PPT-Vocab Forms

1 PastPresent corralledcorralling 2 Plural intensities 3 PastPresent donneddonning 4 Plural torsos 5 PastPresent grimacedgrimacing n grimacer 6 7 adj quainter. 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). : . 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). Level D, . Pds. . 3, 7 & 8. 1. abscond. Connotation:. 2. . access. Connotation:. Unit . 4. Vocab (pp. 52-53). 4. arduous. Connotation:. 3. anarchy. Connotation:. 6. daunt. Connotation:. 5. auspicious. September 29, 2014. Get out your POS Guide Sheet . Navigate (Verb). sail or travel . over a . stretch of water or . terrain, . especially carefully or with difficulty.. Schooner (Noun) . a sailing ship with two or more . : . 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. 2. : . 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). The Crucible. Terse (. adj. ) . - describes when someone speaks abruptly and rudely. Calumny (n). . - defamation; slander/libel; false accusations meant to ruin someone. Arbitrate (v). - mediate; negotiate; to act as an impartial judge in order to settle a dispute. Copy vocab words and definitions. Advice. : an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do. Chafe. : to irritate by rubbing. Corridor. : a long, narrow passage (hall) inside a building with doors that lead to rooms on each side. 2. (v) to conclude from facts or observations. 3. (v) to draw out or pull out with effort. 4. (v) to suggest or express indirectly; hint. 5. (v) to restrict; curtail, to shorten; to cut short; . . reduce the length of. Please get out your vocab and get ready for unit 4!. Make sure these are going in your binder under the vocab tab. Inkling (n).  – a hint; a vague notion. ​I had an inkling that the game time was going to be moved because of the clouds rolling in..