Quarter 3 Vocabulary Unit 7 “The Language of Poetry,” & Unit 10 “The Tragedy - PowerPoint Presentation

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Quarter 3 Vocabulary

Unit 7 “The Language of Poetry,” & Unit 10 “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”Slide2

Acclaimed

:

(adjective)

when someone or something is praised in a very strong and enthusiastic way

Synonyms

: credited, honored

Antonyms

: knock, slam

The new Star Wars movie is

acclaimed

as a global success after opening weekend sales were announced.Slide3

Bayonet

:

(noun)

a long knife that is attached to the end of a rifle and is used as a weapon in battle

Synonyms

: NONE

Antonyms

: NONE

Civil War troops were armed with

bayonets

which offered two methods of attack.Slide4

Bawdy

:

(adjective)

humorously vulgar; dealing with something inappropriate in a way that is meant to be funny.

Syn: rude, obscene, lewd

Ant: moral, chaste, clean

‘Tis

no less, I tell ye; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.Slide5

Belch

:

(verb)

to push or throw something out with force

Synonyms

: erupt, expel, spew

Antonyms

: bottle up, contain, restrain

The coal factory

belched

a large cloud of black soot and smoke into the sky.Slide6

Bereave

:

(verb)

to take away a valued or necessary possession, especially by force

Synonyms

: deprive, strip, clean out

Antonyms

: donate

Anne was

bereaved

of her smartphone after she was caught lying to her mother.Slide7

Billowing

:

(verb)

to swell out, puff up, etc. as if by the action of wind

Synonyms

: bloating, bulging, ballooning

Antonyms

: stabilizing, shrinking

The American Flag was

billowing

at the top of the flagpole as the storm picked up.Slide8

Braggart

:

noun

a very boastful and talkative person

Syn: egotist, show-off, hotshot

Ant: (near) modest, shy

Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death! A

braggart

, a rogue, a villain, that fights by the book of arithmetic!Slide9

Brawl

:

verb OR noun

to fight or argue noisily, angrily, or disruptively

Syn: riot, ruckus, melee

Ant: agreement, truce

Three civil

brawls

, bred of an airy word…have thrice

disturb’d

the quiet of our streets.Slide10

Bugle

:

(noun)

a

valveless

brass instrument that resembles a trumpet and is used especially for military calls

Synonyms

: NONE

Antonyms

: NONE

The soldier sounded the

bugle

to announce the start of the war.Slide11

Cleave

:

(verb)

to divide by or as if by a cutting blow; split

Synonyms

: split, disunite, divide

Antonyms

: undivided, unite, unanimous

I used an axe to

cleave

the firewood we would need to survive the cold winter. Slide12

Conjure

:

Verb

summon into action or bring into existence.

Syn

: solicit, beseech, invoke

Ant: give, answer, command

Nay, I’ll

conjure

too.

Cinderella’s fairy godmother

conjured

a beautiful ball gown for her.

Also, TURN IN YOUR CH 17 HOMEWORK!

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Crest

:

(noun)

the highest part or point of something such as a hill or wave

Synonyms

: tip-top, zenith, peak, summit

Antonyms

: bottom, lowest, lowermost

Bob was anxious and excited as the rollercoaster reached the highest

crest

.

TURN IN YOUR CHAPTER 18 HOMEWORK!Slide14

Dewy

:

(adjective)

wet with dew

Synonyms

: moist with dew

Antonyms

: (near antonym) dry

The

dewy

grass made my flip-flops slippery as I walked through the grass.Slide15

Effeminate

:

(adjective)

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Syn: womanish, epicene

Ant: masculine

O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me

effeminate

and in my temper

soft’ned

valour’s

steel.Slide16

Eloquence

:

(noun)

the ability to speak or write well and in an effective way

Synonyms

: expressiveness, ability, style, loquacity

Antonyms

: weakness, incompetence, inability

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a preacher of great power and

eloquence

. Slide17

Inexorable

:

(adjective)

Impossible to stop or prevent

Syn

: determined, inflexible, resolute

Ant: flexible, lenient, yielding

The time and my intents are savage-wild, more fierce and more

inexorable

far than empty tigers or the roaring sea.Slide18

Inmost

: 

(adjective)

deepest within, farthest from the outside

Synonyms

: NONE

Antonyms

: NONE

She used a diary to record her

inmost

thoughts and feelings.Slide19

Inrolling

:

(adjective)

rolling in; to move across the ground or another surface by turning over and over

Synonyms

: turn, flow, stream

Antonyms

: harden, set, clot

Shells washed up on the beach with the

inrolling

tide.Slide20

Invocation

:

(noun)

the act of appealing for help

Syn

: appeal, prayer, petition

Ant: NONE

That were some spite; my

invocation

is fair and honest: in his mistress’ name, I conjure only but to raise up him.

After I forgot my lunch, my husband responded to my

invocation

by bringing me food. Slide21

Jocund

:

adjective

Full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Syn

: jolly, lighthearted, elated

Ant: sad

Night’s candles are burnt out, and

jocund

day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.

