PPT-Vocab 11

Elapse Verb To slip or pass by of time Four years had elapsed before brother and sister had seen each other Many years tend to elapse between conferences between the two major corporations. 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). /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. SAT & Content Words . Hemorrhages. Ostracized. Qualms. Compulsory. Groping. Sadistic. Ironical. Exhibitionist. Literary Terms. Objective Narrator. Point of View. First Person Narrative. Second Person. 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 . Trench Warfare. Schlieffen Plan. U Boats. TASK. Get into groups of two or three. You have one minute to decide how to act out these vocab words SILENTLY!. Act out for class and share why you acted it out the way you did according to the definition. : . 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. 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. Level D, . Pds. . 3, 7 & 8. 1. adjourn. Connotation:. 2. . alien. Connotation:. Unit __ Vocab (pp. __). 4. . compensate. Connotation:. 3. . . c. omely. Connotation:. 6.erratic. Connotation:. 5. . dissolute. 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.. List. Phaedrus’ Fables. A fable is a story in which . animals. speak and act like human beings.. Usually the fable illustrates a . moral. .. The most famous writer of fables was the Greek writer, .