Chapter 4 Vocabulary Created By, Ms. Jennifer Duke

Chapter 4 Vocabulary Take out a piece of paper and pen or pencil. Copy down each of the following words and their definitions for future reference. You will turn in your word list and assignment at the end of the class period for credit.

WORD LIST Berate (v.)Relinquish (v.) Estrange (v.)Ubiquitous (adj.) Euphoric (adj.)Zenith (n.) Impetuous (adj.) Infallible (adj.) Maudlin (adj.) Regress (v.)

Berate (v.) To criticize or scold harshly

Estrange (v.) To make unfriendly, to drive away

Euphoric (adj.) Overjoyed, having a sense of well being, very happy

Impetuous (adj.) Acting in a hurry with little thought

Infallible (adj.) Not capable of error, unable to make a mistake, perfect

Maudlin (adj.) Sentimental, Overemotional

Regress (v.) To return to an earlier condition, To go backwards

Relinquish (v.) To give up something, To yield

Ubiquitous (adj.) Existing everywhere at the same time

Zenith (n.) To the highest point

WORD LIST Berate (v.)Relinquish (v.) Estrange (v.)Ubiquitous (adj.) Euphoric (adj.)Zenith (n.) Impetuous (adj.) Infallible (adj.) Maudlin (adj.) Regress (v.)

Assignment Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list. (We will correct at the end.) 1.Gary’s illness involves extreme mood swings. For weeks, he’ll be _________, feeling that the world is great. 2.He will feel as if he is at the __________ of life.

Assignment Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list. 3.Some people are ___________ and may get angry if anyone suggests that they have made a mistake. 4.Some people are ____________ shoppers and will spend thousands of dollars are trivial things that they don’t really need.

Assignment Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list. 5.Sometimes, when someone is asked to ___________ the expensive things that they have bought, they refuse. 6.I know a woman who is very __________. She sits on the couch all day and talks and cries about friends, dead people, and childhood hurts.

Assignment Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list 7.The emotional woman said that misfortune and horror are __________ in life-there’s nowhere that you can avoid them. 8.Shutting out everyone around her, the emotional woman ___________’s her family and friends.

Assignment Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list 9.The emotional woman then __________s herself for all of the faults that she feels that she has. 10.When the woman feels good, she stops taking her medicine and begins to __________.

Correct Your Own Assignments If you miss one, circle the word and then write out the correct word. If you do this, you will receive full credit. You will need to study all of the words for the test, but especially the ones that you miss on the assignment. The assignment will tell you which words you need to study the most.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list. (We will correct at the end.) 1.Gary’s illness involves extreme mood swings. For weeks, he’ll be _________, feeling that the world is great. 2.He will feel as if he is at the __________ of life. ANSWERS Euphoric Zenith

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list. 3.Some people are ___________ and may get angry if anyone suggests that they have made a mistake. 4.Some people are ____________ shoppers and will spend thousands of dollars are trivial things that they don’t really need. ANSWERS Infallible Impetuous

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list. 5.Sometimes, when someone is asked to ___________ the expensive things that they have bought, they refuse. 6.I know a woman who is very __________. She sits on the couch all day and talks and cries about friends, dead people, and childhood hurts. ANSWERS Relinquish Maudlin

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list 7.The emotional woman said that misfortune and horror are __________ in life-there’s nowhere that you can avoid them. 8.Shutting out everyone around her, the emotional woman ___________’s her family and friends. ANSWERS Ubiquitous Estrange

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from your list 9.The emotional woman then __________s herself for all of the faults that she feels that she has. 10.When the woman feels good, she stops taking her medicine and begins to __________. ANSWERS Berate Regress