Write 2 sentences for each vocabulary word.
1. impeccable
2. oppressive
3. infirmary
4. dishonorable
5. nettlesome
6. draft
7. august (not the month)
8. discreet
9. naught
10. infallible
11. distraught
12. oblivious
13. salvation
14. recessed
15. despise
16. dishonor
17. paragon
18. tumult
19. thralldom
20.servitude

1. The food tasted impeccable/Her dress was impeccably made

2. The white people were oppressive towards others/People of higher class are more oppressive of those lower than them

3. I was sent to the infirmary after I threw up/The infirmary was full of sick children

4. That man had dishonorable intentions/Cheating is dishonorable

5. My sister was nettlesome/When I am trying to get work done I ignore nettlesome people

6. I had to write a rough draft/My draft had a lot of mistakes that needed to be fixed

7. The president is august/People of higher class are august

8. I had to meet up with him discreetly/I had to discreetly pass the note in class

9. I hoped I did not study for naught/I got absolutely naught from learning German

10. Sometimes I think I am infallible/This solution was infallible

11. I was distraught after receiving the bad news/I was distraught I received an D

12. I acted oblivious as to seem inconspicuous/She was oblivious to his flirting

13. Soldiers fight for our salvation/I had to bring myself salvation by repentance

14. The recessed lights looked great/I had to recess a wall

15. I despised my hair that morning/My cat despises the movie '101 Dalmations'

16. I brought dishonor to my family/Dishonor starts with misbehavior

17. I wish I was viewed as a paragon/Many people think of the valedictorian as a paragon

18. The tumult by the riot made my ears bleed/ The concert had a tumult that sounded of thousands of people

19. I was in thralldom by my owner/Black people were in thralldom

20. Being a maid is different from servitude/Her dog was basically in servitude

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.