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Ms. Geiss’ English III Class

Vocabulary

Please record the following vocabulary words, leaving space for definitions. Make sure to record them with Vocabulary List #1 (ALL vocab should be together).

AnarchistAnecdoteAnimosityAntagonismAntidoteAntiquatedApathyAppeaseApprehensionArbitrary

11) Archaic

12) Arrogance

13) Articulate

14) Artifact

15) Artisan

16) Ascendancy

17) Ascetic

18) Aspire

19) Astute

20) AttributeSlide2

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Anarchist – person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

After the government fell to the rebels, the city fell into anarchy. There were riots, looting, and chaotic acts everywhere.Slide3

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Anecdote – short account of an amusing or interesting event

Chicken Jerry was not interested in Chicken Marcus’ anecdote about his experiences in elevators. Slide4

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Animosity – active enmity (hate)

The peas and carrots on Gina’s plate attacked each other with intense animosity.Slide5

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Antagonism – hostility; active resistance

The fish antagonized the cat by saying “Nanah nanah boo boo

.” Then the cat ate him.Slide6

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Antidote – medicine to counteract a poison or disease

Lisa went a little crazy when trying to find a husband. She decided to poison him and only offer an antidote if he agreed to marriage.Slide7

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Antiquated – old-fashioned; obsolete

The flip phone, the cassette tape, and the beeper have all become antiquated forms of technology.Slide8

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Apathy – lack of caring; indifferenceSlide9

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Appease – pacify or sooth; relieveSlide10

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Apprehension – fear

The penguins felt apprehension when seeing the walrus’ devious grin and giant bowling ball.Slide11

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Arbitrary – capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical

Depending on where you live, the temperature of 50 degrees is arbitrary. It can be considered cold or warm.Slide12

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Archaic – Antiquated (ancient)

The antiquated version of the song did not make sense to the teenagers.Slide13

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Arrogance – pride; haughtiness Slide14

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Articulate – Having the ability to speak fluently and coherently

The dolphin felt silly. He knew what he wanted to say about fish, but couldn’t find the right words to articulate his opinion.Slide15

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Artifact –object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced Slide16

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Artisan –manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

The artisan group of farmers grew their own food to sell at the farmers market.Slide17

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Ascendancy –controlling influence; dominationSlide18

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Ascetic –practicing self-denial; austere

Samuel the Dog decided to adopt an ascetic lifestyle, where he would live off of the most basic necessities of life.Slide19

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Aspire –seek to attain; long for Slide20

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Astute –wise; shrewd; keen

The astute giraffe was able to name all of the animals of the animal kingdom.Slide21

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Attribute –ascribe; explain

Robber Squirrel explained to Fluffy Bunny that while fluffiness was attributed to innocence; it would not protect him in a court of law.Slide22

A review from last time…Slide23

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Abstruse – obscure; profound; difficult to understand

The child didn’t understand the abstruse internet article on Dark Matter and the String Theory.Slide24

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Adversity – unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event

The snake experienced adversity when being bullied by the school of possums.Slide25

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Alleviate – RelieveSlide26

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Aloof – apart; reserved

Aloof Cat taught Aloof Cat Jr. how to ignore people who tried to pet them.Slide27

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Ambiguous – unclear or doubtful in meaning

It was ambiguous whether they were eating with their Grandma or actually eating their Grandma.