the second set of part 2

Vitality- energy; power to survive
After working so hard on the proposal, Lauren had lost her usual vitality to write proposals for- the class.

Assimilation- to absorb; to make similar
For their project Johnathan and Rykeem tried to make an assimilation of the 80’s by wearing big hair and tall shoes.

Consensus- general agreement
Mauricio and Kersia came to a consensus that he would not say toots if she would be nicer to him.


Context- circumstances of a situation; environment
Marcell said that her statement was taken out of context because no one stayed to hear the rest of what she had to say.

Derived- copied or adapted from a source
In her presentation Lauren explained to the class how she derived her recipes from her mothers cookbook.

Incumbent- imposed as a duty; obligatory
Since Tianna was the host of the party; it was incumbent upon her to make sure that everyone was having a great time.

Inevitable- certain to happen; unavoidable
It is inevitable that all the seniors will be graduating May 27th.

Malleable- easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
Dee thought the clay for ceramics was going to be malleable, but she soon found out that it would be harder than she thought.

Subdue- to restrain; hold back
Everyone tried to subdue Javier from hitting the teacher because he was mad about the grade that he gave him.

Acquired- developed or learned; not naturally occurring
Tracy acquired a taste for seafood because she began to eat almost every other night.

Conception- the ability to form or understand an idea
Marixa had no conception of how much time it took her parents to make her the fancy dinner.

Conviction- a fixed or strong belief
Ivan would not listen to my side of the argument because he had a strong conviction that he was the one that was right.

Dogmatic- stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
Richard was dogmatic in his belief that eating chocolate before you run made you run faster.

Enlightening- informative; contributing to one’s awareness
Angelica found the lecture on West Africa enlightening because she found out things that she never knew before.

Impression- a feeling of understanding resulting form an experience
Cassandra was under the impression that the class coming to her house to the party, but she must have been wrong because they all went to Starbucks.

Intuition- a power of knowing tings without thinking; sharp insight
Ciara’s intuition showed her what was going to happen in the future so she was always prepared.

Misconception- an incorrect understanding or interpretation
It is a common misconception that Micheal is a troublemaker.


I have stopped listening to Kameron’s perception because it always seems to lead me down the wrong path.

Perspective- point of view
No one would listen to Heather’s perspective because she never said anything worth listening to.

Profound- having great depth or seriousness
Susan’s profound decision to not give people Ap credit if they didn’t do the work was enough to scare the whole class.

Inherent- inborn; built in
I think Cheyann’s inherent characteristic is to be loud just like her older sister.

Innate- possessed from birth; inborn
Patricia’s possessed an innate quality to work hard and always do her best.

Inveterate- long established; deep-rooted; habitual
Shomari thinks that he is an inveterate liar because he doesn’t tell the whole truth but just certain parts.

Omnipotent- all-powerful
Lauren would argue that the only one who is omnipotent is Jesus.

Proximity- closeness
You can’t be afraid to be in close proximity with someone else when you go to the club because you are always going to touch someone.

Elusive- difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting
Chassidy’s expression was elusive it could only be recreated on a camera.

Emigrate- to leave one country or region to settle in another
It hard to see how the pilgrims could do it emigrating from place to place all the time.

Transient- passing away with time; passing from one place to another
People who travel the world have a transient lifestyle moving from place to place with nothing but the clothes they have on their back and the fresh air in their lungs.

Transitory- short-lived or temporary
The sadness that Sammy felt was only transitory he was better in a week.

Affable- easy-going; friendly
The class enjoyed going to Dave’s class because he was a affable man.

Amenable- responsive; agreeable
Because we were tired of the complaining we were all amenable to the fact that we are almost finished.

Camaraderie- good will between friends
There was very little camaraderie between Chinquapin’s and Logos’ soccer teams seeing as they have been archenemies for the longest.

Cordial- friendly; sincere
Cesar received a cordial greeting from the rest of the people working at the golf tournament.

Facetious- playfully humorous
Alex facetious attitude was well known to all the students so they all were ready for his practical jokes.

Impinge- hinder; interfere with
The teachers were starting to impinge the seniors last few months of high school.