1. Ms. Barletta
September 14, 2010
ENGLISH 9
VOCABULARY LESSON 3

2. Vocabulary Lesson 3
• 1. edifice (n.): a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
HINT: office
• 2. ambidextrous (adj.):equally skillful with either hand
HINT: ambi=both; dexterity
• 3. belated (adj.): delayed; tardy; late
HINT: Don’t be late!
• 4. animate (v.): to give life or motion to
HINT: animation
• 5. knead (v.): to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
HINT: You need to knead the dough

3. Vocabulary Lesson 3
• 6. chauvinist (n.): one having a fanatical devotion to a country,
gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite
sex, or other beliefs
HINT:
• 7. egalitarian (adj.): promoting equal rights for all people
HINT: equal
• 8. berserk (adj.): in a state of violent or destructive rage
HINT: The berserkers
• 9. ostentatious (adj.): marked by a conspicuous, showy, or
pretentious display
HINT:
• 10. delude (v.): to mislead; to fool
HINT: You might delude someone by diluting their drink.