Vocabulary Lesson 9 provides definitions for 20 words: bilk, homily, demise, emit, decadence, aghast, granary, choleric, impede, qualm, lampoon, narcissistic, eradicate, fabricate, ghastly, deprecate, inundate, exonerate, squalid, and diurnal. The lesson includes hints or examples for many of the words to help explain their meanings. It was prepared by Ms. Barletta for her English I Honors class on November 9, 2009.

1. Vocabulary Lesson 9 English I Honors Ms. Barletta November 9, 2009

2. Vocabulary Lesson 9 1. bilk (v.): to cheat or swindle; to thwart HINT: Milk someone for their money 2. homily (n.): a sermon 3. demise (n.): death; a ceasing to exist 4. emit (v.): to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light 5. decadence (n.): moral deterioration

3. 6. aghast (adj.): feeling great dismay or horror 7. granary (n.): a storehouse for grain 8. choleric (adj.): easily angered HINT: Babies who are choleric at birth, might become choleric as adults 9. impede (v.): to hinder; to obstruct HINT: Stampede 10. qualm (n.): a feeling of uneasiness

4. 11. lampoon (n.): a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone HINT: National Lampoon 12. narcissistic (adj.): conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration HINT: Narcissus 13. eradicate (v.): to wipe out; to destroy HINT: Raid 14. fabricate (v.): to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive HINT: Fable 15. ghastly (adj.): horrible; frightful HINT: A ghost might be ghastly to look at.

5. Extra Words! 16. deprecate(v.)to express disapproval 17. inundate(v.)to overwhelm with abundance 18. exonerate(v.)to free from blame 19. squalid(adj.)dirty 20. diurnal(adj.)daytime