PPT-AP Lang Vocab

22 Word POS Def Example 1 Amoral Adj Lacking a sense of right and wrong 2 Abate V To reduce 3 Abase V To humiliate to degrade 4 Demur V To make an exception to object 5 Dejected. 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). /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. 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. : . 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. Word. POS. Definition. Example. Abject. Adj. Sad; hopeless; defeated. Acerbic. Adj. Sour; bitter; severe. Antithesis. N. The direct opposite. Cull. V. To sort out or select. Doff. V. To take off; to remove; to put aside. . . Def.. Example. 1. Malign. V. To slander, to speak harmful and evil untruths. 2. Martinet. N. A very strict. disciplinarian. 3. Opprobrious. Adj. Worthy of scorn or shame; disgraceful. 4. Rail. V. To complain. Def.. Example. 1. Coquette. N. A woman who flirts insincerely. 2. Guile. N. Skill in treachery & deceit. 3. Mar. V. To render less than. perfect; to spoil; impair. 4. Ingenue. N. An unsophisticated person. Def.. Example. 1. Colloquial. N. Street language; informality in. language. 2. Brogue. N. Accent; regional dialect. 3. Malapropism. N. The humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word. 4. Jingoism. N. Aggressive. 1A. 1. A, D. 2. C, B. 3. C, D. 4. C, B. 5. B, A. 6. C, B. 7. D, B. 8. C, A. 9. A, D. 10. B, C. 1B. 1. EXCRUCIATING. 2. BRUSQUENESS. 3. TURBULENT. 4. DEMEAN. 5. PROPRIETOR. 6. REBUFFED. 7. AVID. 8. RESILIENT. Vocab unit #4 Welcome back  Please get out your vocab and get ready for unit 4! Phones up ***EVERYTHING WILL BE GRADED BY THE END OF THE DAY! We are almost at the middle of the semester (next week) so please stay on top of your grades, if you need to get your life together DO IT NOW!!! Also, tutoring if needed