PPT-Vocab 22

Indignant angered at something unjustwrong Notion a vague fuzzy idea Doggedly stubbornly Elude to escape or dodge Testify to give a statement in court Conviction a strong belief . 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). Into the Wild. 1. Affluent (. adj. ). - wealthy. 2. Emulate (v). - to strive to equal or surpass an example of something. 3. Asceticism (n). - quality of depriving oneself of luxuries; simplicity; anti-materialism. 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. 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. Into the Wild. 1. Affluent (. adj. ). - wealthy. 2. Emulate (v). - to strive to equal or surpass an example of something. 3. Asceticism (n). - quality of depriving oneself of luxuries; simplicity; anti-materialism. 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. ). - able to conform and thrive in different environments; of a . 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. 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. augment. augury. . avarice. . balm. beguile. bestow. blanch. blasphemous. buffeted. . censure. champion (verb). chide. . clamor. cloister (verb). confound. corporeal. . daunt. deft. diminution. 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..