PPT-Vocab Presentation

By Zach Tom Anna Chloe Disdainful Adjective Definition Scornful disdain bitter disrespectful And one disdainful suitor added this May his fortune grow and inch for every inch he bends it. 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 (. 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. SAT & Content Words . Hemorrhages. Ostracized. Qualms. Compulsory. Groping. Sadistic. Ironical. Exhibitionist. Literary Terms. Objective Narrator. Point of View. First Person Narrative. Second Person. Level D, . Pds. . 3, 7 & 8. 1. abscond. Connotation:. 2. . access. Connotation:. Unit . 4. Vocab (pp. 52-53). 4. arduous. Connotation:. 3. anarchy. Connotation:. 6. daunt. Connotation:. 5. auspicious. 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:. : . 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. 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. Terse (. adj. ) . - describes when someone speaks abruptly and rudely. Calumny (n). . - defamation; slander/libel; false accusations meant to ruin someone. Arbitrate (v). - mediate; negotiate; to act as an impartial judge in order to settle a dispute. CP English, Logan. Vocabulary Words:. 1. dentifrice. 2. . Casarean. section . 3. salamander. 4. cadenced. 5. latrine. 6. perfunctorily. 7. filigree. 8. gibber. 9. bobbin. 10. harlequin. What To Do with each vocab word:. 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. 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.