Vocabulary Workshop

Fourth CourseLesson #17

INSOLENCENOUN

Quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence

INSOLENCEA. Her insolence angered her instructor that was attempting to assist her with the project.B. The incidence of insolence has risen dramatically in the last two generations. C. We cited her insolence as the reason we would no longer be associated with her. Her biggest flaw, insolence, has caused her many prospective friendships.It is her insolence that mars her otherwise beautiful features.

Can only be used as a: SUBJECTB. OBJ of a PREP C. Direct ObjectD. AppositivePredicate Nominative

SADISTICADJECTIVE

Having an unnatural love of cruelty;

extremely cruel.

SADISTICMust be used to DESCRIBE a noun or a pronoun

The legend of Dracula evolved

from a legend of a bloodthirsty and

sadistic Transylvanian

nobleman that was known as Vlad the Impaler due to his treatment of fallen

enemies.

DIVERSION

NOUNA turning aside, as of traffic or attention; a game or pastime; a

recreation

DIVERSIONCan only be used as a: SUBJECTB. OBJ of a PREP C. Direct ObjectD. AppositivePredicate Nominative

A. The diversion as a result of the damaged bridge cost us a two hour delay. B. As a result of the diversion, we will be late for prom.C. The state devised a diversion to circumvent the flooded roadways. D. The detour, or diversion, added thirty miles to our trip. E. Baseball is Chin’s favorite diversion.

ANNIHILATEVERB

To destroy completely; to vanquish; to make

ineffective or unimportant; to kill

ANNIHILATE

Is used as the ACTION

in a sentence

The humongous lizard-like

creature known as Godzilla

annihilated the small

metropolis.

PURGE

VERBTo remove undesirable elements

from; to rid; to remove by cleansing

NOUNThe removal of members by a

higher authority.

PURGECan be used as the ACTION of the sentenceOR…. Can be used as a: SUBJECTB. OBJ of a PREP C. Direct ObjectD. AppositivePredicate Nominative

The company purged the old files from its database.The purge by the president and vice president of the company quickly rejuvenated the failing company. The employees that were fired as a result of the purge of mismanagers found it hard to regain employment. The shareholders enacted a purge of the unethical president. The removal, or purge, of the board of directors was a stressful yet necessary event.The removal was a purge of the old ineffectual workforce.

DISPERSE

VERBTo break up and

scatter or spread; to dispel

DISPERSE

Is to be used as the

ACTION in a sentence.

The police officers

dispersed the gawking crowd from the crime

scene.

CONCESSION

NOUNAn act of granting or yielding;

something granted or yielded; a privilege, such as the right to use

land, granted for a specific purpose

CONCESSIONCan be used as a: SUBJECTB. OBJ of a PREP C. Direct ObjectD. AppositivePredicate Nominative

Her concession in the agreement was to only fix spaghetti twice a month. She yielded reluctantly on the concession of state run bingo.He gave a concession to his partner and allowed the firm to accept the new partner.He granted her a break or concession on her two week vacation notice. That is the concession granted by the owner.

FLAGRANT

ADJECTIVEGlaringly bad;

notorious; outrageous

FLAGRANT

Must be used to DESCRIBE

a noun or pronoun

Her flagrant disregard for the laws of the state soon landed her in a maximum security facility for 25 years to

life.

DECIMATE

VERBTo destroy or kill a large part of

DECIMATE

Must be used as the ACTION in a sentence.

The bubonic plague was a pestilence that decimated a large

percentage of England’s working

class bringing about the fall of the feudal

system.

EVADE

VERBTo escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or

answering something directly.

EVADE

Must be used as the ACTION in a

sentence

The defendant deftly evaded the probing questions of the prosecutor

in his cross examination by

stating repeatedly, “I do

not recall.”

VERBSANNIHILATE

PURGEDISPERSEDECIMATE

EVADE

ADJECTIVES

SADISTICFLAGRANT

NOUNS

INSOLENCEDIVERSION

PURGECONCESSION

What word is associated with each picture?

1. VERB:

2. ADJECTIVE

3. ADJECTIVE

4. VERB

5. VERB

POP QUIZOn a sheet of paper, record your answers to the following:

6. Playing baseball in the park would be an example of a ____.

7. The blight ____ over two-thirds of the corn crop.

8. The state granted the company a ___ to use the 150 acres of real estate for tree planting.

9. The student’s ____ caused the teacher to write a disciplinary referral citing her rude and discourteous behavior.

10. As the company renovated, it ___ old and useless files and shredded them.