Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 6.ppt

Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 6.ppt is a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation designed to enhance the vocabulary of high school students. It focuses on words that are commonly used in academic and professional settings, helping students to improve their communication skills and succeed in their studies and future careers.

This presentation is organized around a series of engaging and interactive activities, such as matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank questions, and word association games. Each activity is designed to help students understand the meaning of new words, recognize their synonyms and antonyms, and use them in context.

Unit 6 covers a variety of topics, including science, technology, and social issues. It introduces students to words such as "abate," "adept," "allege," "conjure," and "divulge," among others. The presentation also includes helpful tips for memorizing new vocabulary and strategies for improving reading comprehension.

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1. Vocabulary Workshop
Level F
Unit 6
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

2. Anomalous
•Definition: (adj.) abnormal,
irregular, departing from the
usual
•Synonym: exceptional,
atypical, unusual, aberrant
•Antonyms: normal, regular,
customary, typical, ordinary
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

3. Aspersion
•Definition: (n.) a damaging or
derogatory statement; the act
of slandering or defaming
•Synonym: innuendo,
calumny, denigration
•Antonyms: endorsement,
testimonial, praise
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

4. Bizarre
•Definition: (adj.) extremely
strange, unusual, atypical
•Synonym: grotesque,
fantastic, outlandish
•Antonyms: normal, typical,
ordinary, expected
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

5. Brusque
•Definition: (adj.) abrupt,
blunt, with no formalities
•Synonym: curt, tactless,
ungracious, gruff, rough
•Antonyms: gracious, tactful,
courteous, diplomatic
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

6. Cajole
•Definition: (v.) to coax,
persuade through flattery or
artifice; to deceive with
soothing thoughts or false
promises
•Synonym: wheedle, inveigle,
soft-soap, sweet-talk
•Antonyms: coerce, force,
strong-arm
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

7. Castigate
•Definition: (v.) to punish
severely; to criticize severely
•Synonym: chastise, rebuke,
censure, upbraid
•Antonyms: reward, honor,
praise, laud
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

8. Contrive
•Definition: (v.) to plan with
ingenuity, invent; to bring
about as the result of a
scheme or plan
•Synonym: think up, devise,
concoct, fabricate
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

9. Demagogue
•Definition: (n.) a leader who
exploits popular prejudices
and false claims and promises
in order to gain power
•Synonym: rabble-rouser,
firebrand
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

10. Disabuse
•Definition: (v.) to free from
deception or error, set right in
ideas or thinking
•Synonym: undeceive,
enlighten, set straight
•Antonyms: deceive, delude,
pull wool over one’s eyes
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

11. Ennui
•Definition: (n.) weariness and
dissatisfaction from lack of
occupation or interest,
boredom
•Synonym: languor, world-
weariness, listlessness
•Antonyms: enthusiasm,
liveliness, excitement, intensity
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

12. Fetter
•Definition: (n.) a chain or shackle
placed on the feet (often used in
plural); anything that confines or
restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to
render helpless or impotent
•Synonym: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.)
bind, hamper
•Antonyms: (v.) free, liberate,
emancipate
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

13. Heinous
•Definition: (adj.) very wicked,
offensive, hateful
•Synonym: evil, odious,
abominable, outrageous
•Antonyms: excellent,
wonderful, splendid
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

14. Immutable
•Definition: (adj.) not subject
to change, constant
•Synonym: unchangeable,
unalterable, fixed, invariable
•Antonyms: changeable,
inconstant, variable, fickle
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

15. Insurgent
•Definition: (n.) one who rebels
or rises against authority; (adj.)
rising in revolt, refusing to
accept authority; surging or
rushing in or on
•Synonym: (adj.) revolutionary,
rebellious, mutinous
•Antonyms: (adj.) loyalist, loyal,
faithful
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

16. Megalomania
•Definition: (n.) a delusion
marked by a feeling of power,
wealth, talent, etc., far in
excess of reality
•Synonym: delusions of
grandeur
•Antonyms: humility,
modesty, self-abasement
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

17. Sinecure
•Definition: (n.) a position
requiring little or no work; an
easy job
•Synonym: “no-show” job,
cushy job, “plum”
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

18. Surreptitious
•Definition: (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to
escape observation; made or accomplished by
fraud
•Synonym: furtive, covert, clandestine,
concealed
•Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

19. Transgress
•Definition: (v.) to go beyond a
limit or boundary; to sin,
violate a law
•Synonym: overstep, exceed,
trespass, err
•Antonyms: obey, toe the line
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

20. Transmute
•Definition: (v.) to change
from one nature, substance,
or form to another
•Synonym: transform, convert,
translate, metamorphose
•Antonyms: maintain,
unchanged, preserve
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

21. Vicarious
•Definition: (adj.) performed,
suffered, or otherwise experience
by one person in place of another
•Synonym: surrogate, substitute,
imagined, secondhand
•Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan