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