Chapter 15 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.
- Proverbial Dr.
Kim Reggis has truly been the proverbial pillar of society
- Monumental Dr.
Reggis’s daughter’s death has caused him monumental stress
- Aberrant these were
aberrant episodes that will not be repeated
- Remorse Dr. Reggis is full
of remorse for his rash actions.
- Penitent He had to admit
the man did look penitent.
- Bombast what has swayed me
is not your Ivy League bombast
- Blatantly five thousand
dollars is blatantly excessive
- Aghast when he
described the attack…Tracy was
aghast
- Glibness Your glibness has
never been more inappropriate.
- Appalled I am appalled at
your decision
- Ramshackle the
ramshackle building looked abandoned
- Pall it
blanketed the area with a dense pall
- Derision “What
do you mean tired?” Shanahan asked with derision.
- Accomplice Shanahan
… stared dumbfounded at his accomplice.
- Revocation Defying
the revocation of his hospital privileges
- Conniving akin
to conniving with the devil herself
- Precocious Kelly’s
precocious daughter, opened the door.
- Mendicant He
felt self-conscious, as if he were a mendicant.
- Demeanor Kelly’s
glib demeanor changed immediately
- Superciliously “Oh really?” Kelly questioned
superciliously.
- Hearsay This
is all hearsay, and therefore smoke and mirrors
- Substantive I’ll
get something substantive, and I’ll be back.
- Ambiguities I’ll
make sure there’re no ambiguities
- Preamble “Trace,”
Kim said with no preamble
- Assiduously she
assiduously avoided looking at the skating rink
Chapter 15 Matching – Toxin
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.
- Proverbial A. feeling humble or
regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
- Monumental B. completely obvious,
conspicuous, or obtrusive
- Aberrant C. exhibiting
mature qualities at an unusually early age
- Remorse D. something that
covers or conceals
- Penitent E. showing little
forethought: lacking depth and substance
- Bombast F. straying from
the right or normal way
- Blatantly G. one that begs;
a person who lives by asking for gifts
- Aghast H. one
associated with another especially in wrongdoing
- Glibness I. a gnawing
distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs
- Appalled J. behavior toward others : outward
manner
- Ramshackle K.
highly significant
- Pall L.
coolly and patronizingly haughty
- Derision M.
to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding
- Accomplice N.
real rather than apparent
- Revocation O.
struck with terror, amazement, or horror
- Conniving P.
to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
- Precocious Q.
an introductory statement
- Mendicant R.
of, relating to, or resembling a brief, popular epigram or maxim
- Demeanor S.
marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
- Superciliously T. appearing ready to collapse
- Hearsay U.
an act or instance of revoking
- Substantive V.
the quality or state of being doubtful or uncertain
- Ambiguities W.
pretentious inflated speech or writing
- Preamble X.
talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source
- Assiduously Y.
the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt