1. Language Arts 7 Pre-AP Vocabulary
List One
March , 2011

2. abate The flood waters abated when the rain stopped. verb
to put an end to or to reduce in intensity
to abate is to reduce or diminish something.
The flood waters abated
when the rain stopped.

3. commiserate Jill commiserated with Jack over the pain in his head.
verb
to share in another’s sorrow or disappointment
Jill commiserated with Jack
over the pain in his head.

4. deprecate verb to belittle or make fun of to cut someone down verbally
to show disapproval
Kyle never missed a chance to deprecate
his little brother in front of his friends.

5. The teacher should not deprecate his student‘s efforts.
Those who profess to favor freedom, yet deprecate
agitation, are men who want crops without plowing
up the ground.
Deprecate means to express disapproval of something.

6. ostracize The team ostracized Ralph after he spread false rumors about
verb
to exclude or banish
to ostracize someone is to exclude him/her from a social circle
The team ostracized Ralph
after he spread false rumors about
the coach.

7. transpire
verb
to take place
that which happens transpires
“Harry, please tell the court exactly what transpired on the night Dumbledore died,” asked the Minister of Magic.