PPT-Senior Vocab Words 61-90

Acrimony N maliciousness venom unkindness Aphorism N proverb adage saying Banter V Poke fun goodnaturedly Tease Kid Coddle V Pamper Spoil Humor Comely A Pretty Handsome. 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). 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). : . 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. Game Unit 1. Match each . vocab. word with the . picture.. Round 1 . Round 2 . Answers. Aperture. Banter. Nomenclature. Moratorium. Antiquated. Morose. Aversion. Doyenne. Manifest. Crepuscular. Hullabaloo. 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. What do you think “Authentic Intellectual Work” is and how could this make school work more interesting?. What's . the difference between a teacher and a train?. MAD – Mutual Assured Destruction. A concept in nuclear planning. September 29, 2014. Get out your POS Guide Sheet . Navigate (Verb). sail or travel . over a . stretch of water or . terrain, . especially carefully or with difficulty.. Schooner (Noun) . a sailing ship with two or more . 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. 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. Does . England have a fourth of July?. Epizootic – describing a disease that is widespread in animals, as opposed to epidemics, which are human. .. Goals – . Get an understanding of some issues within 1984 that may inform how you participate as a cit. What do you call bears with no ears?. Katzenjammer. – literally, a cat’s howling. Also a synonym for a hangover. .. Goals – Complete body paragraphs today.. Homework – . Don’t forget to study for vocab. 23. . List. Phaedrus’ Fables. A fable is a story in which . animals. speak and act like human beings.. Usually the fable illustrates a . moral. .. The most famous writer of fables was the Greek writer, .