Chapter 14 Vocabulary – Toxin

Part I-Connotation: based on how the word is used in the following phrase, give a logical implied meaning for the word. This should not be from a dictionary but from your understanding. Please put your answers on a separate piece of paper.

1. Monotonous   the windshield wipers tapped out a monotonous rhythm
2. Feigned           she feigned irritation
3. Fiasco             we’re going to be facing another E. coli fiasco
4. Philippic          the silence following Bobby Bo’s passionate philippic
5. Brouhaha        Hudson Meat management didn’t survive their E. coli brouhaha
6. Reticent          Although Carlos was reticent concerning the details
7. En masse        The crowd began moving out of the living room en masse.
8. Penumbra       within the penumbra of light from the floor lamp
9. Appalled         I was appalled at first
10. Hubris It wasn’t hubris like I thought at first
11. Abattoir          the sinister hooks hanging from … the stainless-steel abattoir equipment
12. Abject             With abject fear, she stared into the man’s cold, black eyes.
13. Conic               It’s concentrated beam illuminated narrow conic sections of the room
14. Elude               he’d managed to elude the first thrust
15. Heralding        The sudden high-pitched electric sound heralding the start-up
16. Periphery        Moving as quickly as her could along the narrow periphery
17. Muster            all the strength he could muster
18. Facetiously     “Who else?” Douglas questioned facetiously.
19. Crestfallen      Kim was immediately crestfallen
20. Upended         a number of these chairs were upended

Chapter 14 Vocabulary – Toxin – Matching

Part II-Denotation: On a separate piece of paper match the vocabulary word with its definition. You will probably need a dictionary to accomplish this.

21. Monotonous   a complete failure
22. Feigned           inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
23. Fiasco             to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
24. Philippic          exaggerated pride or self-confidence
25. Brouhaha        in a body : as a whole
26. Reticent          to give a false appearance of
27. En masse        of or relating to a cone
28. Penumbra       the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its center
29. Appalled         a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemnation
30. Hubris an act of assembling
31. Abattoir          a space of partial illumination
32. Abject             uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone
33. Conic               to signal the approach of
34. Elude               joking or jesting often inappropriately
35. Heralding        feeling shame or humiliation
36. Periphery        a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
37. Muster            cast down in spirit
38. Facetiously     to set or stand on end
39. Crestfallen      to avoid adroitly
40. Upended         an establishment where animals are butchered