Peyton Cooper

Mrs. Watts
English 9 Honors
May 2015

Choice Vocabulary
1) VOMITORIUM (page 1)- noun// a passageway leading to and from the
seating in a theatre or stadium.
Origin:
Latin

vomitorium
,
2) GIRDER (page 16) - noun// a large iron or steel beam beam used for building
bridges and building framework.
Origin:
English

gird
girder
(brace, strengthen)
3) TOPHET (page 20)- noun// another term for hell.
Synonyms; hell, underworld
Antonym: heaven
Origin:
Hebrew

topet
Tophet
4) CRETIN (page 7) - noun// a stupid person or a person who is deformed and mentally
handicapped.
Synonyms: idiot, fool, moron
Antonyms: brain, intelligent, wise
Origin:
Latin

Christianus
Swiss French

crestin
French

cretin
cretin
(human being)
(Christian)
5) GROVEL (page 34) - verb// to move or lie abjectly with ones face on the ground or to
humble oneself
Synonyms: beseech, crouch, cower, court
Antonyms: straighten, answer, boast
Origin:
Old Norse

a grufu

groof/grufe/on grufe

Middle English

grovelling

grovel
(face downward) (the face/front)
6) PATHOLOGICAL (page 83) - adjective// of the nature of a physical or mental

disease/ obsessive; compulsive

Synonyms: medicinal
Origin: Greek
7) EXPUNGE (page 104) - verb// erase or remove completely (something unwanted)
Synonyms: erase, remove, delete. destroy, obliterate
Antonyms: add, create, establish, allow
Origin:
Latin

ex

+
pungere

expungere
expunge
(out) (to prick) (mark for)
8) INUIT (page 105) - noun// a member of the indigenous people of northern
Canada, Greenland, and Alaska
Origin:
Inuit

inuk inuit
(person)
9) PREEMPTIVE (page 112) - adjective// intending to forestall something in
order to prevent attack.
Synonyms: deterrent, precautionary, discouraging, defensive
Remember: pre means before and the -empt- in preemptive reminds me to empty:
therefore empty the attack before.
10) BACCHANALIA (page 118)- noun// the drunken festival of Bacchus; drunken
revelry
Synonyms:binge, blowout, fling, overindulge, party
Antonyms: moderation, lack, need, want
Origin:
Latin
bacchanalia
11) SUCCUBUS (page 138) - noun// a female demon believed to have sexual
intercourse with men while they sleep.
Synonyms: fiend, beast, rascal, villain
Antonyms: angel, god
Origin:
Latin
succubare (prostitute)
12) LEWD (page 147) - adjective// crude or offensive in a sexual way
Synonyms: lustful, dirty, salacious, libidinous
Antonyms: chaste, clean
Origin:
Old English
lwede

13) VOYEURISM (page 148) - noun// the practice of obtaining sexual

gratification by looking at sexual objects or
acts.
Synonyms: espionage
Remember: The voy- is like voyage, and you are going on a voyage with your
eyes
14) DALLIANCE (page 169) - noun// a trifling away of time; a casual romantic
relationship
Synonyms: delay, idling, procrastination, playing, flirtation
Antonyms; hurrying, push, hastening
Origin:
English
daly + -ance
15) HERMETICALLY (page 208) - adverb// as to be airtight
Root word; hermetical// not affected by outward influence
Synonyms: buried, clandestine, concealed,
Antonyms: public, exposed, apparent, disclosed
Origin:
Medieval Latin
16)COMPLIANCE (page 13) - noun// The state of according with/meeting rules
or standards.
Synonyms: conformity, obedience, dissent, submission
Antonyms: difference, refusal, fight, veto, rebellion
Origin:
Italian

complire
17) SHADOWBOXED (page 17) - verb// to spar with an imaginary opponent
as a form of training
Remember: Box is Shadowbox is like Boxing
18) PENITENTIARY (144) - noun// a prison or people convicted of felonies
Synonyms: joint, slammer, reformatory, correctional institution
Origin:
Latin
pnitenia
Medieval Latin
pnitentiarius penitentiary
19)[CO] CONSPIRATORS (page 148)- noun// a person who is engaged in a
conspiracy with another or others
Origin:
Latin

conspirator

Old French
conspirateur
Middle English

conspirator

20) STAGNANT (page 160) adjective// characterized by a lack of development,

advancement, or progressive movement
Synonyms: inactive, sluggish, slow-moving, standing
Antonyms: active, vibrant
Origin:
Latin
stagnum stagnare
Mid 17th Century
stagnant
21) VERTIGO (page 163) noun// a sensation of whirling and loss of balance,
associated particularly with looking down from
a great height, or caused by affecting the inner
ear
Synonyms: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness
Origin:
Latin
vertere
Middle English
vertigo
22) tranger (page 171) noun// a foreigner
Origin:
French
tranger
23) AFGHAN ( page 185) noun// a soft woolen blanket, crocheted or knitted,
usually in geometric patterns
Origin:
Pashto
afghn
24) SALVO (page 188) noun// a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of
acts
Origin:
French
salve
16th Century
salvo
25) LACERATIONS (page 147) noun// a deep cut or tear in the skin
Synonyms: gash, cut, wound, injury
Origin:
Latin
laceration