WILDCAT WORD WALL
To prepare our WHS wildcats with the vocabulary section of the FCAT, ACT, and SAT they are presented with weekly words. Click on the month to see the words we have learned.
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September 2006
Nouns to Know
September 1 (Friday)
aberration (noun)
(ab uh RAY shun)
Definition: something not typical; a deviation from the standard
Sentence: The chef at this restaurant is dreadful; the good meal we just had was an aberration.
September 5 (Tuesday)
benefactor (noun)
(BEN uh fak tur)
Definition: one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
Sentence: To give benefits is to be a benefactor. To receive benefits is to be a beneficiary.
September 7 (Thursday)
charisma (noun)
(kuh RIZ muh)
Definition: a magical seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
Sentence: The glamorous presidential candidate had a lot of charisma; voters did not seem to support him so much as be entranced by him.
September 11 (Monday)
enormity (noun)
(i NOR muh tee)
Definition: extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity
Sentence: Hitler’s soldiers stormed through the village, committing one enormity after another.
September 13 (Wednesday)
insurgent (noun)
(in SUR junt)
Definition: a rebel; someone who revolts against a government
Sentence: The heavily armed insurgents rushed into the presidential palace, but the president’s bodyguards captured them.
September 15 (Friday)
libel (noun)
(LYE bul)
Definition: a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames someone
Sentence: The executive said that the newspaper had committed libel when it called him a stinking, no good, corrupt, incompetent, overpaid, lying, worthless moron.
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September 19 (Tuesday)
magnate (noun)
(MAG nayt)
Definition: a rich, powerful, or very successful business person
Sentence: John D. Rockefeller was a magnate who was never too busy to give a
shoeshine boy a dime for his troubles.
September 21 (Thursday)
paradox (noun)
(PAR uh dahks)
Definition: a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical
Sentence: Mr. Cooper is a political paradox; he is a staunch Republican who votes only for Democrats.
September 25 (Monday)
ramification (noun)
(ram uh fuh KAY shun)
Definition: a consequence; a branching out
Sentence: The professor found a solution to the problem, but there are many ramifications; some experts are afraid that he created more problems than he has solved.
September 27 (Wednesday)
tirade (noun)
(TYE rayd)
Definition: a prolonged, bitter speech
Sentence: Perry launched into a tirade against imitation cheese on the school lunch menu.
September 29 (Friday)
volition (noun)
(voh LISH un)
Definition: will; conscious choice
Sentence: The question the jury had to answer was whether the killing had been an accident or an act of volition.
