Please find below a copy of vocabulary 12. This is due next Monday April 23.
In class: We are in the library writing the response to Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises for the 3rd RocRead. These are due at the end of class on Wednesday.
District question: What inspired you in the book and what will you change based upon it?
This should be between 450-500 words, MLA heading, double-spaced. My suggestion is to focus on the theme, as presented by Malikk, Kamicah, NahTivah and Leon in Monday's class. Build your argument through character and plot.
On Wednesday, while in the library, you will pick up a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Reading schedule;
For Friday April 20 through chapter II
For Monday April 23 through chapter IV
For Tuesday April 24 through chapter V
For Wednesday April 25 through chapter VI
For Thursday April 26 through chapter VII
For Friday April 27 through chapter VIII
Be prepared for a quick write or short quiz for each day.
Vocabulary 12 definitions
aesthetic (adj)- pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive
to beauty; artistic
defunct (adj)- no longer in existence or functioning, dead;
extinct, nonexistent
discomfit (verb)- to frustrate,
thwart or defeat; to confuse, perplex or embarrass
espouse (verb)- to take up and
support; to become attached to, adopt, to marry; embrace, wed
fetish
(noun)- an object believed to have magical powers, an object of unreasoning
devotion or reverence;
charm, talisman or
obsession
gregarious (adj) living together in a
herd or group, sociable, seeking the company of others
hapless (adj)- marked by a persistent
absence of good luck; unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
impeccable (adj)- faultless,
spotless, immaculate, beyond criticism or blame
importune (verb)- to trouble with
demands; to beg for insistently; implore, entreat, to tax
interpolate
(verb) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or
correction; to inject,
interpose, to introduce.
irreparable
(adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified; irremediable
laconic (adj) concise; using few
words; terse, succinct, pithy, compact
languish
(verb) to become weak, feeble or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited;
to suffer neglect; to
flag, wilt, fade or pine.
mendacious (adj)- given to lying or
deception; untrue; false
nadir (noun)- the lowest point, rock
bottom, perigee
omnipresent (adj) present in all
places at all times; ubiquitous, ever-present
perfunctory (adj) done in superficial
or halfhearted manner, without interest or enthusiasm; slapdash, cursory
plaintive (adj)- expressive or sorrow
or woe, melancholy; sad, doleful, lugubrious
requite
(verb)- to make suitable, repayment, as for a kindness, service or favor; to
make retaliation, as far an
injury or wrong; to reciprocate;
reimburse, recompense, average
tantamount (adj)- equivalent, having
the same meaning, value or effect, indistinguishable from
Vocabulary 12 exercise 1 Use the correct form.
1.
No matter where
candidates for high political office go these days, the
_______________________ eye of the TV
camera seems focused on them.
2.
As his
irrepressible flow of reminiscences continued without a letup. I tried in vain
to _________________________ a few observations of my own.
3.
To say that he is
______________________________ does not even begin to convey just how alienated
he is from any regard for the truth.
4.
One wall of the
museum was filled with charms and ______________________________ designed to
ward off everything from a hangnail to the evil eye.
5.
They claim to
have made a thorough search of the premises, but I suspect that their efforts
were no more than ____________________________.
6.
Last night,
Central High’s Netnicks captured the basketball championship by
_________________________ the South High Slammers, 61 to 44.
7.
I thought our state
legislators would consider the proposal at the earliest opportunity, but they
let it _____________________________ in committee for months.
8.
Responding to the
melancholy note in the song of the nightingale, Keats wrote of its
“_______________________ anthem.”
9.
Suddenly I was
surrounded by a mob of street urchins loudly ______________________________ me
for a handout.
10.
I was greatly relieved
to learn that the accident I had with my car last week didn’t do any
_____________________________ damage to the motor.
11.
The
_________________________ creature had somehow gotten its foot caught in the
grate and could not extricate it without help.
12.
When asked what
terms he would offer the Confederate army, General Grant made the
______________________ reply, “Unconditional surrender.”
13.
I felt a little
foolish when the librarian told me that I was asking for the current issue of a
magazine that had long been _____________________________.
14.
Every general
seems to have one defeat that marks the ________________________ of his
military fortunes—for example, Lee at Gettysburg, or Grant at Cold Harbor.
15.
It’s easy enough
to back a popular program, but it takes real courage to
__________________________ a cause that most people oppose.
16.
Since extroverts
are __________________________ by nature, they usually prefer not to live
alone.
17.
Never once has
the least whiff of a scandal or impropriety tainted the man’s _______________________
reputation as an upstanding member of this agency.
18.
“Don’t you think
it’s a little foolish to pursue the young lady when your warm feelings for her
are clearly not ___________________________?” I asked.
19.
From a(n)
_____________________________ point of view, the painting didn’t appeal to me,
but I kept it because it was a memento of my childhood.
20.
When you get more
experience on the job, you will learn that a “request’ from your employer is
_____________________________ to an order.
Vocabulary 12, exercise 2
1.
The husband
believed that the surgeon did _____________________________ harm to his wife
and sued the doctor and the hospital.
2.
Without the
Constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, the accused could
__________________________ in jail for
years.
3.
Our armed
invasion of their territory was ____________________________ to a declaration
of war.
4.
We made sure to
____________________________ the neighbors for looking after our house while we
were away.
5.
The recently
widowed man spoke of his loneliness in a _______________________ tone of voice.
6.
The senator
issued a _____________________________ statement declaring her innocence after
the accusations of fraud were made public.
7.
Since the
structure had no practical purpose, keeping it in place could only be justified
on _______________________________ grounds.
8.
I could find no
forwarding address or phone number for the ___________________________
organization.
9.
The general tried
to ____________________________ his enemies by repeatedly beginning an advance
and then pulling back.
10.
The police made a
________________________________ search for the missing handbag, but they
really did not expect to find it.
11.
They believed in
an __________________________ deity that
existed in all things.
12.
At the director’s
request, the screenwriter ______________________________some new lines into the
script.
13.
I would expect
the recreation director of a cruise ship to be a ______________________________
person.
14.
The rabbit’s
foot, once a very popular __________________________ seems to have lost its
hold on the public imagination.
15.
My bankrupt
uncle______________________________ my father for a loan.
16.
At the
____________________________ of his popularity, the prime minister decided to
resign his office and call for new elections.
17.
The deputy gave a
_____________________________ account of his employer’s actions on the day of
the alleged crime.
18.
To appeal to the
large number of dissatisfied voters, the candidate ______________________ a strong program of reform.
19.
Once again, my
younger brother has become the _________________________victim of a silly
practical joke.
20.
We always
consulted my grandmother about what to wear because she had
_____________________________ taste in clothing.
Vocabulary 12 exercise 3
Synonyms
1. recompensed them for their hospitality
___________________________________
2. entreated the governor for a pardon
___________________________________
3. clinging to a talisman __________________________________
4. disconcerted the conservative audiences
__________________________________
5. kept repeating that doleful melody
___________________________________
6. tried to interject a different opinion
__________________________________
7. wilt under the hot sun
_____________________________________
8. the ubiquitous sound of cell phone chatter
__________________________________
9. no more than a cursory note of apology
__________________________________
10. the unfortunate recipient of bad advice
_________________________________
11. embraced the values of democracy
_________________________________
12. expressed some artistic objections
__________________________________
13. equivalent to betraying a friend __________________________________
14. an irremediable act of perfidy
_____________________________________
Antonyms
16. an extant species of sea turtles _____________________________________
17. the apex of her fame
____________________________________
18. a truthful account of the events
_____________________________________
19. gave a verbose tribute to his partner
______________________________________
20. a sullied reputation
________________________________________
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