Emily's Vocab

1) Soporific (noun)

Description: something that makes you tired, like a sleep drug.

Related Words: narcotic (s), hypnotic (s), analgesic (s)

Sentence: The girl was recommended a soporific drug to help her sleep.



2) Prevaricate (verb)

Description: to deceive or lie.

Related Words: belie (s), distort (s), misrepresent (s)

Sentence: The salesman prevaricated me into thinking that his merchandise was worth the high price.



3) Reprehensible (adjective)

Description: deserving blame or shame.

Related Words: praiseworthy (a), condemnable (s), blameable (s)

Sentence: The boy felt reprehensible after cheating on a test.



4) Penitent (adjective)

Description: a feeling of shame for doing something wrong

Related Words: unashamed (a), remorseful (s), apologetic (s)

Sentence: The boy felt penitent after facing the consequences of his actions.



5) Rapacious (adjective)

Description: plundering or greedy

Related Words: savage (s), predatory (s), voracious (s)

Sentence: My rapacious brother ate all the dessert on Thanksgiving.

Matt Jablonski's Vocab

Soporific

Description- Something exhausting, causing 0r requiring sleep.

Part of speech- Adjective.

Related words-Boring, tiresome, and exhausting.

Sentence- The students all fell asleep, because the teacher's lesson was soporific.

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Prevaricate

Description- To not tell the truth; dishonest.

Part of speech- Intransitive verb.

Related words- Lie, fib, and obscure.

Sentence- The criminal prevaricated in attempt to escape the charges against him.

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Reprehensible

Description- To orally disprove of something.

Part of speech- Adjective.

Related words- Blameworthy, culpable, and objectionable.

Sentence- The jury was reprehensible of the toward the defendant.

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Penitent

Description- Expressing pain for wrongdoings.

Part of speech- Adjective.

Related words- Guilty, remorse, and contrite.

Sentence- Micheal Vick felt penitent for dog fighting, so he eventually confessed.

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Rapacious

Description- Someone that gives into temptations; greed.

Part of speech- Adjective.

Related words- Greedy, predatory, and voracious.

Sentence- After winning a lot of money, Joe got rapacious and blew away all of his money.

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CJ Davis's Vocab

Soporific

1. Tends to cause sleeping.
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms- Calming, numbing, soothing.
4. The professor’s soporific lessons often caused the students to not pay attention, even at the start of class.

Prevaricate

1. To purposely lie or mislead.
2. Verb
3. Synonyms- Belie, Con, Palter.
4. Despite how well the thief prevaricated, he was eventually caught by the guards.

Reprehensible

1. Deserving to be rebuked.
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms- Blamable, culpable, delinquent.
4. The reprehensible boy’s head was bowed in shame after she caught him throwing a baseball in the house.

Penitent

1. Feeling guilty and wanting to make up for the wrongdoing.
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms- Remorseful, rueful, sorrowful.
4. Regal was a penitent man and wore the shackles ever after he was set free.

Rapacious

1. Very likely to steal to satisfy greed.
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms- Avaricious, ferocious, ravenous.
4. The pirate was very rapacious.

Nikkel's Vocab

Soporific1. To cause sleepiness, tiredness.2. Part of speech: adjective3. Similar words: dull, sleep in-dowsing and heavy4. The play that I went to last week had a soporific effect on the crowd.
5. On another sheet.

Prevaricate
1. To be misleading, to lie
2. Part of speech: verb
3. Similar words: belie, stall, and dither.
4. The son prevaricated to his parents about his bad grades.
5. On another sheet.

Reprehensible1. Deserving blame2. Part of speech: adjective3. Similar words: culpable, blameworthy, guilty4. The reprehensible child felt bad after she broke her mom vase.
5. On another sheet.

Penitent
1. Expressing or a feeling of sorrow for doing something wrong.
2. Part of speech: adjective.
3. Similar words: apologetic, regretful, and sorry.
4. The penitent child felt terrible after cheating in a card game.
5. On another sheet.

Rapacious
1. Greedy, taking by force.
2. Part of speech: adjective
3. Similar words: voracious, avaricious, and grasping.
4. The rapacious robber stole all of the diamonds.
5. On another sheet.

Nikkel's Vocab

Soporific1. To cause sleepiness, tiredness.2. Part of speech: adjective3. Similar words: dull, sleep in-dowsing and heavy4. The play that I went to last week had a soporific effect on the crowd.
5. On another sheet.

