PPT-Vocab Week 1

Second Semester verb used without object to hold oneself back voluntarily especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy usually followed by from to abstain from eating meat Abstain. /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 (. SAT & Content Words . Hemorrhages. Ostracized. Qualms. Compulsory. Groping. Sadistic. Ironical. Exhibitionist. Literary Terms. Objective Narrator. Point of View. First Person Narrative. Second Person. TKAM Vocab List. Week 1 . Vocab . day 1. perpetrated. (vb.): carried out; committed. quelled. (vb.): To . quell. is to overwhelm something until it is . powerless . analogous. (adj.): similar; comparable. Weekly Vocabulary. . English 10. Vocab Mondays. How it works:. Every Monday, you’ll get 6 new vocabulary words, some of which will come from our readings.. Every Monday (starting next week), I will quiz you on 3 of the 6 vocabulary words from the week prior and then give you the next 6 words. . st. nine weeks. #1 week 1 8-10-15. 1. Describe your first week (3 days)of school.. 2. What classes do you think you will do well in? Why?. 3. In what classes do you feel that you will struggle? Why?. (noun) . a youth. stripling. The jury overlooked the idea that he was only a . stripling. , and they tried him as an adult.. (verb) to drive together so that one slides into the other like the sections of a spy-glass. Take out 3 pieces of paper. Foreshadowing. Sentence types. Bellwork. and grammar. Simple sentences. Write this. Are a single independent clause. Must have a noun, or subject, and a verb, or predicate. . 3. rd. Block. February 27. th. , 2013. Brawn. (n) Big Muscles; Great strength. Cite. . (v) To quote, . espcially. as an authority, to mention in support, proof, or conformation, to refer to as an example. abstruse. (. adj. ) . difficult to understand. boisterous. (. adj. ) Louder than need be. exacerbate. (verb) to make more sharp or severe. fastidious. (. adj. ) hard to please. gregarious. (. adj. economical. (. adj. ) frugal, thrifty, cheap. emancipate. (v) to free from some external control; to liberate. engulf. (v) to surround or enclose completely. entourage. (n) one’s associates or friends; your crew. ideology. (n) a system of ideas and/or beliefs. idiosyncrasy. (n) a behavioral quirk. imminent. (. adj. ) just about to happen. impeccable. (. adj. ) flawless. inaugurate. (v) to begin officially. economical. (. adj. ) frugal, thrifty, cheap. emancipate. (v) to free from some external control; to liberate. engulf. (v) to surround or enclose completely. entourage. (n) one’s associates or friends; your crew. Vocab Words Week 3 Mr . Matzka bamboozle (v) To cheat or trick banter (n) a playful conversation; good natured teasing belligerent ( adj ) ready to fight benign ( adj ) harmless, mild, kind bizarre Week 8 Vocab. Petra Lyons 3 rd Block February 27 th , 2013 Precipice (n) The face of a cliff, a steep, or overhanging Presumptuous ( Adj ) Disrespectfully bold Prolific ( Adj ) Abundantly productive; fruitful; fertile