PPT-Crucible Act II Vocab Let’s Meet the Words

The organization PETA condemns the practice of using animals to test cosmetics CONDEMN Verb 1to sentence someone 2 to judge someone as guilty 3 to disapprove of something 4 to force someone to experience something unpleasant 5 to ban the use of something. 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). 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). 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). : . 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. Day . 1. Crucible Vocab #2. Historical Context. Historical Quiz . Crucible Vocab #2. Pretense. Notorious. Canny. Arbitrate. Fathom. Avidly. Evade. Naught. Deference. Gibberish. Crucible Vocab #2. Pretense: false . #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. : . 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). crucible. The 12 week boot camp required recruits to wake up at 4 a.m., run 8 miles a day, and live on only dried apricots and beef jerky. It was a . crucible. where they were tested both physically and mentally, but they knew that this training was the only hope of surviving the zombie hordes that drew closer every day.. Activities. Chapters 1&2. V. ocab Page: words from chapters 1&2 (definition in your own words). Paragraph . 1: write one paragraph…. . Think about a time you were angry at a sibling or friend. What were you mad about? What did you do to calm down?. : . 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. How Vocabulary is Tested . on the ACT. So today's tests are more complex than the one above from 1926; they try to test your understanding not only of the textbook definition of the word, but your . Words, definitions, sentences, images . . GOAL: KNOW 100 SAT VOCAB WORDS . 50 WORDS PER QUARTER. *discuss . 12 vocab (#63 – 75). words & definitions. . 63. novice . -- (n) apprentice, beginner .