Vocabulary Unit 3a
Week of October 12-16, 2009
This week you will study the first ten words from Unit 3 of Vocabulary Workshop (pages 35 and 36). You will complete a variety of activities using these words. Some exercises will be done in class, and some assignments will be done as homework. This week’s words are also listed below for your convenience.
1. allot
2. amass
3. audacious
4. comply
5. devoid
6. elite
7. grapple
8. incapacitate
9. instigate
10. longevity
Due Wednesday, October 14th: On a separate sheet of notebook paper define each word listed above. You may use the definitions listed in Vocabulary Workshop or those found in a dictionary.
Due Friday, October 16th: Be prepared to participate in a vocabulary bee that includes words from Unit 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, and 3a above. For your convenience, listed below are the words from Units 1 and 2. You need to be able to define each of the 50 words we have already studied this fall.
Unit 1 Unit 2
1. adage 1. antics
2. bonanza 2. avowed
3. churlish 3. banter
4. citadel 4. bountiful
5. collaborate 5. congested
6. decree 6. detriment
7. discordant 7. durable
8. evolve 8. enterprising
9. excerpt 9. frugal
10. grope 10. gingerly
11. hover 11. glut
12. jostle 12. incognito
13. laggard 13. invalidate
14. plaudits 14. legendary
15. preclude 15. maim
16. revert 16. minimize
17. rubble 17. oblique
18. servile 18. veer
19. vigil 19. venerate
20. wrangle 20. wanton
