vocab week 4- Ashley Botham

Perfidious

Description: unfaithful, deceitful

Part of Speech: adjective

Related Words: disloyal, false, and traitorous

Sentence: Some people are not faithful in their relationships, they are perfidious lovers.

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Probity

Description: honesty, integrity

Part of Speech: noun

Related Words: honor, justice, and morality

Sentence: One, who commits a crime, has no probity.

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Scrupulous

Description: Standing up for what you believe in, strict

Part of Speech: adjective

Related Words: conscientious, cautious, moral

Sentence: A man was scrupulous with his faith.

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Spurious

Description: counterfeit, not genuine, pretended.

Part of Speech: adjective

Related Words: bogus, phony, deceitful

Sentence: The spurious money was rejected because it was found to be counterfeited money.

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Stratagem

Description: A trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.

Part of Speech: noun

Related Words: booby trap, deception, ploy

Sentence: The senior girls had great stratagem during the powder puff game on Wednesday.

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Ashley Botham Vocab week 3

1. Belie-

Description- to misrepresent or to contradict

Part of Speech- verb

Related Words- oppose, disagree, deny

Sentence- His trembling body belied his quiet voice.

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2. Clandestine-

Description- being done in secrecy

Part of Speech- adjective

Related Words-concealed, covert, undercover

Sentence- The CIA agent clandestinely watched the murder rid the evidence.

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3. Collusion-

Description- conspiracy, secret agreement

Part of Speech- noun

Related Words-deceit, double-cross, scam

Sentence- An employee was fired after the boss found out about his collusion.

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4. Dissemble-

Description- misleading, false

Part of Speech- verb

Related Words-conceal, cover up, counterfeit

Sentence- The counterfeit money dissembled the real money.

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5. Nefarious-

Description- wicked, horrible.

Part of Speech- adjective

Related Words- criminal, sinful, bad

Sentence-The nefarious villain burned down the town.

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DAN'S VOCAB WEEK 3

Belie - to show to be false

POS - verb

Related Words - misrepresent, contradict, disprove (synonyms)



Sentence - Common sense belies The National Inquirer's story on the 3-headed ape born from a whale and a chicken.


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Clandestine - done in private to be kept secret


POS - adjective


Related Words - hidden, confidential, concealment (synonyms)


Sentence - The KKK members held their clandestine meeting in the old warehouse.


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Collusion - a secret agreement especially for illegal purposes

POS - noun

Related Words - connivance, conspiracy, intrigue (synonyms)

Sentence - The two gang members had a collusion to decide what to do next.



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Dissemble - to give a false appearance; to hide the truth

POS - verb

Related Words - camouflage, conceal, mask (synonyms)

Sentence - The intruder tried to dissemble his identity by dressing as a mechanic.

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Nefarious - wicked; mean

POS - adjective

Related Words - vile, atrocious, heinous (synonyms)

Sentence - Child molesters are very nefarious people.

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Vocab

1. Belie: Verb

To say one thing and do another.

His lack of commitment belied his proposal.
(s) Contradict, (a) Affirm, (a) Prove.

2. Clandestine: Adjective

Done in secrecy or in private.

His wife finally discovered her husband's clandestine affair with his secretary.

(s) Concealed, (s) Hidden, (s) Hush-hush.

3. Collusion: Noun

An agreement kept under wraps, usually concerning something illegal.

The two men both participated in collusion to go through with the attack.

(s) Plot, (s) Scam, (s) scheme.

4. Dissemble: Verb

To mislead one in the wrong direction.

I withheld information to dissemble the officer.

Synonyms: mask, hide, camouflage.

5. Nefarious: Adjective

a vicous or evil charecteristic.

The wicker witch from the movie was nefarious.

Synonyms: Heinous, Infamous, Vile

Nikkel's Vocab

1. Paradigm: Something that serves as a model for other things.
2. Paradigm is a noun.
3. Similar words: model, pattern, and mold.
4. Elvis Presley is a paradigm for musicians nowadays.
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1. Philology: The study of original texts or records.
2. Philology is a noun.
3. Similar words: linguistics, language, and interpretation.
4. Philology is used to help understand old records.
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1. Phonology: The study of speech and sounds in a language.
2. Phonology is a noun.
3. Similar words: analogy, phonologic, and pronunciation.
4. My English teacher majored in phonology.
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1. Rhetoric: Using language effectively; persuasive.
2. Rhetoric is a noun.
3. Similar words: language, expression, and style.
4. I like papers that are rhetoric.
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1. Syntax: Rules for grammatical sentences.
2. Syntax is a noun.
3. Similar words: grammar, sentence, and structure.
4. The syntax was very clear, you should have followed it.
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Evan's Vocab

-Syntax
1. This is the different order or arrangement of something and the study of the various patterns and grammatical rules.
2. Noun
3. tax, relax, latex ( similar etymologycal words)
4. (seperate)
5. The syntax of the sentences in her first paragraph made it difficult for me to identify the thesis statement.

- Rhetoric
1. The study and skill of using language well.
2. Noun
3. declamation, elocution, oratory (synonyms)
4. (seperate)
5. Eliza's lone note to her secret admirer was very rhetoric.

- Phonology
1. The study of the many various sounds in language.
2. Noun
3. analogy, Genealogy, Radiology (similar etymologycal words)
4. (seperate)
5. I think that a career in phonology would be a very fun only if you really have a passion for language and identification of sounds.

- Philology
1. The study of linguistics and different literature.
2. Noun
3. sociology, dermatology, psychology ( similar etymological words)
4. ( seperate)
5. Though students dread it, english teachers worship philology.

- Paradigm
1. A model, pattern, or example of some sort.
2. Noun
3. imitation, example, ideal (synonyms)
4. ( seperate)
5. Amway is a paradigm of a family owned business that has gone international.

DAN'S VOCAB

VOCABULARY

Paradigm

Description - something acting as a model or a pattern

POS - noun

Related Words - example, sample, model (synonyms)

Sentence - A model airplane is a paradigm of a real airplane.

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Philology

Description - the study of literary texts and records to establish their original form and their meaning

POS - noun

Related Words - linguistics, fundaments, syntax (synonyms)

Sentence - Theologians use philology to study the bible.

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Phonology

Description - the study of the patterns in speech sounds and language

POS - noun

Related Words - linguistics, syntax, accent (synonyms)

Sentence - Phonology is used to help kids with speech problems.

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Rhetoric

Description - the ability to use language effectively

POS - noun

Related Words - bombast, magniloquence, big talk (synonyms)

Sentence - Most poets sound very rhetoric in their poems.

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Syntax

Description - rules for the formation of grammatical sentences

POS - noun

Related Words - linguistics, sentence structure, rudiments (synonyms)

Sentence - Thanks to text messaging, syntax errors are very common today.

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