PPT-Vocab 8 Definitions

Emaciated Adj Being dangerously thin because of disease illness or starvation Many of the earthquake survivors were emaciated since there was no way to get fresh food or water to them for weeks . 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). . We are going to learn some wordy words here – so Get Ready For IT!. Prep:. Take out a sheet of paper!. Write your MLA heading (top left) and title your notes: “. Vocab. Notes 1”. Draw a line down the center of your paper. 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). /Gatsby. 1. Hubris (n)- . excessive pride; arrogance. 2. Humility (n)- . modesty; understanding one’s importance. 3. Requisite (. adj. )- . required, essential, or necessary for a task. 4. Contrived (. : . 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. 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). . We are going to learn some wordy words here – so Get Ready For IT!. Prep:. Take out a sheet of paper!. Write your MLA heading (top left) and title your notes: “. Vocab. Notes 1”. Draw a line down the center of your paper. : . 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. 1A. 1. A, D. 2. C, B. 3. C, D. 4. C, B. 5. B, A. 6. C, B. 7. D, B. 8. C, A. 9. A, D. 10. B, C. 1B. 1. EXCRUCIATING. 2. BRUSQUENESS. 3. TURBULENT. 4. DEMEAN. 5. PROPRIETOR. 6. REBUFFED. 7. AVID. 8. RESILIENT. Adequate- adj. enough; sufficient. Administer- v. to manage or direct. Disrupt- v. to interrupt; to bring to a temporary halt. Hovel- n. an unpleasant, cramped, and dilapidated place to live. Indifferent- adj. not concerned or caring about something. Vocabulary for Achievement. Fourth Course. (Sophomore Vocab Book). Journal Write. Use one of the Lesson 2 . vocab. words in a sentence. Change form as needed.. Diligence. Fastidious. Judicious. Selective. Vocab unit #4 Welcome back  Please get out your vocab and get ready for unit 4! Phones up ***EVERYTHING WILL BE GRADED BY THE END OF THE DAY! We are almost at the middle of the semester (next week) so please stay on top of your grades, if you need to get your life together DO IT NOW!!! Also, tutoring if needed HE’S BLIND FOR A REASON, YOU KNOW. but first… Swap your vocabulary with a classmate. Grade definitions on a scale of 3: 3=all completed 2=some completed 1=mostly incomplete Vocab definitions: