Word Study Weeks 1-8
Week 1
1. inference: a conclusion made from facts gathered
2. rationale: an explanation of beliefs or opinions
3. ambiguous: capable of being understood in more than one way
4. hearsay: a statement or story spread around that cannot be proven true
5. jargon: special vocabulary of a particular group or activity
6. articulate: able to express oneself meaningfully and effectively
7. rhetorical: saying or writing something that is unnecessary
8. plagiarism: presenting ideas or words of someone else as your own
9. incentive: something that causes people into action
10. chronic: long duration or frequent recurrence
Week 2
1. attire: clothing specifically used for different occasions
2. integrity: strictly following to a code of values
3. surmise: to make an inference or prediction
4. minute: a specific detail
5. quaint: especially old-fashioned in character or appearance
6. fatigue: weariness from labor or stress
7. baffle: to cause frustration through confusion
8. tribulation: an overwhelming and difficult experience
9. sinister: behavior that is performed with bad intentions
10. redundant: using more words than what is needed or normal
Week 3
1. cavity: an unfilled or hollow space
2. shrewd: having or showing the ability to be resourceful, clever and or tricky
3. expedite: to carry out promptly or quickly
4. obscure: not easily understood
5. sanction: to give approval to
6. arbitrary: something selected or given at random
7. hamper: to interfere with the process of
8. meager: lacking in something
9. relevant: important to the matter or material at hand
10. insignificant: having little or no importance
Week 4
1. consent: to give approval to
2. reiterate: to state over again or repeatedly
3. brevity: shortness or conciseness of expression
4. colossal: of very great size or degree
5. frigid: intensely cold
6. loiter: to hang around without purpose
7. contradict: to give the opposite side of a position or opinion
8. hindrance: the state of being held back or stopped from doing something
9. bequeath: to hand down or leave by will
10. motive: a need or desire that causes a person to act
Week 5
1. procrastinate: to put off or delay till another day or time (verb)
2. oblivious: unaware or forgetful (adjective)
3. slumber: to sleep lightly; doze (verb)
4. concurrent: happening at the same time or side by side (adjective)
5. laudable: deserving praise and recognition (adjective)
6. avail: to be of use or value to (verb)
7. diminish: to make something seem smaller or less important (verb)
8. vex: to irritate, annoy, or cause worry (verb)
9. stagnant: not flowing, advancing or developing (adjective)
10. prevalent: widespread in acceptance (adjective)
Week 6
1. embellish: to decorate something or make something beautiful (verb)
2. vigorous: strong, energetic, active, or forceful (adjective)
3. oppressive: causing discomfort by being excessive, unjustly harsh, or intense (adjective)
4. sabotage: to undermine a cause or purpose (verb)
5. feign: to make believe or pretend (verb)
6. smolder: to burn without a flame; to display repressed feelings of anger or dislike (verb)
7. feasible: capable of being done or accomplished (adjective)
8. comprised: to include something or to consist of something (verb)
9. constrain: to forcibly confine, repress or restrain (verb)
10. notable: worthy of notice or importance (adjective)
Week 7
1. melancholy: a gloomy or sad (noun)
2. vivid: strikingly bright or intense; full of life or animation (adjective)
3. bereave: to deprive or take away by force or violence, especially through death (verb)
4. obviously: easily seen, understood or recognized (adverb)
5. exasperate: to irritate, annoy, or provoke greatly; to increase the intensity of (verb)
6. heckle: to harass (a speaker or performer) with rude questions or mocking remarks (verb)
7. chastise: to discipline or criticize severely (verb)
8. admonish: to advise against something; to scold in a mild or good-willed manner (verb)
9. parasitic: continually taking from others, acting like a parasite (adjective)
10. negligent: continually ignoring or forgetting responsibilities or duties; lacking attention, concern or care (adjective)
Week 8
1. subsequent: following after something (adjective)
2. pursuit: the act of following in order to overtake or overcome (a person or a goal) (noun)
3. petty: small, minor, or of little importance (adjective)
4. cease: to bring to a stop or end (verb)
5. blemish: a noticeable flaw (noun)
6. excessive: too much of something (adjective)
7. fundamental: basic or essential (adjective or noun)
8. impeccable: not capable of sinning or wrongdoing (adjective)
9. affect: to influence (verb)
10. effect: a result, outcome, or consequence (noun)
