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Week (November 9th – November 13th 2015)Maydane A. and Leslie M.
Vocabulary Approbation: (n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.Synonyms: commendation, sanctionAntonyms: disapproval, censure
Assuage: (v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm ,to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench.Synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allayAntonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
Coalition: (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combineAntonyms: splinter, group
Decadence: (n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence.Synonyms: degeneration, corruptionAntonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation
Elicit: (v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)Synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educeAntonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
Expostulate: (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.
Hackneyed: (adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality.Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, cornyAntonyms: new, fresh, novel, original
Hiatus: (n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing).Synonyms: pause, lacunaAntonyms: continuity, continuation
Innuendo: (n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense).Synonyms: insinuation, intimationAntonyms: direct statement
Intercede: (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement.Synonyms: intervene, mediate
Jaded: (adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyedAntonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed
Lurid: (adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint.Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastlyAntonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
Meritorious: (adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise.Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendableAntonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
Petulant: (adj) peevish by trifles, easily irritable and upset.Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspishAntonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
Prerogative: (a) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence.Synonyms: perquisite, perk
Provincial: (adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local, narrow in mind or outlook Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naïveAntonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
Simulate: (v) to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of.Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect
Transcend: (v) to rise above or beyond, exceedSynonyms: surpass, outstrip
Umbrage: (n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion.Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyanceAntonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
Unctuous: (adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily, pliable.Synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasyAntonyms: gruff, blunt
Class ActivitiesTuesday 10th
Did the Unit 1 vocabulary test (4O minutes) Did post-lit-notes, Make it an original story , must include
South Florida and use imagery/sensory details the website is www.wlrn.org/post-it-notes write your name
and #PostLits #RMEC #EllisLitLab
Friday 13th Went over Using irregular verbs exercise 2 Took notes on how to write an introductory paragraph Revised the introductory paragraph in class Ms. Ellis had data chats
Notes
Homework Think Cerca #2 is up (Due Friday at 2:20) Khan academy SAT practice (Due Friday at 2:20) The tempest packet pages 31 and 32 (Due Friday) Rewrite the introductory paragraph for the fall interim (Due
Tuesday) If you haven’t done so yet download The Tempest by William
Shakespeare
Inspirational quote by Shakespeare3 sentences for getting success
1. Know more than other2. Work more than other3. Expect less than other
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