1. Ms. Mendoza’s Class ELA Week of May 8-12
Vocabulary Lists 29/30
Ms. Mendoza’s Class
ELA
Week of May 8-12

2. PUNG Meaning: point, pierce
Example: expunge (to remove completely from something)
“The lawyer successfully expunged the convict’s record.”

3. PLAC Meaning; please, suit, be acceptable
Example: placate (to be more favorably inclined)
“Because Marilyn was unable to placate her crying baby last night, she did not get any sleep at all.”

4. CENS
Meaning: assessed, judged, rated Example: censor (forbid the public distribution of …especially via a newspaper or movie) “During the dictatorship of Fidel Castro, the newspapers were censored.”

5. cede Meaning: to yield Example:
“The losing player conceded the game to the winner.”

6. DRACON Meaning: snake, serpent, dragon
Example: draconian (meaning laws that are extremely harsh or evil)
“The draconian laws by the government were too much for me; I escaped the country.”

7. DOL Meaning; pain Example: dolorous (something painful)
“Something that is dolorous, like music, causes mental pain because it itself is full of grief and sorrow.”

8. DOR Meaning: back Example: dor
belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part

9. DYN
Meaning: POWER!
Example: dynasty (a succession of rulers of the same line of descent)
“The Han Dynasty ruled China for many years!”

10. DOT Meaning: to give Example: anecdote
(An anecdote is a short personal story that someone tells amusing)
“He told the anecdotes” about his time during the Vietnam War.”

11. DUB Meaning: to doubt Example: dubious
(there is a great deal of disbelief or doubt about it)
“The dubious story from the so-called witness hurt the defendant.”

12. hilar MEANING happy, bliss Example: hilarity (with great merriment)
“It was with sincere hilarity that I hand this award to you.”

13. volat Meaning: move swiftly, fly
Example: volatile (can change swiftly and very widely)
“The entertainer is very volatile; one moment he can play the bass, the next moment he can play rhythm guitar.”

14. VAS Meaning: to go Example: evasive
(when someone is evasive, they are avoiding someone or they do not give a direct answer)
“I saw him at the store, but he was being evasive.”

15. VAG Meaning to wander or roam Example: vagabond
(someone who wanders around aimlessly looking for employment or shelter)
“The vagabond was questioned by the police.”

16. ven
Meaning to sell
Example: vendor (person who sells goods)

17. Tain
Meaning to hold
Example: retain (to hold on to or keep for a long time)
“The political sign said, ‘Retain Judge Pressor for Ward 3.’”

18. Crypt: meaning hidden
Cry: to shout out in complaint
Culp: fault
Cuss: strike