213 36 320 Purpose Academic vocabulary used well in writing will help you convince your audience of your point of view prepare for the SATs and generally raise the quality of your writing because you will not need to rely on colloquial or cliché words ID: 230328
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Vocabulary SLO
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Purpose
Academic
vocabulary, used well in writing, will help you convince your audience of your point of view, prepare for the SATs, and generally raise the quality of your writing because you will not need to rely on colloquial or cliché words. Slide3
Assessment
Your assessment will include the words for each test in a multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank test that requires you to know the definition, part of speech, synonyms and antonyms of each word. Slide4
Word Bank for Test #1
averred, blatant, bulwark, buttressed, carousal, cloy, collate, disconsolate, grisly, herculean, incontrovertible, inauspicious, nonplussed, opportune, rejoinderSlide5
Word Bank for Test #2
abet, adamant, broach, brouhaha, connoisseur, curtail, deference, definitive, demeanor, encumber, foment, enigmatic, prolific, impassive, sartorialSlide6
Word Bank for Test #3
choleric, impromptu, mawkish, mollify, onus, presentiment, profligate, remit, requisite, thwartSlide7
Word Bank Test #1
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Word Bank #2
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Practice Test #1 Sentences
English 11 SLO Test #1
Aver
blatant
bulwark
buttress
carousal
Cloy
collate
disconsolate
grisly
herculean
Inauspicious incontrovertible nonplussed
opportune
rejoinder
I will __________ your fitness to do the work to any prospective employer who requires.
Katherine Anne Porter’s
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
reveals the __________ effects of the influenza virus during the epidemic that followed World War I.
Our road trip got off to an __________ start when we ran out of gas within five miles of home.
She thought she was prepared for all contingencies, but she was __________ by the turn of events.
When he explained were he had been and what he had done, her _________ was sharp and critical.
Macbeth hardly seems __________ when his wife dies; instead, he bluntly says he has no time to grieve.
We decided to __________ the recipes according to how complicated they are.
We saw that getting the huge desk up the stairs would require a __________ effort.
The document was remarkable for its tact yet also __________ in its facts.
Your comments show a __________ disregard for my feelings.
He has read so widely that he can produce facts to __________ any argument he advances.
I had to add __________ on either side of my rickety shed to keep it from collapsing.
Vikings are notorious for having enjoyed a __________ after each of their battles.
If you intend to give that dog a bath, you had better pick an __________ moment, and then pounce!Slide10
Unit 13
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Unit 14
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Unit 15
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Quizlet Links
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