VOCABULARY 3-4

NONENTITY

NONENTITY: One of little or no importance

• Freshmen sometimes feel like nonentities on campus

OUST

OUST: To Remove from a position of power

• The king was ousted from his throne by an opposing force

• The Egyptian President was ousted after 18 days of demonstration

PERUSE

PERUSE: To read carefully

• Always peruse the contract before signing it.

• The students perused their notes before he test

POROUS

POROUS: Having many small holes in the surface, permeable by water/air

• A sponge is very porous

PROMONTORY

PROMONTORY: A high point of land Jutting into water

• The lighthouse was perched on a promontory

RECOURSE

RECOURSE: To turn to for aid or safety

After getting several driving tickets, the only recourse available to the teen was to get enrolled in a Driver’s Ed Program.

RESIDUE

RESIDUE: something that is left over after part is removed

• The dishwashing detergent left a residue on the glasses

SOLICITOUS

SOLICITOUS: Full of concern, Anxious

• Parents are solicitous of their children’s welfare

• Calpurnia was a solicitous housekeeper and always took good care of the Finch children.

MISHAP

MISHAP: An unfortunate accident

• The mishap was caused by the distracted teen driver talking on the cell phone.

INSTIGATE

INSTIGATE: To cause trouble

• The football player instigated a fight and received a penalty.

PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVE: Point of view

• From my perspective, the decision to cancel school vacation was unfair.

RELEVANT

RELEVANT: having to do with the matter being considered; to the point

• The students were required to answer the question on the test using relevant details from the passage.

ADO

ADO: Fuss, Trouble, or bother

• The actress was making much ado about nothing and delayed the play.

“ Without further ado I present the stars of the show”….said the director of the play.

Apparition

Apparition: A ghostly appearance/phantom

• The apparition appeared out of nowhere and scared me!

Assert

Assert: To state firmly

• Tom Robinson asserted that he was not guilty of the crime.