PPT-Week 3 Vocabulary:

Dr Jekyll and Mr H yde ENGLISH 8 1 Pedant An uninspired boring academic person Dr Jekyll believes that Dr Lanyon is a pedant because they have different ideas about medicine and scientific research . Weeks 9-16. Vocabulary Word of the Week (9). Discretion. Part of speech. : noun . Definition. : . good sense. Sample . Sentence. : . Ali wasn’t using much . discretion. when he passed a police car at eighty miles an hour.. TANGLED. VIEW. PECULIAR. ECHOES. GAZES. . Vocabulary: Week of . December 2nd. Twisted together so it is hard to straighten out. Long, steady looks. Sounds that are repeated. What you can see. Not usual, strange. The vocabulary terms from this class will be roughly 50% content vocabulary and 50% useful words from the literature we read.. To be a successful student, you must be able to take your own notes that will help you to study and learn. . WEEK THIRTY - SIX This week’s vocabulary words: Discomfi t verb: to defeat; to overcome; to rout Losing at whackbat discomfited Mary, who’s unusually competitive, and she broke down in Unit 6 Week 1 Day 1. Question of the Week:. How can stories from the past influence our imagination?. Author’s Purpose. An author’s purpose is the reason or reasons an author has for writing. To persuade. Tiger . Tune . Up. Standards in Reading. Lessons for Week 16. Week 16. Agenda for the Week. Tuesday. Do Now. Vocabulary. Wednesday. Do Now. Review Vocabulary. Read and discus first story, answer questions 1-3, prove answers. October 21-25. Fallacy. . (n). – a false notion or mistaken belief.. Flourish . (Int. v) . – (1) to grow or develop well or luxuriantly; thrive. (2) to do well; prosper. . (Tran. v) . – to wave (something) vigorously or dramatically. . Craned Scrambled Glossy . . . Vocabulary: Week of . November 4. th. Carefully. Pleasing to the taste or smell. Stretched out the neck to see better. Bright and shiny. Moved or climbed quickly. Moving slowly or secretively. Slithering. Wariest. Marshes. Invisible. Camouflage. Mimicry Blends. S. urroundings. Unaware. . Vocabulary: Week of October . 21. st. –. . Draw a line from the vocabulary word to the correct definition. Monday, 1/8. 1. kin (p. 4) noun- a person’s relatives. 2. blockade (p. 10) noun- an action to prevent people or goods from entering or leaving a place. . 3. prone (p. 14) . adj. - having a tendency toward something. Fall 2017. Teacher: Joe Ratermann. Office: 125 Lijin. Office Hours. : Wed (10:10) . & Friday (12 noon). Grammar / Vocabulary Development. Textbook: . English Grammar in Use. , . Murphy, 2. nd. Edition, 2001 . Vocabulary Week 7 Root: Lud / Lus Meaning: play/trick Vocabulary Words Illusion Ludicrous Delude Include Exclude Collude Measure Prelude Allude Infer ALLUDE [v] to hint at or suggest Ms. Paris’ Self Selected Text Week 2 Week 10 Vocabulary Monday, March 5 th Write out this week’s vocabulary words and the definitions. reformation- (noun) the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory Week 1 Vocabulary Abbreviate: shorten, abridge Abstinence: act of refraining from Adulation: high praise Adversity: misfortune Aberration: a state or condition markedly different from the norm (bonus word)