Mr. Ruiz's Weekly Vocabulary

Weekly Vocabulary Words Expectations

  • Vocabulary words will always be given and Monday and are due on Wednesday.

  • Normally, you will always have 8 vocabulary words.

  • Students will always have 15 minutes in class every Monday to work on their vocabulary words. Most students are able to finish 1/2 in this time period. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO USE THEIR TIME WISELY!

  • Although you can use any online resource, Mr. Ruiz’s favorite dictionary websites are: www.wordsmyth.net and www.collinsdictionary.com.

  • There is a specific format that needs to be followed when filling in the vocabulary worksheet. The format is as follows:

Here's an example of what a vocabulary sheet should look like. Not an artist? Don't worry about it! You're only getting graded on the content not art. However, please remember that neatness does count.

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Vocabulary 1

  1. terrain (n)

  2. parody (n)

  3. vital (adj)

  4. ignite (v)

  5. lurk (v)

  6. banish (v)

  7. grotesque (adj)

  8. conspicuous (adj)

Vocabulary 2

  1. luminous (adj)

  2. belligerent (adj)

  3. elated (adj)

  4. deceive (v)

  5. absurd (adj)

  6. vanquish (v)

  7. remedy (n)

  8. ample (adj)

Vocabulary 3

  1. casual (adj)

  2. affluent (adj)

  3. awe (n)

  4. barren (adj)

  5. hoax (n)

  6. urban (adj)

  7. adapt (v)

  8. ingenious (adj)

Vocabulary 4

  1. cope1 (v)

  2. eerie (adj)

  3. quest (n)

  4. vow (n)

  5. heirloom (n)

  6. docile (adj)

  7. brawl (n)

  8. foreign3 (adj)

Vocabulary 5

  1. composeÂł (v)

  2. strategy (n)

  3. lofty² (adj)

  4. clarity (n)

  5. dense (adj)

  6. marvel (n)

  7. salvage (n)

  8. vibrant (adj)

Vocabulary 6

  1. boycott (v)

  2. unanimous (adj)

  3. stationary (adj)

  4. treacherous² (adj)

  5. paraphrase (v)

  6. ample (adj)

  7. collide (v)

  8. knack (n)

Vocabulary 9

(I had to change the vocabulary number to match my weekly quiz number. Sorry, but it was driving me crazy that it didn't match up. )

  1. defy (v)

  2. permeate (v)

  3. nurture (v)

  4. rigid (adj)

  5. rudimentary (adj)

  6. sparse (adj)

  7. array (n)

  8. immaculate (adj)

Vocabulary 10

  1. replenish (v)

  2. barricade (n)

  3. betray (v)

  4. poignant (adj)

  5. defiant (adj)

  6. efficient (adj)

  7. hazardous (adj)

  8. cunning (adj)


Vocabulary 12

  1. frigid (adj)

  2. narrative (n)

  3. recommend (v)

  4. rickety (adj)

  5. scavenger (n)

  6. trivial (adj)

  7. ambition (n)

  8. dingy (adj)

Vocabulary 13

  1. encounter (n)

  2. bloat (v)

  3. garland (n)

  4. fickle (adj)

  5. elevate (v)

  6. sulk (v)

  7. horde (n)

  8. cordial (adj)

Vocabulary 14

  1. clarity (n)

  2. plummet (v)

  3. yearn (v)

  4. tamper (v)

  5. vigorous (adj)

  6. flourish (v)

  7. congested (adj)

  8. implore (v)


Vocabulary 15

  1. deception (n)

  2. deduce (v)

  3. deliberate (adj)

  4. delude (v)

  5. denounce (v)

  6. deplete (v)

  7. dehydrate (v)

  8. default (n)



Vocabulary 16

  1. whimsical (adj)

  2. verstile (adj)

  3. gratify (v)

  4. impartial (adj)

  5. tolerate (v)

  6. amateur (n)

  7. partial (adj)

  8. navigate (n)


Vocabulary 17

  1. rustic (adj)

  2. lapse (v)

  3. coy (adj)

  4. dimension (n)

  5. dominate (v)

  6. invincible (adj)

  7. muse (n)

  8. paraphrase (v)


Vocabulary 18

  1. vulnerable (adj)

  2. urge (v)

  3. critique (v)

  4. humble (adj)

  5. friction (n)

  6. loathe (v)

  7. ingenious (adj)

  8. pulsate (v)

Vocabulary 19

  1. balmy (adj)

  2. tarnish (v)

  3. negligent (adj)

  4. scuffle (n)

  5. tantalize (v)

  6. contemporary (adj)

  7. brawny (adj)

  8. radiate (v)


Vocabulary 20

  1. procrastinate (v)

  2. loiter (v)

  3. humorous (adj)

  4. venture (n)

  5. inundate (v)

  6. endurance (n)

  7. jostled (v)

  8. hearty (adj)


Vocabulary 21

  1. contribute (v)

  2. antidote (n)

  3. tattered (adj)

  4. recoil (v)

  5. exquisite (adj)

  6. abominable (adj)

  7. disheveled (adj)

  8. pungent (adj)


Vocabulary 22

  1. lurk (v)

  2. chronic (adj)

  3. leisure (n)

  4. retaliate (v)

  5. translucent (adj)

  6. sulk (v)

  7. mingle (v)

  8. meager (adj)


Vocabulary 23

None

Vocabulary 24

  1. asset (n)

  2. immerse (v)

  3. jut (v)

  4. ravenous (adj)

  5. dormant (adj)

  6. extravagant (adj)

  7. remote (adj)

  8. fluctuate (v)


Vocabulary 25

(All nouns this week!)

  1. couplet

  2. stanza

  3. syntax

  4. anagram

  5. palindrome

  6. portmanteau word

  7. ballad

  8. elegy


Vocabulary 26

  1. mimic (v)

  2. stifle (v)

  3. urban (adj)

  4. vibrant (adj)

  5. beacon (n)

  6. liberate (v)

  7. ingenious (adj)

  8. lure (v)


Vocabulary 27

  1. macabre (adj)

  2. discrepancy (n)

  3. stringent (adj)

  4. congregate (v)

  5. differentiate (v)

  6. slay (v)

  7. malice (n)

  8. nefarious (adj)