List #11 Vocabulary English Pds. 4, 6 & 7 1. Infinite Definition: Never-ending; going on forever
Part of Speech: Adjective Example sentences: Her mother seemed to have an infinite number ofquestions about Jennys date with Thor. The teacher had infinite patience and never lost hertemper, no matter how far her students pushed her. 2. Abduct Definition: to kidnap Part of Speech: verb
Example sentences: Mrs. Jenkins biggest fear was that her daughter would beabducted, so she watched her closely whenever they wentto Kennywood Amusement Park. I dont understand how they can keep making Takenmovies; every time its clear that someone will getabducted. 3. Textiles Definition: woven materials; cloth Part of Speech: noun
Example sentences: The Home Goods store has a large collection oftextiles for the customers to browse through. Clothing manufacturers make many purchasesfrom textile factories. 4. Loathe Definition: to hate Part of Speech: verb Example sentences:
Cadence loathed broccoli and groaned every time hermother made it for dinner. I loathe wrapping presents, said Ashley.Its such awaste of time because it takes hours to wrap the gifts,and it takes only seconds for the kids to rip it all off. 5. Unscrupulous Definition: Dishonest; immoral
Part of Speech: adjective Example sentences: The unscrupulous coach encouraged his team to cheat whenever they could. The businessman was so unscrupulous that he cheated people who lived in nursing homes. 6. Controversial Definition: Debatable; likely to cause disagreement
Part of Speech: adjective Example sentences: The decision to eliminateuniforms at St. Marys School wasquite controversial. Many of Madonnas music videosare controversial, and so are mostof the Kardashians tweets. 7. TURBULENT Definition: wild; unstable Part of Speech: adjective
Example sentences: Everyone wishes Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber would break up.They have such a turbulent relationship. The injured seal in Paw Patrol was having troublestaying afloat in the turbulent waters.Pups to therescue! 8. Nocturnal Definition: active at night Part of Speech: adjective
Example sentences: Many owls are nocturnal.Thats why they see sowell in the dark. My dog is nocturnal, and she loves to go out at 2:00a.m., said Marta. 9. Tout Definition: to praise highly Part of Speech: verb
Example sentences: James Brown has been touted as the Godfather ofSoul. Mr. Octave had been touted as one of the bestdrama directors in the state, so the school wasdelighted to hire him. 10. Smug Definition: self-satisfied to an annoying degree
Part of Speech: adjective Example sentences: Marcos was so smug about the A he got on his grammar test.He bragged about it to anyone who would listen. Carla was smug about knowing the answer when no one else did. 11. Faade Definition: the face or front ofsomething, especially an artificialor false front Part of Speech: noun Example sentences: Jessicas bravery was just afaade.Deep down she wasterrified to ride the zip line. The building had a brick faade,but it was really constructed ofwood. 12. Vehement Definition: forceful; full of intense feeling
Part of Speech: noun and adverb Example sentences: Ella took a vehement dislike to tomatoes after she ate too many of them and got sick. The girl vehemently denied having a crush on Thor even though she had a pictureof him as her screensaver on her phone.