Vocabulary List 1: Homework due Thursday: 1) Look up the words below, and write the definition and part-of-speech (n, v, adj) for each one in your notebook.  2) Fill in the blanks below. 3) For extra credit, you may write a sentence of your own for each word in your notebook. (Due Thursday. TIP: Use LearnersDictionary.com.)
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, fathom (v), sage (not the herb!)
  1. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and _____________.
  2. I handled the delicate vase very ____________.
  3. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot of ___________ about the world.
  4. Not every member of a group _______________(s) exactly to our image of that group.
  5. The landscape of the moon is lifeless and very ________.
  6. My grandfather was a ________ gave me some very _________ advice. (same word)
  7. "I shouldn’t have done that," he said with a _______ sigh.
  8. The detective tried to _________who the criminal was from the clues he left behind.
  9. Nobody could __________ why Two-Bit liked school even though he was flunking out. It just didn't make sense.
  10. Most religions promise eternal ___________ in Heaven.
Spelling List for 9/2/14.
maturity, separate, narrative, insurance, creative, revision, believable, refusal, cooperation, storage, movable, ignorance, requirement, security




Vocabulary List 1: Homework due Thursday: 1) Look up the words below, and write the definition and part-of-speech (n, v, adj) for each one in your notebook.  2) Fill in the blanks below. 3) For extra credit, you may write a sentence of your own for each word in your notebook. (Due Thursday. TIP: Use LearnersDictionary.com.)
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, fathom (v), sage (not the herb!)
  1. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and _____________.
  2. I handled the delicate vase very ____________.
  3. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot of ___________ about the world.
  4. Not every member of a group _______________(s) exactly to our image of that group.
  5. The landscape of the moon is lifeless and very ________.
  6. My grandfather was a ________ gave me some very _________ advice. (same word)
  7. "I shouldn’t have done that," he said with a _______ sigh.
  8. The detective tried to _________who the criminal was from the clues he left behind.
  9. Nobody could __________ why Two-Bit liked school even though he was flunking out. It just didn't make sense.
  10. Most religions promise eternal ___________ in Heaven.
Spelling List for 9/2/14.
maturity, separate, narrative, insurance, creative, revision, believable, refusal, cooperation, storage, movable, ignorance, requirement, security