Vocab Set 1 (Period 3) by Emily McNally https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf Made with charm en-us 2016-10-25 12:57:58 UTC 2026-01-19 21:55:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Bilious emcnally2 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132979003 “He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious” (7).

Synonym: nauseous
Antonym: healthy
Definition: nauseous, queasy
Sentence: When I had a stomach bug, I was bilious for days, so I ate only crackers and drank only ginger ale. ]]> 2016-10-25 12:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132979003 Debasing  mcooper201 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989344  "the word only as connected with ragged clothes, scanty food, fireless grates, rude manners, and debasing vices:"(20)
Synonym: Demean 
Antonym: Enhance 
My definition: To demote some or be little a person. 
My sentence: Bob debased Ella and her friends. 

]]> 2016-10-25 13:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989344 Opprobrium mfromm201 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989457 "...because I had turned against him to avert farther irrational violence, I was loaded with general opprobrium" (12, in my book).

synonym: criticism
antonym: honor
definition: strong disapproval or disgrace
sentence: The celebrity earned opprobrium after saying something inappropriate in public.

]]> 2016-10-25 13:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989457 Insurrection                     "How all my brain was in tumult and all my heart in insurrection."           Synonym: revolt    Antonym: calm; peace Definition: a violent uprising against authority               The insurrection of the men was violently cleared up. ajohnston20 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989650 2016-10-25 13:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989650 sallow   https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989661 “inclined to the rather more refined idea that John’s sallowness was owing to over-application and, perhaps, to pining after home” (7). 
Definition: slightly yellow in a way that does not look healthy
Synonym: yellowish, jaundice
Antonym: pale
Sentence: Her skin was looking very sallow after she got her spray tan.
-CHETANNA NWEKE
]]> 2016-10-25 13:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989661 Promontories  https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989840 "...' the solitary rocks and promontories' by them only inhabited; of the coast of Norway..." (6)
Synonym: Foreland
Antonym: Cavity
Definition: A high point of land that juts out into a large body of water.
-Nina ]]> 2016-10-25 13:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989840 Thence https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989936 "I returned to the window and fetched it thence" (8)

synonym: then from there
antonym: here now
definition: from a place previously mentioned
sentence: I skipped in the field and picked the daisy thence.

Becca Ehrhardt

]]> 2016-10-25 13:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132989936 consternation mbowenlongino20_1 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990099 "What a consternation of soul was mine that dreary afternoon." (12)
Synonym: Dismay
Antonym: Composure
Definition: a feeling of anxiety often caused by something sudden or alarming.
"She felt extreme consternation when  she was told to make the goal or be kicked off the team."

]]> 2016-10-25 13:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990099 Convolvuli mfromm201 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990102 "...whose bird of paradise, nestling in a wreath of convolvuli and rosebuds..." (page 16 in my book)

(convolvulus)
synonym: flower
antonym: ?
definition: a type of plant with funnel-shaped flowers
sentence: The convolvuli looked gorgeous in her garden growing next to the roses.
 ]]> 2016-10-25 13:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990102 Endeavoring mcurran20 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990211 "could discover by her own observation that I was endeavoring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and child-like disposition" (9)
synonym: try
antonym: ignore
definition: try hard to do or achieve something
sentence: As a student, I was endeavoring to get a good grade.

- Morgan Curran]]> 2016-10-25 13:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990211 Primordium  mcooper201 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990274 "In flowers, both genes are espressed throughout infloresence and floral meristems and in developing organ primordia."
Synonym: Commencement
Antonym: Ending 
My definition: Its a essential human tissues and organs.
My sentence: All humans need primordia to live. 

]]> 2016-10-25 13:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990274 Sombre https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990561 "the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre" (5) 
definition: dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy 
synonym: drab
antonym: bright

-Melissa Meley]]> 2016-10-25 13:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990561 Vassalage                               "I had nothing in harmony with Mrs. Reed or her children, or her chosen vassalage."                Synonym: custody Antonym: freedom Definition: relationship between a master and their maid/servant                      Her vassalage over me was very harsh.  ajohnston20 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990603 2016-10-25 13:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990603 Sombre mcooper201 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990692 "the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre and a rain so penetrating,"(5)
Synonym: Charcoal 
Antonym: Clean 
My definition: Dirty, and gross. 
My sentence: The chimney was sombre and needed to be cleaned. ]]> 2016-10-25 13:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990692 genteel mbowenlongino20_1 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990717 "ladies sat in the stocks, wore backboards, and were expected to be exceedingly genteel" (20
Synonym: polite
Antonym: improper
Definition: to be polite and proper.
"It was expected of us to be genteel at the fancy dinner."

