PPT-Unit 3A Vocab Words

Unit 3A Vocab Words assuage v Definition make an unpleasant feeling less intense Synonyms soothe relieve auspicious adj Definition conducive to success favorable Synonyms promising benign. 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). 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). /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 (. : . 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. . 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. 5 . Vocab (. pp. . 62-64. ). Level D, . Pds. . 3, . 7 . & 8. 1. . accomplice . Connotation:. 2. . annihilate. Connotation:. Unit . 5. . Vocab (pp. . 62-64. ). 4. . brazen. Connotation:. 3. . arbitrary. 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 . 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:. Week 3. . Reiterate. In an attempt to preserve what precious little sanity I have left, I rarely reiterate directions. . Verb. Pacify. We tried to pacify the baby by rocking her until she stopped crying. . : . 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. 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, .