Prevaricate
1. To be misleading, to lie
2. Part of speech: verb
3. Similar words: belie, stall, and dither.
4. The son prevaricated to his parents about his bad grades.
5. On another sheet.

Reprehensible1. Deserving blame2. Part of speech: adjective3. Similar words: culpable, blameworthy, guilty4. The reprehensible child felt bad after she broke her mom vase.
5. On another sheet.

Penitent
1. Expressing or a feeling of sorrow for doing something wrong.
2. Part of speech: adjective.
3. Similar words: apologetic, regretful, and sorry.
4. The penitent child felt terrible after cheating in a card game.
5. On another sheet.

Rapacious
1. Greedy, taking by force.
2. Part of speech: adjective
3. Similar words: voracious, avaricious, and grasping.
4. The rapacious robber stole all of the diamonds.
5. On another sheet.

Heathers Vocab

Soporific

1. Sleepiness
2. Adjective
3. Syn: drowzy, hynotic, dull
4. Sometimes medicine can make you feel soporific.
5. Picture: seperate

Prevaricate

1. To be misleading, to lie
2. Verb
3. Synonyms: evade, belie, dither
4. The boy prevaricated when he told his mom he was doing his homework, when he was really playing video games.
5. Picture: seperate

Reprehensible

1. Deserving of reproof
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms: blamable, culpable, guilty
4. The girls reprehensible action of shoplifting got her into a lot of trouble
5. Picture: seperate

Penitent

1. Feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing.
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms: regretful, sorry, remorseful
4. The penitent boy felt bad for cheating on his test.
5. Picture: seperate

Rapacious

1. To be greedy
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms: greedy, grasping, voracious
4. The rapacious, rich man gave no money to the poor guy.
5. Picture: seperate

Vocab

Soporific
1. picture separate
2. causing or tending to cause sleep
3. adjective
4. unclear, sleepiness, drowsy
5. The doctor recommended a soporific drug to help the girl sleep.

Prevaricate
1. picture separate
2. deliberately create an incorrect impression or lie
3. verb
4. evade, shift, lie
5. The boy had to prevaricate to avoid punishment.

Reprehensible
1. picture separate
2. deserving of rebuke; blameworthy
3. adjective
4. culpable, blameworthy, culpable negligence
5. The reprehensible man was caught stealing.

Penitent
1. picture separate
2. expressing sorrow for a sin or wrongdoing
3. adjective
4. remorseful, rueful, sorrowful
5. The penitent girl confessed about her wrongdoing.

Rapacious
1. picture separate
2. greedy
3. adjective
4. ravenous, voracious, preying
5. My rapacious sister ate all of the food.

Rachel's Vocab

Soporific

definition: causing or intending to cause sleep.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The Tylenol P.M. is a soporific drug.
related words: s- sleepiness,drowsy, sleep


Prevaricate

definition: to speak falsely or misleadingly.
part of speech: verb
sentence: The defendant purposely used prevaricated sentences to sway the jury.
related words: s- lie, unclear, mislead

Reprehensible

definition: deserving of blame.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: Lying is a reprehensible act.
related words: s- blame, condemnable, unforgivable





Penitent

definition:Forgiving, asking for forgiveness.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The penitent man confessed his sins.
related words: s- remorseful, sorry, apologetic







Rapacious

definition: extremely desperate, greedy.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The lion was very rapacious to the baby calf.
related words: s- voracious, greedy, impatient

Dan O's Vocab Week of 11/26

Soporific - causes sleep

POS - adjective

Related Words - tranquilizing, mesmerizing, hypnotic (synonyms)

Sentence - The instructor's hour long lectures are very soporific.

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Prevaricate - to lie

POS - verb

Related Words - belie, con, fabricate (synonyms)

Sentence - The president prevaricated to the people in his speech.

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Reprehensible - deserving of rebuke

POS - adjective

Related Words - blamable, blameworthy, guilty (synonyms)

Sentence - The drunk driver was the reprehensible person in the car accident.

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Penitent - feeling or expressing sorrow or guilt

POS - adjective

Related Words - remorseful, sorrowful, guilty (synonyms)

Sentence - The penitent man felt guilty after he hit his car into the boy riding his bike.

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Rapacious - greedy

POS - adjective

Related Words - extortionate, avaricious, ravening (synonyms)

Sentence - The rapacious man refused to give any money to his church.

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