PPT-Week One Vocab ENC1101 2014

Complacent adj pleased with oneself Compelling adj having a powerful or irresistible effect Compatible adj capable of living in harmony Commerce n business buying and selling. The Crucible. 1. . Confounded . (. adj. /v). - . confused. 2. . Incredulously . (adv). - . doubtfully; skeptically. ; with questions or . reservations. 3. Conciliatory (. adj. ). - soothing, cooperative, or apologetic (esp. in a tense, angry situation). 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. /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 (. #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. 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:. Believing and doubting. Reading with/against the grain. Wallowing in complexity. What do these terms have in common? What is their ultimate goal? Take a few minutes to think about or review this material before class starts. . 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 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. Copy vocab words and definitions. Advice. : an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do. Chafe. : to irritate by rubbing. Corridor. : a long, narrow passage (hall) inside a building with doors that lead to rooms on each side. 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. 1A. 1. A, D. 2. C, B. 3. C, D. 4. C, B. 5. B, A. 6. C, B. 7. D, B. 8. C, A. 9. A, D. 10. B, C. 1B. 1. EXCRUCIATING. 2. BRUSQUENESS. 3. TURBULENT. 4. DEMEAN. 5. PROPRIETOR. 6. REBUFFED. 7. AVID. 8. RESILIENT.