1. inference: a conclusion made from facts gathered
2. rationale: an explanation of beliefs or opinions
3. ambiguous: capable of being understood in more than one way
4. hearsay: a statement or story spread around that cannot be proven true
5. jargon: special vocabulary of a particular group or activity
6. articulate: able to express oneself meaningfully and effectively
7. rhetorical: saying or writing something that is unnecessary
8. plagiarism: presenting ideas or words of someone else as your own
9. incentive: something that causes people into action
10. chronic: long duration or frequent recurrence
Week 2
1. attire: clothing specifically used for different occasions
2. integrity: strictly following to a code of values
3. surmise: to make an inference or prediction
4. minute: a specific detail
5. quaint: especially old-fashioned in character or appearance
6. fatigue: weariness from labor or stress
7. baffle: to cause frustration through confusion
8. tribulation: an overwhelming and difficult experience
9. sinister: behavior that is performed with bad intentions
10. redundant: using more words than what is needed or normal
Week 3
1. cavity: an unfilled or hollow space
2. shrewd: having or showing the ability to be resourceful, clever and or tricky
3. expedite: to carry out promptly or quickly
4. obscure: not easily understood
5. sanction: to give approval to
6. arbitrary: something selected or given at random
7. hamper: to interfere with the process of
8. meager: lacking in something
9. relevant: important to the matter or material at hand
10. insignificant: having little or no importance
Week 4
1. consent: to give approval to
2. reiterate: to state over again or repeatedly
3. brevity: shortness or conciseness of expression
4. colossal: of very great size or degree
5. frigid: intensely cold
6. loiter: to hang around without purpose
7. contradict: to give the opposite side of a position or opinion
8. hindrance: the state of being held back or stopped from doing something
9. bequeath: to hand down or leave by will
10. motive: a need or desire that causes a person to act
Week 5
1. procrastinate: to put off or delay till another day or time (verb)
2. oblivious: unaware or forgetful (adjective)
3. slumber: to sleep lightly; doze (verb)
4. concurrent: happening at the same time or side by side (adjective)
5. laudable: deserving praise and recognition (adjective)
6. avail: to be of use or value to (verb)
7. diminish: to make something seem smaller or less important (verb)
8. vex: to irritate, annoy, or cause worry (verb)
9. stagnant: not flowing, advancing or developing (adjective)
10. prevalent: widespread in acceptance (adjective)
Week 6
1. embellish: to decorate something or make something beautiful (verb)
2. vigorous: strong, energetic, active, or forceful (adjective)
3. oppressive: causing discomfort by being excessive, unjustly harsh, or intense (adjective)
4. sabotage: to undermine a cause or purpose (verb)
5. feign: to make believe or pretend (verb)
6. smolder: to burn without a flame; to display repressed feelings of anger or dislike (verb)
7. feasible: capable of being done or accomplished (adjective)
8. comprised: to include something or to consist of something (verb)
9. constrain: to forcibly confine, repress or restrain (verb)
10. notable: worthy of notice or importance (adjective)
Week 7
1. melancholy: a gloomy or sad (noun)
2. vivid: strikingly bright or intense; full of life or animation (adjective)
3. bereave: to deprive or take away by force or violence, especially through death (verb)
4. obviously: easily seen, understood or recognized (adverb)
5. exasperate: to irritate, annoy, or provoke greatly; to increase the intensity of (verb)
6. heckle: to harass (a speaker or performer) with rude questions or mocking remarks (verb)
7. chastise: to discipline or criticize severely (verb)
8. admonish: to advise against something; to scold in a mild or good-willed manner (verb)
9. parasitic: continually taking from others, acting like a parasite (adjective)
10. negligent: continually ignoring or forgetting responsibilities or duties; lacking attention, concern or care (adjective)
Week 8
1. subsequent: following after something (adjective)
2. pursuit: the act of following in order to overtake or overcome (a person or a goal) (noun)
3. petty: small, minor, or of little importance (adjective)
4. cease: to bring to a stop or end (verb)
5. blemish: a noticeable flaw (noun)
6. excessive: too much of something (adjective)
7. fundamental: basic or essential (adjective or noun)
8. impeccable: not capable of sinning or wrongdoing (adjective)
9. affect: to influence (verb)
10. effect: a result, outcome, or consequence (noun)
