occurrence; a consequence of
Link: AFTER MATH

The aftermath of Hurricane

Katrina was devastating with
demolished houses and families
having to start all over again.

Because of the destruction of

the Twin Towers, the aftermath was
many families with missing loved
ones.

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 aggrandize (uh-GRAN-dize) vb
to increase in size; enlarge, to cause to appear greater in
power, influence
Link: GRAND EYES

The nervous student

aggrandized his homework story in
hopes that the teacher would buy
his excuse!

The greatest aggrandizement

of the party was the guest who
claimed he could eat five hot dogs
in 1 minute. (n)

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 ajar (uh-JARR) adj
partially open
Link: JAR

I was scared when I came home and

saw the front door was ajar.

My dad always yelled, Dont leave

that back door ajar when you leave!

Because the window was left ajar,

I was tormented by flies all night long.

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 ROOT WORD of the Week

anni, annu, enni

Definition: year
Examples:

anniversary: the yearly recurrence of a special date

annually: occurring or happening every year or once a
year
centennial: celebrating 100 years (cent= one hundred)
 alienate (AY-lee-uh-nate) vb
to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged
Link: ALIEN ATE

The basketball player felt

alienated when the coach kept yelling
at her.

Stargirl was alienated when all of

the school shunned her by refusing to
talk to her.

After his first day on the job, the new

employee felt alienated because he
didnt know any of his new colleagues.
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 alleviate (uh-LEE-vee-ayt) vb
to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen
Link: LEAVES ATE

Sometimes I take aspirin to

alleviate my headache.

The best teacher ever only

assigned us the odd number of
problems to alleviate the amount
of time we spent on it.

The ice pack alleviated the pain

in my leg after I collided with the
door.
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 allure (uh-LUHR) vb
to entice with something desirable; to tempt
Link: LURE

Allured with the thought of wealth,

the young boy dreamed of becoming
an NBA star.

The chocolate bar allured the healthy

runners after their long, arduous run.

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 ROOT WORD of the Week

arch
Definition: chief, first, rule
Examples:

architect: a person who guides and designs a plan

archaic: belonging to the early phases of a culture
patriarchy: social organization marked by the supremacy
of father in the clan or family
 aloof (uh LOOF) adj
distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
Link: ROOF

Sometimes my teacher thinks Im

aloof when actually I am deeply
thinking.

After repeating my problem five

times, I knew my friends aloof mind
was thinking about its own drama.

A group of girls seemed very

aloof as they quietly stood by
themselves at wellness.
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 also-ran (AWL so ran) n
one who is defeated in a race, election, or other
competition; loser

Link: awesome fan

After the close election, Hillary

Clinton was an also-ran to President
Trump.

It took years of being an also-ran

at the weigh lifting competition until my
brother became strong enough to win!

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 altercation (awl tur KAY shun) n
a heated quarrel or argument
Link: alter

Last year my basketball coach

got a technical when he got into an
altercation with the referee.

You should never get into an

altercation with your granny; she
deserves respect!

The terrified kitten did not win the

altercation with the very potent
skunk.
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 alternative (awl TUR nah tiv) n
the choice between two possibilities
Link: turn native

Mrs. Swafford gave the student

an alternative assignment since he
broke his hand and couldnt write the
five page report.

I wanted to be in PE this year, but

it was booked up, so instead I got my
alternative choice of Art.

With the threat of a major storm,

Mr. Lewis cancelled the baseball
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Quiz Time #2!

aftermath
aggrandize
ajar
alienate
alleviate
allure
aloof
also-ran
altercation
alternative