Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ch. 8&9 Vocabulary

chronic
recession
loyally
controversy
dismay
preserving
violation
inoperable
tallied
proclaim
reservoir
application
conservation
sentiment
toured
showdown
pamphlet
abrasive
petrified
transcendentalist

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

TOEFL 11 Words

Be prepared to use these words in original sentences that demonstrate your understanding of their meaning.


scourge
slovenly
waive
temerity
spurn
stringent
stupendous
tangible
temporal
versatile
tranquil
trivial
zenith
simper
ubiquitous

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

TOEFL 10 Words

Be prepared to use these words in a paragraph that demonstrates your understanding of their meaning.


prevaricate
refute
sallow
querulous
proximity
prerogative
presumption
rue
quash
retrieve
sally
provisional
promontory
respite
raze

SG Chapter 8 Vocabulary


1)      loyally adv. (Warrick 93)
2)      dismay v. (Warrick 89)
3)      preserving n. (Warrick 87)
4)      conservation n. (Warrick 86)
5)      transcendentalist n. (Warrick 88)
6)      toured v. (Warrick 88)
7)      petrified adj. (Warrick 95)
8)      inoperable adj. (Warrick 95)
9)      proclaim v. (Warrick 89)
10)  abrasive adj. (Warrick 96)

Friday, July 27, 2012

TOEFL List 8&9

Be prepared to use these words in original sentences that demonstrates your understanding of each word's meaning:


mediocre
novice
obsession
ludicrous
parody
nonchalant
obdurate
malicious
prelude
obtrusive
lavish
prestige
pensive
lethal
raze

Thursday, July 26, 2012

TOEFL List 7

Be prepared to write a well-organized paragraph using these words in a way that demonstrates your understanding of the meaning:


imminent
increment
import
hyperbole
ignominious
implacable
impeccable
impervious
ingratiate
inference
integrity
insatiable
inhibit
immune
implicit

John Muir Study Guide 6 Vocabulary

1. determined
2. encouraged
3. damp
4. contradicted
5. lecture
6. surrounding
7. bonfire
8. tedious
9. stake
10. uncompromising

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

TOEFL Words List 5&6

Be prepared to use these words in original sentences that demonstrate your understanding of their meaning.


dolorous
egotistic
dynamic
ephemeral
fallible
felicity
entreat
err
exploit
extinct
extraneous
facetious
expedient
fealty
exemplary

John Muir Ch. 4&5 Vocabulary

Be prepared to spell these words and use them in original sentences that demonstrate your understanding of their meaning.


allegiance
whittled
sympathetic
intrigued
tramp
roundabout
settlers
awe-inspiring
locusts
wading
consumed
resident
specimens
route
constructed
tremendous
malaria
bustling
patriotic

interfered

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

TOEFL Words List 3&4

Be prepared to use these words in an original paragraph that demonstrates your understanding of their meaning.


castigate
compatible
corpulent
denounce
conjecture
capricious
chronic
cryptic
curb
cursory
diverse
credulous
dilemma
civil
coercion

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

TOEFL Words List 1&2

Be prepared to use these words in original sentences that demonstrate that you understand the meaning. You will not need to spell the words. They will be in a box like the one below. :)



abandonabetauthenticacademicanonymous
apathyaridamiableaccelerateadversary
anarchyapprehensiveadmonishaffluentambiguous

Monday, June 18, 2012

TOEFL 1 - 11 Review

Here are the words for weeks 1 - 11. Be prepared to identify the part of speech, give a synonym or simple definition, and use the word in an original sentence on the final exam.


abandon           academic         ambiguous       abet                  accelerate
adversary         apprehensive   apathy              arid                  aggressive
adversity          affable             admonish         allay                 amiable
atheist              attribute           authentic          belligerent        bizarre
benevolent       assiduous         bog                  blemish            artful
bland               augment           banal                articulate          biased
castigate           chronic           circumspect     compatible       capricious
clement           condone           conjecture        concede           crass
cosmopolitan   candid              consensus        civil                 compensation
craven              devout             culpable           credible           crucial
deference         devoid             cringe               devastation      cynical
curb                 deluge              dilemma           devious            diverse
dynamic           egoistic            exotic               extinct              ephemeral
exceptionable  dolorous          exploit             fallible             exemplary
facetious          entreat            erratic              erudite             edict
feasible           forbear             flaccid             fiasco               fathom
genesis             frustrate           fervid               hoax                ghastly
hail                  fleeting            fluctuate          fatuous              flamboyant
imminent         increment         import              hyperbole        ignominious
implacable       impeccable      impervious       ingratiate          inference
integrity           insatiable         inhibit              immune           implicit
jargon              jeopardy          latent                lavish               lethal
lucid                luminary          mimic              monologue       murky
malicious         mediocre          mercenary        nautical            ludicrous
nostalgia          novice              obsession         paradox             parody
nonchalant       obdurate          peremptory      prelude               obtrusive
predilection      prestige            pensive            retribution        raze
prevaricate       proximity         querulous         refute               resentment
sanguinary       radical              ramification     provisional       renegade
sallow              punitive           procrastinate    retribution        presumption
sleazy              vicarious          zealous             tranquil               stupendous
succulent         tangible              venerable         trivial               zenith
stringent           scrutinize         simper              supine              teeming