Vocabulary #1-20 Review Videos
Abominate: Grinch, hate hate...
Accolade: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon win Academy Award
Charlatan: The Wizard of Oz is a fraud
Daunting: Scary climb up a 1500' TV tower
Deduce: Sherlock draws conclusions about Watson
Ethnic: Dances from cultures around the world
Fidelity: Faithful Family Vows
Vocabulary #1-20 Images
Abominate: Grinch, hate hate...
Accolade: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon win Academy Award
Charlatan: The Wizard of Oz is a fraud
Daunting: Scary climb up a 1500' TV tower
Deduce: Sherlock draws conclusions about Watson
Ethnic: Dances from cultures around the world
Fidelity: Faithful Family Vows
Vocabulary #1-20 Images
February 2017 Vocabulary Words
2012-2013 School Year Vocabulary
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Vocabulary Words 41-50 for May 21/22 test
41. salubrious (adj)
42. schism (n)
43. somnolent (adj)
44. stratagem (n)
45. supplication (n)
46. traumatic (adj)
47. umbrage (n)
48. vacuity (n) vacuous (adj)
49. virile (adj) virility (n)
50. voracious (adj) voracity (n)
42. schism (n)
43. somnolent (adj)
44. stratagem (n)
45. supplication (n)
46. traumatic (adj)
47. umbrage (n)
48. vacuity (n) vacuous (adj)
49. virile (adj) virility (n)
50. voracious (adj) voracity (n)
2nd Semester Vocabulary
Words 1-10, abort - condign
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Words 11-20, coterie - imbroglio
Words 21-30, impolitic - nuance
11-30 Test Review Worksheets
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1 Sept. Active Reading: “History Time: Arthur Miller finds inspiration in Salem”
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1 Sept. Vocabulary
1 September 2011: Vocabulary Handout
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Vocabulary Definitions
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2010-2011 School Year
Fahrenheit 451 Active Reading
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Reminder: How to write a cinquain
Line 1: the vocabulary word (usually a noun)
Line 2: 2 adjectives related to line 1
Line 3: 3 -ing words related to line 1
Line 4: 4 words (these could be a small sentence) related to line 1
Line 5: 1 word, synonym of line 1
Line 2: 2 adjectives related to line 1
Line 3: 3 -ing words related to line 1
Line 4: 4 words (these could be a small sentence) related to line 1
Line 5: 1 word, synonym of line 1
Vocabulary #11-20 assignment: Use the sentences to define the words. Make sure you use the definition as the word is used in the sentence.
11. Coterie (n) They formed a coterie and praised each other’s words extravagantly. Pronunciation: koh-tuh-ree
12. Debauch (v) debauchment (n) The glitter of night life has debauched some of our young people.
Pronunciation: dih-bawch
13. Diurnal (adj) The sun, in its diurnal round, shines on rich and poor alike. Pronunciation: dī-ûr'nəl
14. Ductile (adj) ductility (n) She is so ductile that anyone can change her opinions.
15. Exiguous (adj) exiguousness (n) The salary they offered was so exiguous that he turned them down.
Pronunciation: ig-zig-yoo-uh s
16. Fetish (n) fetishistic (adj) Dice and baby shoes are hung in automobiles as fetishes to ward off accidents.
17. Foible (n) One of the teacher’s foibles is that he always lets his class leave early if they whine enough.
Pronunciation: foi-buh l]
18. Fortitude (n) fortitudinous (adj) In times of grief, we need all our fortitude.
19. Grandiloquent (adj) grandiloquence (n) His grandiloquent claims did not fool anyone.
Pronunciation: gran-dil-uh-kwuh nt
20. Imbroglio (n) She made several dates for the same night; it’s a real imbroglio. Pronunciation: im-brohl-yoh
12. Debauch (v) debauchment (n) The glitter of night life has debauched some of our young people.
Pronunciation: dih-bawch
13. Diurnal (adj) The sun, in its diurnal round, shines on rich and poor alike. Pronunciation: dī-ûr'nəl
14. Ductile (adj) ductility (n) She is so ductile that anyone can change her opinions.
15. Exiguous (adj) exiguousness (n) The salary they offered was so exiguous that he turned them down.
Pronunciation: ig-zig-yoo-uh s
16. Fetish (n) fetishistic (adj) Dice and baby shoes are hung in automobiles as fetishes to ward off accidents.
17. Foible (n) One of the teacher’s foibles is that he always lets his class leave early if they whine enough.
Pronunciation: foi-buh l]
18. Fortitude (n) fortitudinous (adj) In times of grief, we need all our fortitude.
19. Grandiloquent (adj) grandiloquence (n) His grandiloquent claims did not fool anyone.
Pronunciation: gran-dil-uh-kwuh nt
20. Imbroglio (n) She made several dates for the same night; it’s a real imbroglio. Pronunciation: im-brohl-yoh
2nd Semester Vocabulary Words #1-10, assignment and definitions
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Vocabulary on Semester Exam
Aborigine
Dichotomy
Inchoate
Opulent
Coadjutor
Puissant
Maimed
Enigma
Cerebration
Animosity
Nexus
Flamboyant
Bourgeois
Placid
Forte
Retinue
Dotage
Innocuous
Culpable
Petulant
Dichotomy
Inchoate
Opulent
Coadjutor
Puissant
Maimed
Enigma
Cerebration
Animosity
Nexus
Flamboyant
Bourgeois
Placid
Forte
Retinue
Dotage
Innocuous
Culpable
Petulant
Bergen Evans Words #21-30 & 31-40.
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18 October. Active Reading: "The Talented Mr. Madoff"
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Valedictorian Speech with Transcendentalism
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Bergen Evans Vocabulary Words #11-20
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23 September 2010 - Active Reading "Children Accused of Witchcraft and Brutalized in Nigeria"
Below you will find the full article and active reading assignment.
14 September - Vocabulary Assignment
Use Bergen Evans words #1-10. Omit "aborigine" and "altruism" since those were given to you as examples. You must complete at least 2 of the activities below (#1-3) for words of your choice. You must complete an activity for all words. Due Tuesday, September 21.
10 September - "Beating the Odds in Bakersfield"
Click here for the link to the article.
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