The

jocund

children ran around the carnival, excited to get on the rides.Slide22

Lapse

:

(verb)

to stop for usually a brief time

Synonyms

: halt, stay, suspend

Antonyms

: continue, prolong

A

lapse

of judgment about weather conditions led to a crane collapse in New York’s Tribeca.Slide23

Lucid

:

(adjective)

easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible

Synonyms

: clear, distinct, explicit

Antonyms

: unclear, vague, puzzled

Poetry can be

lucid

with the proper reading and analyzing strategies.Slide24

Lustre

:

(noun)

a gentle sheen or soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface

Synonyms

: shimmer, gleam

Antonyms

: dullness, darkness

The road salt caked on my car hides the

lustre

of the paint job.Slide25

Maimed

:

(adjective)

injured by violence

Synonyms

: crippled, disabled, incapacitated

Antonyms

: cured, healed, rehabilitated

Wounded Warrior Project helps our

maimed

veterans readjust to life after battle.Slide26

Mignonette

:

(noun)

a garden plant with white flowers

Synonyms

: NONE

Antonyms

: NONE

Fragrant

mignonettes

were planted by the outhouse to mask the odors.Slide27

Misadventure

:

(noun)

an instance of misfortune

Syn: accident, calamity, blunder

Ant: blessing, good fortune, success

Your looks are pale and wild and do import some

misadventure.Slide28

O’er

:

(adverb)

OVER; across a space

Synonyms

: across, through, athwart

Antonyms

: (near) under

The star-spangled banner waves

o’er

the land of the free and the home of the brave.Slide29

Paramour

:

(noun)

a love, especially a secret or illicit one

Syn: mistress/mister, courtesan, sweetheart

Ant: enemy

Shall I believe that unsubstantial death is amorous, and that the lean abhorred monster keeps thee here in dark to be his

paramour

?Slide30

Pestilence

:

(noun)

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Syn: sickness, contagion, plague

Ant: health, advantage

Suspecting that we both were in a house where the infectious

pestilence

did reign, [he]

seal’d

up the doors…Slide31

Redolent

:

(adjective)

causing thoughts or memories of tenderness

Synonyms

: remembrance, reminiscent

Antonyms

: forgetful

The smell of cookies baking is

redolent

of my childhood.Slide32

Sabres

:

(noun)

a long, heavy sword with a curved blade

Synonyms

: NONE

Antonyms

: NONE

Johnny Depp learned how to wield a

sabre

for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean.Slide33

Slumb’rous

:

(adjective)

SLUMBEROUS; heavy with sleep

Synonyms

: sleepy, drowsy, dozy

Antonyms

: alert, awake, restless

The

slumb’rous

puppy was asleep on his back and snoring loudly.Slide34

Solace

:

(noun)

comfort in disappointment or misery

Syn

: condolence, consolation, relief

Ant: discord, disharmony

But one, poor one, one poor and loving child, but one thing to rejoice and

solace

in, and cruel Death have

catch’d

it from my sight!Slide35

Steadfast

:

(adjective)

very devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause; not changing

Synonyms

: dedicated, constant, dependable

Antonyms

: dishonest, disloyal, unreliable

The #1 fan showed

steadfast

loyalty to their favorite team, the Ravens, even though they didn’t make the playoffs.Slide36

Tardy

:

(adjective)

slow in moving, acting, or happening

Synonyms

: dallying, lagging, unhurried

Antonyms

: prompt, quick, hasty

Michael received a detention after he was

tardy

arriving to class more than three times. Slide37

Throbbing

:

(verb)

to beat with a strong, steady rhythm

Synonyms

: beat, palpitate, pulse

Antonyms

: fluctuate, quiver, tremble

David could feel his pulse

throbbing

in the finger he cut with a food processor blade.Slide38

Turbulence

:

(noun)

sudden, violent movements of air or water

Synonyms

: turmoil, disturbance, commotion

Antonyms

: calmness, order, peace

The plane felt like a roller coaster when it encountered

turbulence

in the sky.Slide39

Wavelets

:

(noun)

a small wave

Synonym

: ripple

Antonym

: NONE

The

wavelets

hit the shoreline and washed away my footprints from the sand.Slide40

Wilt

:

(verb)

to lose energy and become weak

Synonyms

: decay, droop, fade

Antonyms

: rally, rebound, recover

A week after Valentine’s Day, the red roses began to

wilt

in their crystal vase.Slide41

Wistful

:

(adjective)

having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past

Synonyms

: NONE

Antonyms

: NONE

Joey looked at his ex-girlfriend, whom he missed, and gave her a

wistful

smile.Slide42

Withdraw

:

(verb)

to take back

Synonyms

: take out, remove, retract, recant

Antonyms

: place, position, set up

Sarah went to the bank to

withdraw

$50 in

cash to buy a birthday gift. Slide43

Yon

:

(adjective)

YONDER; at or in that place; over there

Synonyms

: beyond, further, farther

Antonyms

: here

The cows were chased to

yon

side of the river.