Circle Map Definition Characteristics Drawing ExamplesSynonyms NonExamples Antonyms Term Frame Of Reference Mnemonic Devices A system of making something easier to memorize Ms Gelstons ID: 371534
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Vocabulary Week 10Slide2
Circle Map
Definition
Characteristics/
Drawing
Examples/Synonyms
Non-Examples
Antonyms
Term
Frame
Of
ReferenceSlide3
Mnemonic Devices
A system of making something easier to memorize.
Ms.
Gelston’s
classes came up with mnemonic devices for some of our other words.Benevolent- a doer of goodBenevolent
Be-not-
violent
Morose- gloomyMorose Someone who dies gets more rose
sAfter we go thru today’s words . . . I want to see what you can come up with . . . It doesn’t have to have the exact word in it, but close in pronunciation.Slide4
Apparent
Embodied
Impulse
Literal
Perception
Philosophical
Predisposed
YokeSlide5
It was apparent
that school would be closed after the National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning.
Apparent
adj.
Clearly visible; understood.Slide6
The players wearing red and white on Fridays
embodied
the
school’s
spirit
and competitive nature.Embodied
verb.
Stood for or represented, symbolizedSlide7
Her impulse
to steal was beyond her control.
Impulse
noun.
A sudden strong desire to do somethingSlide8
The literal
meaning of “know
the
ropes” is “to know a lot about ropes,” while figuratively it means “to know a lot about how to do something
.”
literal
adj.
involving the ordinary or usual meaning of words.Slide9
It is ironic that the impact of smoking on nonsmokers, rather than on smokers themselves, is what finally transformed the regulation and cultural
perception
of the cigarette. —Allan M. Brandt,
The Cigarette Century
,
2007Perception
noun. The way something is seen or understoodSlide10
There have been philosophical
debates over fate and free will for centuries.
Philosophical
adj.
related to the study of knowledge, reality and existenceSlide11
Past experiences have predisposed
her to distrust people.
Predisposed
verb.
To cause someone/something to be more likely to behave in a particular waySlide12
A farm wagon drawn by two yoke
of oxen had been hired to move our goods from St.
Louis.
Yoke
noun.
An object that ties a pair of animals together