7 & 8 Vocabulary # 19

January 23, 2012

Directions:

1) Identify the part of Speech.

2) Respell the word (in whatever way needed) to learn the pronunciation.

3) AND THEN write out the word separated into syllables.

4) Write out each word 3 times

5) On a separate sheet of paper, write out ONE sentence for each word (6 word min). [No Pred. Adj.]

6) THEN write one additional sentence using a minimum of THREE vocab words.

1) Perfunctory - __________ - Unenthusiastic; careless; joyless

2) Periphery - __________ - The outside edge of something

3) Perjury - __________ - Lying under oath; sworn testimony that is a lie

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4) Permeate - __________ - To spread or seep through; to penetrate

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5) Pernicious - __________ - Deadly; extremely evil;

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6) Perquisite - __________ - A privilege that goes along with a job; a “perk”

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7) Pertinent - __________ - Relevant; dealing with the matter at hand; on the topic

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8) Perturb - __________ - To disturb greatly (Someone not bothered is Imperturbable)

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9) Peruse - __________ - To read carefully, slowly, so as to study thoroughly

[Note this word is often misused and interpreted -- as skimming]

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10) Petulant - ___________ - ill-tempered; cranky; rude

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