English II (on-level): Pearl Vocabulary and Meaningful Sentences

Write meaningful sentences for each of these vocabulary words:

• Benign (adj): not causing harm


• Deft (adj): skillful


• Diffuse (v): to spread in all directions


• Furtive (adj): secret (in an underhanded way), stealthy


• Germane (adj): important to the issue at hand, pertinent


• Irresolute (adj): indecisive, unsure how to proceed


• Malign (v): to insult, to lie about someone in order to hurt his/her reputation


• Petulance (n): unreasonable touchiness or irritability


• Precipitate (v): to cause to happen quickly


• Stalwart (n): someone who supports a cause with firm commitment

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

Parable (n): a short story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.

a meaningful sentence would be:

Steinbeck's Pearl is a parable about sudden gain and devastating loss; after reading it I learned the lesson that sharing with others can make you more wealthy than being selfish.

Due: Wednesday, May 8th.