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Ninth Grade Honors: Vocabulary Week 27
rancor (n.) talkative, wordy
raucous (adj.) loud, boisterous
recalcitrant (adj.) defiant, unapologetic
reclusive (adj.) solitary, shunning society
redoubtable (adj.) formidable, commanding respect
refute (v.) to prove wrong
relish (v.) to enjoy
repentant (adj.) penitent, sorry
reprehensible (adj.) deserving rebuke
reprobate (n.) evil, unprincipled
EXERCISE 1: Fill in the blanks with vocabulary words.
1. Marie ____________________ (--ed) the candidate’s argument as she yelled and gesticulated
at the TV.
2. The ____________________ Dennis apologized profusely for breaking his mother’s vase.
3. Even when scolded, the ____________________ young girl simply stomped her foot and
refused to finish her lima beans.
4. The ____________________ criminal sat sneering in the cell.
5. When Eileen challenged me to a fight, I could see the ____________________ in her eyes.
6. Jean’s cruel and ____________________ attempt to dump her boyfriend on his birthday led to
tears and recriminations.
7. The fortress looked ____________________ set against a stormy sky.
8. Pete always ____________________ (--ed) his bedtime snack.
9. ___________________ authors such as J.D. Salinger do not relish media attention and
sometimes even enjoy holing up in remote cabins in the woods.
10. Sarah’s neighbors called the cops when her house party got too ____________________.
EXERCISE 2: The following are either antonyms or synonyms of the vocabulary words. Write the
vocabulary word and an A for antonym or S for synonym.
_____ 1. turbulent ____________________
_____ 6. amenable
_____ 2. ratify
____________________
_____ 7. vindictiveness __________________
_____ 3. defiant
____________________
_____ 8. respectable ___________________
_____ 4. villain
____________________
_____ 9. awesome ___________________
_____ 5. antisocial ____________________
_____ 10. savor
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EXERCISE 3: Use the following graphic organizers for four vocabulary words.
Antonym
Synonyms or Examples
Word
Synonyms or Examples
Word
Use the word in an original sentence.
Antonym
Antonym
Synonyms or Examples
Use the word in an original sentence.
Antonym
Synonyms or Examples
Word
Word
Use the word in an original sentence.
Use the word in an original sentence.