PPT-Ch 7 & 8 Vocab Dilatory

Caravansary Harrowing Commutation Affront Croon Genial ly Boisterous ly Alight ed Inviolate Precipitately Octave Rancor Magnanimous Stratum Redolent Vestibule Benediction. brPage 1br adroitly dilatory idolatry agnostic coasting coatings ancients canniest instance angriest gantries ingrates aspiring pairings praising bounders rebounds suborned cantered decanter rec 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). 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). The Crucible/Catcher in the Rye. 1. Theocracy (n). - government by priests claiming to rule with divine authority. 2. Autocracy (n). - government by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority (could be a theocracy; another kind is plutocracy, gov’t by the rich). /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. #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). MARCH 2015 I VOL. 64 I NO. 8 I Dangers of Dilatory Discovery Practice In recent weeks, both the State and Federal bench in New York reminded practitioners that gamesmanship and unnecessary dela : . 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. The Great Gatsby. By F. Scott Fitzgerald. fluctuate. “I . think that voice held him most, with its . fluctuating. , feverish warmth, because it couldn’t be over-dreamed — that voice was a deathless . 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