High Achievement Vocabulary
"I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me"--AA Milne
Most weeks students will hear and repeat a story whose sole purpose is to help the student remember and understand the meaning for some complex words. There are 26 words that we will learn and use this year, along with the 26 clever stories which each demonstrate a word and its meaning. We will learn these words in alphabetical order--one per week.
Year A Vocabulary
Abasement Juxtapose Scintillate
Bifurcate Kleptomaniac Truculent
Coruscate Laxity Ubiquitous
Dogmatic Misdemeanor Vacillate
Expedient Nonconformity Winsome
Felicity Ostracize Xenophobia
Geriatrics Paradox Yammer
Heresy Quixotic Zealot
Ingratiate Raucous