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Daily Vocab. Words

Your How-to GuideSlide2

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

ACT (

 college)

SAT(

 college)

AP (

 college)

One a day is enough to let you absorb the word and use it in a daily assignment

“Every time you grasp a new word, you end up with more than just a new tool: you understand the ones you already know better” (Litemind.com)

YOU WILL USE THESE WORDS IN 10

TH

, 11

TH

, AND 12

TH

GRADESSlide3

What we do:

1. Every day – new word(s) on board

2. Each week- 4 new words, quiz on Friday

Each quiz is an accumulation of all new words (4, 8, 12, etc.)

THIS MIGHT CHANGE! I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED!

3. You must use iPad to look up information

You must use

http://www.merriam-webster.com

– no exceptions

4. You must follow exact format or you won’t receive creditSlide4

What we do:

(Cont.)

You must alphabetized them in your toolbox

Toolbox must stay in the classroom

You may take out the notecards and bring them back

Random notecard check- be prepared and no slacking! Slide5

Format

front of card

# from list

Write the vocab. word here in large printSlide6

Format

front of card- example

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AberrationSlide7

Format

back of card

Definition (use definition at the top of the page, right under the term)

Part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.)

Variations (any other way to write the word AND the parts of speech)

Synonyms (minimum 3)

Antonyms (minimum 3)

Use word in a sentence Slide8

Format

back of card- example

Something (such as a problem or type of behavior) that is unusual or unexpected

Noun

Aberrational (adj.)

Insanity, derangement, instability

Rationality, reasonability, calm

For her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration. Slide9

Vocabulary words 1-100Slide10

Aberration

Something (such as a problem or type of behavior) that is unusual or unexpected

Noun

Aberrational (adj.)

Insanity, derangement, instability

Rationality, reasonability, calm

For her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration. Slide11

Abbreviate

To make (something) shorter; 

especially

 : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form

Verb

Abbreviated (v), abbreviating (v), abbreviator (n)

Shorten, curtail, abridge

Elongate, extend, maximize

You can abbreviate the word “building” as “bldg.”Slide12

Abstinence

The practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable

Noun

Abstinent (adj.), abstinently (adv.)

Self-denial, sobriety, temperance

Gluttony, greed, voracity

My parents ask for abstinence of cursing because it makes me look bad. Slide13

adumbrate

To foreshadow vaguely; to suggest, disclose, or outline partially

Verb

Adumbrated (v), adumbrating (v), adumbration (n), adumbrative (adj.), adumbratively (adv.)

Foreshadow, harbinger, foresee

Descriptive, full disclosure, detailed

The strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s 

adumbrated

 a civil war that would follow.Slide14

Adversity

A difficult situation or condition : misfortune or tragedy

Noun

Adversities (pl. n.), adverse (adj.)

Misfortune, mischance, tribulation

Fortune, luck, serendipity

He showed courage in the face of

adversity

.Slide15

Aesthetic

Of or relating to art or beauty

Adjective

Aesthetically (adv.)

Beautiful, well-favored, attractive

Grotesque, homely, unpleasing

There are practical as well as aesthetic reasons for planting trees.Slide16

Amicable

Showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument

Adjective

Amicability (noun), amicableness (noun), amicably (adv.)

Agreeable, congenial, kindred

Antagonistic, contentious, quarrelsome

The contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably

amicable

. Slide17

Anachronistic

Something (such as a word, an object, or an event) that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong in a story, movie, etc.; a person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present

Adjective

Anachronism (n.), anachronistically (adv.), anachronous (adj.), anachronously (adv.)

Incongruous, old fashioned, ill-fitting

Placed, time-fitting, era

He's an old-fashioned politician who is seen by many of his colleagues as an 

anachronism

.Slide18

Anecdote

A short story about an interesting or funny/sad event or occurrence

Noun

Anecdotes (n)

Story, Tale, Incident

Data, Facts

Any competent science reporter knows 

anecdotes

 are not data and that one dramatic story proves nothing.Slide19

Anonymous

Made or done by someone unknown; not distinct or noticeable; lacking interesting or unusual characteristics

Adjective

Anonymously (adv.), Anonymousness (n)

Unidentified, unnamed, unspecified

Termed, claimed, specified

His was just another 

anonymous

 face in the crowd.Slide20

antagonist

A person who opposes another person

Noun

Antagonists (

pl.n

.)

Adversary, Enemy, Hostile

Comrade, Friend, Amigo

They are interested in character first, and in Don, a foul-mouthed psychopath with a hair-trigger temper and buried longings for Gal's wife, they have created a truly scary 

antagonist. Slide21

Arid

Lacking in interest and life; Very dry : having very little rain or water

Adjective

Aridity (n), aridness (n)

Drab, drudging, monotonous

Engaging, engrossing, gripping

She looked at her math textbook and though, “Man, this is a dull and 

arid

 textbook.”Slide22

Assiduous

Showing great care, attention, and effort

Adjective

Assiduously (adv.), assiduousness (n)

Diligent, laborious, detail-oriented

Idle, unoccupied, flighty

They were assiduous in their search for all the latest facts and figures.

The project required some assiduous planning.Slide23

Asylum

Protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed; a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for

Noun

Asylums (

pl.n

.)

Sanctuary, shelter, refuge

Exposed, released, abandoned

She was granted asylum after it was made clear that she would be killed if she returned to her native country.Slide24

Benevolent

Kind and generous

Adjective

Benevolently (adv.), benevolentness (n)

Compassionate, philanthropic, humane

Barbaric, insensate, fiendish

He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.

Raven apologized benevolently after

she threw paper at my head. Slide25

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