CAPITULATE
(kah PICH uh layt) v.
to surrender under certain
conditions; to give in
Link: CAP PITCH
“The Foreign Legionnaires
CAPITULATED with a CAP PITCH.”
After continuous bombing, the enemy finally agreed to
CAPITULATE.
After sending a rose everyday for three weeks, Betty
finally CAPITULATED and married Ed.
The seller studied the buyer’s final offer before
CAPITULATING and signing the contract.
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VALIDATE
(VAL i dayt) v.
to declare legally valid; legalize
Link: VAL’S DATE
“Ken VALIDATED himself as VAL’S DATE.”
The couple decided to marry and VALIDATE their
relationship.
The award gave Sue a sense of VALIDATION that her
work was important.
The parking ticket had to be VALIDATED by one of the
merchants.
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EXONERATE
(ig ZON er ate) v.
to free from accusation or blame; to
free from a responsibility or task
Link: HIS HONOR WAS LATE
“HIS HONOR WAS too LATE to
EXONERATE the innocent prisoner.”
When he was released from jail, he finally felt
EXONERATED of his crime.
The general wanted to EXONERATE the captain of his
war crimes.
The man was EXONERATED by a jury of his peers even
though public opinion was not on his side.
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EXPATRIATE
(eks PAY tree ayt) v.
to exile, banish; leave one’s country
(either by force or by desire)
Link: PATRIOT
“EXPATRIATING a PATRIOT.”
Fidel Castro EXPATRIATED many of Cuba’s former
PATRIOTS who no longer agreed with him.
Some American communists EXPATRIATED to the Soviet
Union during the Cold War.
Ernest Hemingway was one of the first authors to
EXPATRIATE during World War I.
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PALLIATE
(PAL ee ayt) v.
to make seem less serious; to mitigate
Link: PAL HE ATE
“The crocodile PALLIATED for the PAL HE ATE.”
Christopher was given aspirin to PALLIATE his
headache.
After Alex’s goldfish died, his mother bought him a puppy
to PALLIATE his grief.
The nurse PALLIATED the patient’s burns by applying
cold, wet bandages to the sensitive area.
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CONFISCATE
(KON fi skayt) v.
to seize
Link: CON CAKE
“The CON’S CAKE was CONFISCATED.”
The teacher CONFISCATED Billy’s gum.
The police raided the suspect’s apartment while
CONFISCATING all his illegal drugs.
The Internal Revenue Service threatened to
CONFISCATE the accountant’s files if he didn’t pay his
delinquent taxes.
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ELUCIDATE
(i LOO si dayt) v.
to make clear and explain fully
Link: LUCY DATE
“LUCY, Gary’s blind DATE,
ELUCIDATED her intentions.”
Greg ELUCIDATED his description of the assailant to the
officer.
Doctors should always ELUCIDATE the medical jargon
they use with their patients.
Tom Brokow has a gift for ELUCIDATING news to his
national TV audience.
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INUNDATE
(IN un dayt) v.
to overwhelm with
abundance or excess; flood
Link: IAN’S DATE
“IAN was INUNDATED with DATES.”
After the rains, the fields were INUNDATED with water.
During final exams, we are so INUNDATED with school
work that we have no time for fun.
Jack’s father used to INUNDATE the front yard in the
winter so all his friends could ice skate.
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DEPRECATE
(DEP ri kayt) v.
to express disapproval of
Link: DEBRA’S CAKE
“No one dared DEPRECATE DEBRA’S CAKE.”
Josh’s parents DEPRECATED his study habits.
The teacher was DEPRECATORY when she realized no
one had completed the assignment.
Jerry Seinfeld and many other comics are famous for selfDEPRECATING humor.
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RUMINATE
(ROO mih nate) n.
to ponder; to reflect upon
Link: ROOMMATE
“Larry didn‘t have to RUMINATE about
taking this guy as a ROOMMATE.”
Because she had made up her mind, Nancy did not need
time to RUMINATE when Pete asked her to marry him.
The court disregarded the old man’s statement believing
it to be the product of RUMINATION rather than fact.
Michael often RUMINATED about the day when his horse
would win the Kentucky Derby.
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Name: _______________________________________ Date: ____________________
Vocabulary Cartoons II: Review #29
Match the word with its definition.
___ 1.
___ 2.
___ 3.
___ 4.
___ 5.
___ 6.
___ 7.
___ 8.
___ 9.
___ 10.
capitulate
validate
exonerate
expatriate
palliate
confiscate
elucidate
inundate
deprecate
ruminate
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
to seize
to surrender
to make seem less serious
to overwhelm; flood
to exile; banish
to ponder; reflect upon
to declare legally valid
to express disapproval
to explain fully
to free from blame
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
1. After the rains, the fields were _____________ with water.
2. The teacher _____________ Billy’s gum.
3. The parking tickets had to be _____________ by one of the merchants.
4. Christopher was given aspirin to _____________ his headache.
5. Josh’s parents _____________ his study habits.
6. After continuous bombing the enemy agreed to _____________.
7. Michael often _____________ about the day when his horse would win the
Kentucky Derby.
8. When he was released from jail, he finally felt _____________ of his crime.
9. Greg _____________ his description of the assailant to the officer.
10. Ernest Hemingway was one of the first authors to _____________ during
World War I.
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Vocabulary Cartoons
Review Answers
Review #29
Matching:
1-b
2-g
3-j
4-e
5-c
6-a
7-i
8-d
9-h
10-f
Fill in the Blank:
1-inundated
2-confiscated
3-validated
4-palliate
5-deprecated
6-capitulate
7-ruminated
8-exonerated
9-elucidated
10-expatriate