,Vocabulary 8 – Contextual Redefinition

Make predictions for definitions of each of the following words. Remember that some words which look familiar
will probably have new meanings in this context.

Word Familiarity Context Sentence Morphemes Predicted Synonyms

Definition
fractious The fractious player
couldn't be controlled
by his coaches or the
referees.
The student felt his
Disapprobation parents'
disapprobation when
he showed them his
atrocious report card.
Although cheating
would have helped her
Ethical to raise her test
scores, she refused to
do it because it was
not ethical.
The point guard gave
Tacit the forward a tacit
glance before he
threw the ball for an
alley-oop.
The pestilence killed
Pestilence over half the
population in 5 weeks.

The silly television

Asinine show was full of
asinine characters
who were silly, but not
funny.
Many people read the
Edification Bible or other spiritual
books for edification.

The talented figure

Prowess skater showed her
prowess by
completing the
difficult maneuver.
The girl was mortified
Mortify when she rinsed her
hair and saw that it
had turned green.
Go-go is a music
Indigenous genre indigenous to
the DC area.