English 11B

Week 1 Vocabulary
Notes
Ambivalence
The state of
having mixed
feelings or
contradictory
ideas about
something
noun
The laws
ambivalence
about the
importance of a
victims identity
cantankerous
Bad-tempered,
argumentative,
and
uncooperative
adjective
a crusty,
cantankerous
old man
derogatory
Showing a critical
or disrespectful
attitude
adjective
she tells me Im
fat and is always
making
derogatory
remarks
exemplify
Be a typical
example of
verb
this story
exemplifies
current trends
impecunious
Having little or
no money
adjective
a titled but
impecunious
family
lucid
Expressed
clearly; easy to
understand
adjective
a lucid
account
ornate
Made in an
intricate shape or
decorated with
complex patterns
adjective
an ornate
wrought-iron
railing
precipice
A very steep rock
face or cliff
noun
we swerved
toward the edge
of the
precipice.
salubrious
Health giving;
healthy
adjective
I found the
climate
salubrious
truant
A student who
stays away from
school without
leave or
explanation
noun
the truants
were sent to
Mrs. Nubergs
room