Vocabulary List #1
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Vocabulary List #1
English 1
English 1 Honors
PHOT/PHOS
“light”
PHOTOTROPIC
Adjective
Tending to grow or move
towards light
Because they are
phototropic, daisies
always grow towards the
sun.
Sentence completion:
I like to say jokingly that
my cat is phototropic
because she always…
PHOSPHORESCENT
Adjective
Giving off light without
heat
Harvey stuck
phosphorescent stars on
his ceiling so that it would
resemble the nighttime sky.
Sentence completion:
One of the phosphorescent
gemstones can be
identified by…
PHOTOGENIC
Adjective
Attractive in pictures or
photographs
Lucy was so photogenic
that total strangers often
asked to take her picture.
Sentence completion:
Because he was not
considered very photogenic,
Sven…
LUC
“light”
LUCID
Adjective
Easy to understand; clear
Sophie’s explanation of
quantum physics was so
lucid that I understood
everything.
Sentence completion:
Tom thinks the reason
Gerald’s explanations are
so lucid is…
ELUCIDATE
Verb
To make clear by
explaining
The attorney asked the
witness to further
elucidate the information
he had.
Sentence completion:
Nina tried to elucidate the
meaning of the poem by…
TRANSLUCENT
Adjective
Allowing light to pass
through
Through a translucent
blue cloth draped over the
window, we could see the
sun.
Sentence completion:
The headdress was woven
of a beautiful translucent silk
that…
SPEC/SPECT
“to look at”
CIRCUMSPECT
Adjective
Careful; mindful of rules
and consequences
The marchers in the
protest tried to be
circumspect and not
break any laws.
Sentence completion:
Carl was usually circumspect
when choosing stocks and
bonds because…
PROSPECT
Noun
That which is expected
The prospect of a trip to
the dentist with my bratty
kid brother was hardly
thrilling.
Sentence completion:
Buck savored the prospect of
the nature walk because…
SPECTER
Noun
A ghost or phantom
Hattie seemed to see a
specter in every corner of
the dark house.
Sentence completion:
When Roger saw the specter
lurking in the corner, he
reacted by…
VID/VIS
“to see, to look”
INVIDIOUS
Adjective
Hateful or spiteful
One candidate made an
invidious speech against
his opponent.
Sentence completion:
I found Charlie a rather
invidious character because
he was always…
PROVIDENTIAL
Adjective
Happening by good fortune
Through a providential
series of events, Nigel
found himself manager of
the company.
Sentence completion:
Unless something
extraordinarily providential
happens before the swim
meet, we…
IMPROVISE
Verb
To create without any
forethought or preparation
When Carl lost the cards
with his speech on them,
he was forced to
improvise.
Sentence completion:
The actor had to improvise
his lines because he…