PPT-Vocab Unit 15

B y Fotis Stathatos Impromptu Highlight without preparationoffhand Synonyms spontaneousimprovisable Mawkish Highlight excessively and objectionably Synonyms sentimentalized Mollify. The . Crucible . & Catcher. Terse (. adj. ) . - describes when someone speaks abruptly and rudely. Calumny (n). . - defamation; slander/libel; false accusations meant to ruin someone. Arbitrate (v). 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). /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 (. . Vocab (. pp.72-74). Level D, . Pds. . 3, 7 & 8. 1. atone. Connotation:. 2.bondage. Connotation:. Unit . 6. . Vocab (pp. . 72-73). 4. . defray. Connotation:. 3. . credible. Connotation:. 6. . doleful. 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. : . 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). SAT & Content Words . Hemorrhages. Ostracized. Qualms. Compulsory. Groping. Sadistic. Ironical. Exhibitionist. Literary Terms. Objective Narrator. Point of View. First Person Narrative. Second Person. Level C, . Pds. . 2 & 4. 1. annul. Connotation: . 2. blasé . Connotation:. Unit 4 Vocab (pp. 52-53). 4. deplore. Connotation:. 3. bolster. Connotation:. 6. muster. Connotation:. 5. frivolous. Connotation:. Trench Warfare. Schlieffen Plan. U Boats. TASK. Get into groups of two or three. You have one minute to decide how to act out these vocab words SILENTLY!. Act out for class and share why you acted it out the way you did according to the definition. : . 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. Level D, . Pds. . 3, 7 & 8. 1. adjourn. Connotation:. 2. . alien. Connotation:. Unit __ Vocab (pp. __). 4. . compensate. Connotation:. 3. . . c. omely. Connotation:. 6.erratic. Connotation:. 5. . dissolute. Please get out your vocab and get ready for unit 4!. Make sure these are going in your binder under the vocab tab. Inkling (n).  – a hint; a vague notion. ​I had an inkling that the game time was going to be moved because of the clouds rolling in.. 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