PPT-Vocab Words Week 6 Mr . Matzka

economical adj frugal thrifty cheap emancipate v to free from some external control to liberate engulf v to surround or enclose completely entourage n ones associates or friends your crew. 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). #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. Week 3. . Reiterate. In an attempt to preserve what precious little sanity I have left, I rarely reiterate directions. . Verb. Pacify. We tried to pacify the baby by rocking her until she stopped crying. . (verb) to speak or write a . speech about . a person’s life or character. .. eulogize. If you were to . eulogize. your favorite book character’s life, what would you say?. (. adj. ) imperfect. (noun) a . piece of information. datum. . (. adj. ) fearless. dauntless. . (noun) scarcity, as of something customary, essential, or desirable. dearth. .. (verb) to lower in character or virtue. debase. (noun) . a youth. stripling. The jury overlooked the idea that he was only a . stripling. , and they tried him as an adult.. (verb) to drive together so that one slides into the other like the sections of a spy-glass. abstruse. (. adj. ) . difficult to understand. boisterous. (. adj. ) Louder than need be. exacerbate. (verb) to make more sharp or severe. fastidious. (. adj. ) hard to please. gregarious. (. adj. ideology. (n) a system of ideas and/or beliefs. idiosyncrasy. (n) a behavioral quirk. imminent. (. adj. ) just about to happen. impeccable. (. adj. ) flawless. inaugurate. (v) to begin officially. Vocab Words Week 3 Mr . Matzka bamboozle (v) To cheat or trick banter (n) a playful conversation; good natured teasing belligerent ( adj ) ready to fight benign ( adj ) harmless, mild, kind bizarre