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Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 1. Root Word Voc/Vok. Monday Warm-up. Make predictions about the meaning of your new vocabulary words. Voc/Vok. Comes from Latin Means “ voice ” or “to call”. Equivocate. Definition: Speech that hides the truth

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Vocabulary Week 1

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  1. Vocabulary Week 1 Root Word Voc/Vok

  2. Monday Warm-up Make predictions about the meaning of your new vocabulary words.

  3. Voc/Vok • Comes from Latin • Means “voice” or “to call”

  4. Equivocate • Definition: Speech that hides the truth • Example: "I didn't like her new hairdo, but it was better to equivocate."

  5. Irrevocable • Definition: Irreversible • Example: To murder is to commit an irrevocable crime.

  6. Provoke • Definition: Cause anger or other strong feelings • Example: My brother knows exactly how to provoke me. He can do one small thing, and I flip out!

  7. Vocation • Definition: Job or occupation • Example: Teaching is my vocation because I enjoy the company of children.

  8. Evocative • Definition: Causes emotion • Example: Watching the planes hit the twin tower on 9/11 was an evocative moment for all Americans.

  9. Monday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. The mix of Black and Jewish musical traditions was particularly _____ during an arrangement called "Freedom Medley" and "In This House," a showstopper.

  10. Tuesday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: What future vocation would you choose? Why? • Response:

  11. Vocabulary Practice Directions: In your notebook, match your vocabulary terms with their synonyms. • Evocative Evade • Vocation Emotional • Provoke Irreversible • Equivocate Occupation • Irrevocable Instigate

  12. Tuesday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. Preservationists said demolition of the Boyd Theater, the last movie palace in Philadelphia, would be an _________ loss for the city.

  13. Wednesday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: What would provoke you to yell at someone? • Response:

  14. Vocabulary Practice Directions: In your notebook, match your vocabulary terms with their examples. • Evocative Pinching your sister • Vocation Breaking grandma’s china • Provoke A beautiful painting • Equivocate Accountant • Irrevocable Not directly answering why you left your previous job

  15. Wednesday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. In the NJ Senate debate, Lonegan charged that Booker had ____ on his positions on issues such as abortion, saying he was just trying to please liberals.

  16. Thursday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: What is one decision you could make that would be irrevocable? • Response:

  17. Vocabulary Practice Directions: In your notebook, describe how this political cartoon shows the meaning of equivocate.

  18. Thursday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. Daisy Shop is part of a _________ training program that helps develop social and work skills in adults with intellectual disabilities.

  19. Friday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: Which of the following photos is more evocative for you. Why? • Response:

  20. Vocabulary Practice Directions: In your notebook, write a sentence using vocation to describe the image below.

  21. Friday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. A decision earlier this month by Major League Baseball to impose a dress code on reporters who cover the sport, which seems to target women, ________ a number of reactions.

  22. Vocabulary Assessment Word Bank • Evocative • Vocation • Provoke • Equivocate • Irrevocable

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