]]> 2016-10-25 13:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990717 Ostracize mfromm201 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990791 "Athenian citizens could ostracize a public figure whom they saw as a threat to their democracy." (learned in my history book)

synonym: banish
antonym: welcome
definition: to exclude someone from something
sentence: The rich children ostracize the little girl because her family is poor.

]]> 2016-10-25 13:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990791 Lamentable cbrooks20_2 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990905 "Afar, it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud; near a scene of wet lawn and storm-beat shrub with ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable blast." (page 6)
Synonym: grim
Antonym: cheerful
Definition: full of sorrow or grief
Sentence: The death of a loved one is lamentable for their family and friends.
]]> 2016-10-25 13:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132990905 insubordinate mbowenlongino20_1 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132991242 My mom was explaining to me what mutiny is in Jane Eyre.
Synonym: rebellious
Antonym: obedient
Definition: refusal to follow the rules or laws.
"Katniss from the Hunger Games was very insubordinate"

]]> 2016-10-25 13:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132991242 Absolve                          "Marta felt greatly relieved after her mom absolved her."  Synonym: acquit    Antonym: blame    Definition: to forgive; forget the action                            Her dad absolved her after she disobeyed him.  ajohnston20 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132991334 2016-10-25 13:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132991334 Sallowness cbrooks20_2 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132991674 "Mr. Miles, the master, affirmed that he would do very well if he had fewer cakes and sweetmeats sent him from home; but the mother's heart turned from an opinion so harsh, and inclined rather to the more refined idea that John's sallowness was owing to over-application and, perhaps, to pining after home." (page 9)
Synonym: pale
Antonym: healthy
Definition: An unhealthy yellow or brown coloring (usually of a facial complexion)
Sentence: The fat boy looked very sallow after eating three hot dogs. 
]]> 2016-10-25 13:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132991674 Cavillers https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132992147 "Jane, I don't like cavillers or questioners"
definition: a trivial and annoying objection
synonym: carp
antonym:]]> 2016-10-25 13:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132992147 Appropriate cbrooks20_2 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132992507 In scripture class we were talking about how Cain took God's power over life and death. This was said by Dr. Hogan.
Synonym: steal
Antonym: give
Definition: To take something for yourself usually without permission.
Sentence: The child appropriated  her classmate's brownie.
]]> 2016-10-25 13:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132992507 Chidings https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132993168 "...And a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed." (5) 
Synonym: Scold
Antonym:Praise 
Definition: Scold or Rebuke
-Nina 

]]> 2016-10-25 13:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132993168 Patronize https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132993320 Heard while watching grey's anatomy

synonym: condescending
antonym:  humble
definition: apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
sentence: she thinks she's so mighty with her gracious compliments, she's just patronizing.

Becca Ehrhardt

]]> 2016-10-25 13:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/132993320 Lest https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133093613 " I wiped my tears and hushed my sobs, fearful lest any sign of violent grief might waken a preternatural voice to comfort me"

synonym: to avoid
antonym: to ensure
definition: with intention to prevent 
sentence: she tried to focus worried lest she fail her exam.

Becca Ehrhardt
 ]]> 2016-10-25 17:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133093613 Retrospect https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133151118 My parents were talking about thinking about things in retrospect.
Synonym: Reflective 
Antonym: Non-Reflective
Definition: Looking back or dealing with past events or situations.
Sentence: We have to think about think in a more retrospect way to understand.

]]> 2016-10-25 19:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133151118 Rigors mcurran20 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133154013 "concentrate the multiplied rigors of extreme cold" (10)
synonym: severity
antonym: calm
definition: demanding, difficult, or extreme conditions
sentence: The rigors of winter kept me inside.

- Morgan Curran]]> 2016-10-25 19:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133154013 Ornery mcurran20 https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133156457 My grandma was describing my little brother as being ornery when he was a small child.
synonym: cranky
antonym: pleasant
definition: bad-tempered and combative
sentence: Math class makes me feel ornery. 

- Morgan Curran]]> 2016-10-25 19:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133156457 Antipathy  https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133441108 "John had great love for his mother and sisters, and an antipathy to me." (8).
synonym: antagonism
antonym: love
definition: a deep-seated feeling of dislike 
sentence: I have an antipathy for bugs.
-chetanna nweke

]]> 2016-10-26 18:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133441108 Opaque https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133442953 My mother told me that the sky looked very opaque today.
synonym: cloudy
antonym: bright
sentence: i could not see through the glass because it was opaque
chetanna nweke]]> 2016-10-26 18:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emcnally2/41drhbm7s0tf/wish/133442953