PPT-Vocabulary Week Two Definitions and practice

ABJECT miserable h opeless http ezeedictionarycomforumshowthreadphp10ImageMnemonicForTheWordABJECT The survivors of the typhoon were forced to live in abject conditions until help could arrive . . We are going to learn some wordy words here – so Get Ready For IT!. Prep:. Take out a sheet of paper!. Write your MLA heading (top left) and title your notes: “. Vocab. Notes 1”. Draw a line down the center of your paper. Weeks 9-16. Vocabulary Word of the Week (9). Discretion. Part of speech. : noun . Definition. : . good sense. Sample . Sentence. : . Ali wasn’t using much . discretion. when he passed a police car at eighty miles an hour.. The vocabulary terms from this class will be roughly 50% content vocabulary and 50% useful words from the literature we read.. To be a successful student, you must be able to take your own notes that will help you to study and learn. . . We are going to learn some wordy words here – so Get Ready For IT!. Prep:. Take out a sheet of paper!. Write your MLA heading (top left) and title your notes: “. Vocab. Notes 1”. Draw a line down the center of your paper. October 21-25. Fallacy. . (n). – a false notion or mistaken belief.. Flourish . (Int. v) . – (1) to grow or develop well or luxuriantly; thrive. (2) to do well; prosper. . (Tran. v) . – to wave (something) vigorously or dramatically. . DGP Week 15. Monday. : Write out this week’s sentence and identify each word as noun. (common, proper, possessive), . pronoun. (relative, interrogative, possessive, nominative, objective, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive), . Tuesday, September 6 . Write out the definitions: . 1. . . recidivism-n.- (. pronounced: re-. cid. -. i-vism. ): habitual . relapse into crime. 2. . . marionette- n.- a . figure operated from above with strings by a puppeteer. 2. Monday. , September . 12 . Write out the definitions: . 1. . . swarm- v.- move . in large numbers. 2. monotonous- adj.- tediously . repetitious or lacking in variety. 3. sacrilege- . n. .-a violation . Monday, . March 27. 1. Demoted-. (v) . To . reduce, to lower a grade or rank.. 2. Clique-. (n) . A . small exclusive group of people.. 3. Richter Scale-. (n) . A . scale for expressing the magnitude of a seismic disturbance in terms of the energy dissipated in it.. 2. Dogged (adj). 3. Fatalistic (adj). 4. Futile (adj). 5. Namesake (n). 6. Pauper (n) . 7. Recluse (n). 8. . Subpoena (n). 9. Uncouth (adj). 10. Vehement (adj). TKAM Vocabulary Definitions 3. 1. Cynical (adj): bitter; distrustful and pessimistic. Fall 2017. Teacher: Joe Ratermann. Office: 125 Lijin. Office Hours. : Wed (10:10) . & Friday (12 noon). Grammar / Vocabulary Development. Textbook: . English Grammar in Use. , . Murphy, 2. nd. Edition, 2001 . Self Selected Text Week 2 Week 10 Vocabulary Monday, March 5 th Write out this week’s vocabulary words and the definitions. reformation- (noun) the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory Week 6 Vocabulary Review Words to know Monday, September 26 th Write the words and definitions. r ecidivism- n. the tendency to relapse into a previous undesirable type of behavior, especially crime English 2. Week 1. Argument: . a. series or reasons, statements, facts, and/or explanations intended to establish/support a point of view . Claim: . a statement. Evidence: . facts or information which prove that something is true (or likely to be true).