PPT-Daily Vocab. Words

Your Howto Guide Why Daily exposure to a new vocabulary word will increase your word bank which in turn makes you a better reader writer and overall student Increased vocabulary helps with FSA. GX485 GX951 GX952 GX950 GX958 GX957 GX487 GX955 GX953 GX954 GX424 GX956 DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY FRI ONLY DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY mini bus EXPRESS mini bus only only *NCS* BDA Dep 6 The Crucible. 1. . Confounded . (. adj. /v). - . confused. 2. . Incredulously . (adv). - . doubtfully; skeptically. ; with questions or . reservations. 3. Conciliatory (. adj. ). - soothing, cooperative, or apologetic (esp. in a tense, angry situation). Puritan Poems, Speeches, & Transcendentalist Texts. 1. Improvisation (n). - the act of doing or performing something without prior practice. 2. Martyr (n). - a person who willingly suffers death or some type of severe consequence in order to uphold a principle or belief (religious martyrs are the most common). The Crucible/Catcher in the Rye. 1. Theocracy (n). - government by priests claiming to rule with divine authority. 2. Autocracy (n). - government by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority (could be a theocracy; another kind is plutocracy, gov’t by the rich). : . Poetry/. The . Great . Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. #8. : . The Great Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. Into the Wild. 1. Trough (n). - lowest point of something. 2. Amalgam (n). - mixture; combination (of). 3. Anomaly (n). - abnormality; exception; peculiarity. 4. Amphibious (. adj. ). - having a mixed nature; the ability to conform and thrive in different environments. : . Catcher in the Rye. 1.. . Hemorrhage (n). - a widespread or uncontrolled loss of something (usually blood). 2.. . Ostracized (v/. adj. ). – excluded from a group; embarrassed. 3. .. . Pacifist (n). SAT & Content Words . Hemorrhages. Ostracized. Qualms. Compulsory. Groping. Sadistic. Ironical. Exhibitionist. Literary Terms. Objective Narrator. Point of View. First Person Narrative. Second Person. h. o. m. e. h. o. p. e. r. o. s. e. w. o. k. e. th. o. s. e. 6. b. o. n. e. 7. h. o. s. e. 8. j. o. k. e. 9. r. o. d. e. 10. st. o. n. e. The Big Circle. Day 1. Day 2. Day 3. Day 4. Street Rhymes!. Mama Penguin lays eggs on the ice,. Activities. Chapters 1&2. V. ocab Page: words from chapters 1&2 (definition in your own words). Paragraph . 1: write one paragraph…. . Think about a time you were angry at a sibling or friend. What were you mad about? What did you do to calm down?. : . The Great Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. How Vocabulary is Tested . on the ACT. So today's tests are more complex than the one above from 1926; they try to test your understanding not only of the textbook definition of the word, but your . Words, definitions, sentences, images . . GOAL: KNOW 100 SAT VOCAB WORDS . 50 WORDS PER QUARTER. *discuss . 12 vocab (#63 – 75). words & definitions. . 63. novice . -- (n) apprentice, beginner .