wichita falls independent school district

wichita falls independent school district

WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
VOCABULARY 2004-05
TWELFTH GRADE WORD LISTS
Objective:
• Instruction will focus on SAT words, particularly words derived from
Romance languages and mythology
• Students will add words to recognition and usage vocabulary
Resource:
• Vocabulary for College Bound Students and Quack words
Instructions:
• Academic students
o Teacher will select 2 class words from 10 word list & each
student will select 2-3 more words for his/her choice words
• Pre-AP or Pre-IB students
o Teachers will select 4 words from 10 word list & each student
will select 2-6 more words for his/her choice words
• Teacher will provide instructional activities for all 10 words
• Activities (matching/ fill in the blank/ mnemonics/ cartoons/sentences/etc.)
may be scored for daily grades
• Major vocabulary assessments not necessary, but may be included at the
teacher’s discretion. Assessment of vocabulary development should be
incorporated into composition evaluation and student ability to comprehend
reading selections.
1st Six Weeks
Aug. 16-Aug. 20(VCBS pp. 203-204)
Words from Mythology
Adonis
Aegis
Amazon
Ambrosial
Atlas
Auroral
Bacchanalian
Chimerical
Draconian
Elysian
Aug. 30-Sept. 10 (VCBS,pp.206-208)
Words from Mythology
Martial
Mercurial
Narcissistic
Nemesis
Odyssey
Olympian
Paean
Palladium
Plutocratic
Pyrrhic
Aug. 23-Aug. 27(VCBS pp. 204-205)
Words from Mythology
Fauna
Flora
Hector
Herculean
Hermetic
Iridescent
Jovial
Labyrinthine
Laconic
Lethargic
Sept. 13-Sept. 17 (VCBS pp. 208-209)
Words from Mythology
Saturnine
Siren
Solon
Spartan
Stentorian
Stygian
Tantalize
Terpsichorean
Thespian
Titanic
Sept. 20-Sept. 24
Review Quack Words Vol. 1
Delineate
Hiatus
Extol
Nefarious Querulous Quell
Vernacular Engender
Glutton
Brawn
Obliterate Artisan
Tout
Pugnacious Efface
Enhance
Copious
Kindle
Hinder
Obscure
2nd Six Weeks
Sept. 27-Oct. 6 (VCBS pp.232-233)
Words from French
Adjectives describing people
Blasé
Bourgeois
Chic
Clairvoyant
Complaisant
Debonair
Gauche
Maladroit
Naïve
Nonchalant
Oct. 7-Oct. 15 3 (VCBS p.234)
Words from French
Terms for people
Attaché
Bourgeoisie
Concierge
Connoisseur
Debutante
Devotee
Elite
Émigré
Entourage
Entrepreneur
Oct. 18-Oct. 22 (VCBS pp. 234-235)
Words from French
Terms for people
Envoy
Fiancé/fiancée
Gourmand
Gourmet
Ingénue
Martinet
Nouveaux riche(s)
Protégé
Raconteur
Valet
Oct.25-Oct.29(VCBS pp.236237,239-240)
Words from French
Traits, Feelings & Situations
Aplomb
Ennui
Esprit de corps
Finesse
Malaise
Rapport
Savoir-faire
Carte blanche
Debacle
Fait accompli
Faux pas
Liaison
3rd Six Weeks
Nov. 1-Nov. 5(VCBS pp.238, 243-244)
Words from French
Government, the Arts, Writing
Canard
Cliché
Coup d’etat
Détente
Laissez-faire
Encore
Regime
Palette
Avant-garde
Repertoire
Denouement
Vignette
Nov. 8-Nov. 12 (VCBS pp. 246-248)
Words from French
Food & Fashion
A la carte
Cuisine
Entrée
Soup du jour
Boutique
Coiffure
Cravat
Ensemble
Flamboyant
Vogue
Nov.15-Nov. 19 (VCBS pp. 248-250)
Words from French
Miscellaneous Words
Ambience
Coup de grace
Façade
Milieu
Passé
Pince-nez
Queue
Rendezvous
Silhouette
Sobriquet
Raison d’etre
Nov. 22-Dec. 3
Review Quack Words, Vol. 2
Corroborate Amorous
Decorous
Expedite
Idyllic
Volatile
Juxtapose Incandescent
Exasperate Discordant Distend
Fecund
Sage
Vacuous
Deride
Benevolent Assail
Scrutinize Histrionic Didactic
Dec. 6-Dec. 10
Cumulative Semester
Review & Assessment
4th Six Weeks
Jan. 4-Jan. 12 (VCBS pp. 256-261)
Words from Italian
Music terms
Falsetto
Crescendo
A cappella
Aria
Cantata
Concerto
Finale
Intermezzo
Libretto
Sonata
Jan. 24-Jan. 28 (VCBS pp. 263-265)
Words from Italian
Persons & Situations
Dilettante
Diva
Impresario
Maestro
Mountebank
Prima donna
Virtuoso
Fiasco
Imbroglio
Incognito
Jan. 13-Jan. 21 (VCBS pp. 261-262)
Words from Italian
Painting, Sculpting, Architecture
Cameo
Cupola
Fresco
Mezzanine
Patina
Portico
Rotunda
Stucco
Tempera
Terra-cotta
Jan. 31-Feb. 48 (VCBS pp. 265-266)
Words from Italian
Miscellaneous words
Antipasto
Gusto
Alfresco
Bravo/Brava
Gondola
Grotto
Piazza
Salvo
Sotto voce
Vendetta
Feb. 7-Feb. 11
Review Quack Words Vol. 3
Bucolic
Pretentious Gullible
Convivial
Discrete
Discreet
Fabricate Gesticulate Belabor
Reiterate
Laud
Induce
Conflagration Abridge
Soporific
Nonchalent Malleable
Ludicrous
Anarchy
Strident
5th Six Weeks
Feb. 15- Feb. 25
No new words
TAKS Week
Feb. 28-March 4 (VCBS pp. 272-273)
Words from Spanish
People
Aficionado
Cabellero
Chicano
Desperado
Guerilla
Macho
Mestizo
Peon
Renegade
Stevedore
Vaquero
March 7-March 11(VCBS p. 275)
Warfare & Seafaring
Armada
Bravado
Cargo
Comradery
El Dorado
Embargo
Escapade
Flotilla
Incommunicado
Key
March 14-March 18
No new words
Spring Break
March 21-April 1(VCBS p.277)
Words from Spanish
Food & Festivity
Bodega
Bolero
Cabana
Castanets
Fiesta
Patio
Pimento
Ceviche
Siesta
6th Six Weeks
April 11-April 15 (VCBS pp. 275-276,278)
Words from Spanish
Miscellaneous words
Arroyo
Barrio
Bonanza
Hacienda
Indigo
Mantilla
Mesa
Peccadillo
Pueblo
Sierra
April 18-April 22
Review Quack Words Vol. 4
Lethargy
Recondite Archaic
Conspicuous Exalt
Imminent
Predator
Coalesce
Exult
Extraneous Assuage
Debunk
Insuperable Assiduous Squander
Penurious
Eccentric
Avarice
Incantation Indulgent
April 27-May 6
Review Quack Words Vol. 5
Assertion Desiccate Diverse
Loquacious Maudlin
Farcical
Vibrant
Virulent
Lucid
Contemptuous
Enigma
Labyrinth Repudiate Contrite
Superficial Primordial
Mellifluous Provincial
Incessant
Prevaricate/Prevarication
May 9-May 20
Cumulative Semester
Review & Assessment