Vocabulary 14

1. affront (n) an open, intentional insult; (v) to insult openly; to offend

2. capitulate (v) to surrender on certain terms; to give up; to stop resisting
3. effusion (n) a pouring forth; an unrestrained expression of feeling in talking or writing
4. guffaw (n) a loud coarse burst of laughter; a horselaugh; (v) to laugh loudly or coarsely
5. incarcerate (v) to imprison; to confine
6. indulgent (adj) very lenient; not strict enough; making allowances
7. magnanimous (adj) noble in spirit; generous in forgiving; unselfish; rising above petty,
mean concerns
8. munificent (adj) extremely generous; very liberal and lavish in giving
9. propitious (adj) favorable; favorably inclined
10.querulous (adj) complaining; faultfinding; peevish
11.accomplishment
12.business
13.conceivable
14.dissatisfied
15.exhibition
16.familiarize
17.grammatically
18.horizontal
19.irrelevant
20.withhold

Vocabulary 14 Practice
1. Mikes question about slaveholders began another ----- of comments, and soon everyone was bursting with
ideas and questions.
2. Mr. Tucker asserted that slavery is never a ----- condition. It is always wrong to keep people in a state of
bondage.
3. Joy, whose ancestors were slaves, said that the slaves masters were far from ------. In fact, they were usually
very demanding.
4. I take it as an ----- when people assume that slavery had any positive aspects. I know they dont mean to be
insulting, but its very thoughtless.
5. Usually, Im ----- enough to let these comments pass, Joy continued.
6. I try not to be -----, but its hard to not get annoyed sometimes, she added.
7. So what finally happened to Wilber Horse? asked Charlie, with a -----, never missing a chance to clown
and try and make us laugh.
8. He retired from Parliament in 1825 but continued to denounce the slave trade and the ----- it involved, Mr.
Tucker replied.
9. He died a month before Parliament ----- completely, yielding to his demands and abolishing the slave
trade, Mr. Tucker added.
10. Wilberforce was truly -----, giving so much time and energy to the cause, said Joy. I wonder why we had
never heard of him.
affront

capitulate

effusion

guffaw

incarcerate

indulgent

magnanimous

munificent

propitious

querulous

Write a sentence for each of the following patterns.

11. Dependent Clauses in a Series (If, if, if, then S V or S V that, that, that.)
12. Sappositive, appositive, appositiveV
Choose whether each sentence is correct or incorrect.
13. If you come to class, if you do your work, and if you pay attention then you will graduate.
14. The skills necessary to be successfulorganization, smart, caringare entirely up to you.
15. I never realized that you cant hear the tardy bell, that you dont have to be on time, and that you dont have
any consequences for breaking the rules.

Vocab 14 Practice Answers

1. effusion
2. propitious
3. indulgent
4. affront
5. magnanimous
6. querulous
7. guffaw
8. incarceration
9. capitulated
10. munificent
11. Dependent Clauses in a Series (If, if, if, then S V or S V that, that, that.)
12. Sappositive, appositive, appositiveV
13. Incorrect
14. Incorrect
15. Correct