PPT-Vocab Week 8 Abstruse difficult to understand, obscure

Bolster support hold or prop up Cringe recoil flinch shy away Envenom to poison to cause bitterness and bad feeling Hedonism self indulgence pleasureseeking Laconic using few words brief short to the point. 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). The . Crucible . & Catcher. Terse (. adj. ) . - describes when someone speaks abruptly and rudely. Calumny (n). . - defamation; slander/libel; false accusations meant to ruin someone. Arbitrate (v). 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). Into the Wild. 1. Affluent (. adj. ). - wealthy. 2. Emulate (v). - to strive to equal or surpass an example of something. 3. Asceticism (n). - quality of depriving oneself of luxuries; simplicity; anti-materialism. Judgement. By: Miguel . Hernández. , Ignacio . Pérez. , . and Eugenio . González. Abstruse. Abstruse : adjective. Definition: Difficult to understand. Ex: The students had trouble keeping up with the Physics class’s . Game Unit 1. Match each . vocab. word with the . picture.. Round 1 . Round 2 . Answers. Aperture. Banter. Nomenclature. Moratorium. Antiquated. Morose. Aversion. Doyenne. Manifest. Crepuscular. Hullabaloo. : . 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). Level C, . Pds. . 2 & 4. 1. annul. Connotation: . 2. blasé . Connotation:. Unit 4 Vocab (pp. 52-53). 4. deplore. Connotation:. 3. bolster. Connotation:. 6. muster. Connotation:. 5. frivolous. Connotation:. Trench Warfare. Schlieffen Plan. U Boats. TASK. Get into groups of two or three. You have one minute to decide how to act out these vocab words SILENTLY!. Act out for class and share why you acted it out the way you did according to the definition. Selected vocabulary terms. Refute. The verb . refute.  is to prove that something is wrong. When the kids you're babysitting swear they brushed their teeth, you can . refute.  their claim by presenting the dry toothbrushes.. Aspiration. Students should have many aspirations, including finishing middle school, graduating, and finding a way to start a food fight without getting caught.. indelible. Writing on a desk with pencil is one thing. Writing on a desk with indelible ink is an entirely different thing. . abstruse. adj.--Difficult to understand; unclear; concealed. Einstein’s theories were so . abstruse. they were esoteric.. affable. Adj.--Friendly; courteous; amiable. Someone with an . affable. nature is not likely to have anger management issues.. Grade 10H Vocab Units 4-6 Test: _______________ Abstruse DEFINITION: Difficult to understand PART OF SPEECH: ADJ EXAMPLE SENTENCE: At lunch the students complained they could not understand their professor’s abstruse lectures. Customer Service – Dealing With Difficult Customers Objectives Discuss steps to take when encountering difficult customers Identify the difficult customers Aggressive Passive Identify reasons that customers are difficult