megan's vocabulary

1. Belie- (verb) to represent falsely, or to be in contradiction with.
• Related words: synonyms- refute, disapprove, repudiate.
• I must belie the presentation in order to pass.
2. Clandestine- (adjective) kept in secret and done in concealment.
• Related words: synonyms- hidden underhand confidential.
• I was involved in a clandestine project about the man and the moon.
3. Collusion- (noun) secret agreement in conspiracy.
• Related words: synonyms- intrigue, connivance, complicity.
• The collusion had broken apart our once close knit relationship.
4. Dissemble- (verb) to ignore or make a misleading appearance to others, to deceive someone or make them believe in false truth.
• Related words: synonyms- camouflage, dissimulate, misrepresentation.
• I have tried to see and dissemble parts of the truth in the pageant.
5. Nefarious- (adjective) extremely mean or cruel.
• Related words: synonyms- iniquitous, heinous, atrocious.
• Mary is known for her nefarious tricks that seem to make everyone cry.

alex p vocab

nefarious

1. wicked or villainous

2. adjective

3. flagitious, heinous, infamous

4. The nefarious ruler was always causing problems with other countries.

dissemble

1. to conceal the truth or ignore.

2. verb

3. mask, hide, camouflage

4. He dissembled himself in the bushes.

collusion

1. a secret agreement or conspiracy

2. noun

3. intrigue, connivance, complicity

4. The spies acted in collusion to get the job done.

Belie
1. to not be true or to misrepresent

2. Verb

3. refute, disprove, controvert

4. The magazine belied the truth.

Clandestine

1. kept in secret or concealed
2. adjective

3. hidden, underhand, confidential

4. The clandestine plan was only known by the two robbers.

Kelsie Stephens Vocab Week 3

Belie-give a false impression of.

1. verb

2.syn-misrepresent, falsify, and fake

3.The child belied his innocents when he was caught sneaking a cookie.

Clandestine- secretive.

1. adjective

2. syn- covert, furtive, and stealthy

3. The woman was clandestine sharing no information about herself.

Collusion- A secret cooperation between people who do something wrong.

1. noun

2. syn- conspiracy, plot, and cahoots

3. The Mafia is a collusion.

Dissemble- pretend to conceal information/feelings.

1. verb

2. syn-pretend, feign, and conceal

3.The CIA agent dissembled on the president whereabouts.

Nefarious- Immoral/wicked.

1. adjective

2. ant- Admirable, Syn- villainous, and shameful.

3. The nefarious Saddam Hussein has killed thousands of people.

Kelsie Sullivan's Vocab

1. Paradigm
Description- A clear or typical example or model.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- They used the charts as a paradigm.
Related Words: (Syn.) example, model, pattern

2. Philology
Description- The “love of words”; literary study.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- In English classes we study philology.
Related Words- (Syn.) linguistics, language, philologists

3. Phonology
Description- The study of speech sounds in language.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- In Germany they study the phonology of the German language.
Related Words- (Syn.) phonetics, phonologic, speech

4. Rhetoric
Description- Study of using language effectively and persuasively.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- In Spanish class, we use rhetoric when studying the language.
Related Words- (Ant.) conciseness (Syn.) oratory, speech

5. Syntax
Description- The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- One of the hardest things to grasp in learning another language is correct syntax.
Related Words- (Syn.) structure, speech, grammar

Brittany D's Vocab (9/20)

6. Paradigm
Description: A set of things where all of them contain an element that is the same.
POS: noun
Synonyms: Ideal, mirror, pattern
Sentence: My aunts wall paper is a paradigm with small farm houses and thin lines going throughout the whole thing.
Picture: Separate

7. Philology
Description: A form of study where someone studies linguistics, along with a documents authenticity and original form.
POS: noun
Synonyms: Linguistics, language, love of learning
Sentence: If my grandma wanted to, she could have been a philologist because she loves the English language and she loves to learn.
Picture: Separate

8. Phonology
Description: The study of patterns in languages speech sounds, and studying the way words are pronounced.
POS: noun
Synonyms: pronunciation, accent, dialect
Sentence: People who write poetry must be very good at practicing phonology, so that their words rhyme.
Picture: Separate

9. Rhetoric
Description: Being able to use language effectively when exaggerating or trying to display something.
POS: noun
Synonyms: big talk, rant, delivery
Sentence: Great story tellers can use rhetoric and make you believe what they are saying.
Picture: Separate

10. Syntax
Description: Study of rules for the formation of grammatical sentences.
POS: noun
Synonyms: alphabet, fundamentals, linguistics
Sentence: Publishers must be very good at using syntax.
Picture: Separate