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Sophomore Vocab Unit 3A

Sophomore Vocab Unit 3A. Take notes! Vocab is, like, good and stuff. adversary. (n.) enemy, opponent. S: antagonist, rival, foe A: friend, ally, supporter, confederate. A best friend off the tennis court can also be a fierce adversary on it. alienate.

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Sophomore Vocab Unit 3A

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  1. Sophomore Vocab Unit 3A • Take notes! • Vocab is, like, good and stuff...

  2. adversary • (n.) enemy, opponent S: antagonist, rival, foe A: friend, ally, supporter, confederate A best friend off the tennis court can also be a fierce adversary on it.

  3. alienate • (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile S: separate, drive apart, estrange A: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile Gossiping and backbiting are bad habits that are bound to alienate friends.

  4. artifice • (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill or trickery S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance Even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in by the forger’s artifice.

  5. coerce • (v.) to compel, force S: pressure, bully, intimidate A: persuade, cajole Dictators try to coerce their subjects into obedience by threatening them or their families with punishment.

  6. craven • (adj.) cowardly (n.) a coward S: fearful, fainthearted A: brave, courageous, valiant It is a mistake to assume that everyone who refuses to go to war is a craven who lacks patriotism.

  7. culinary • (adj.) of or relating to cooking or the kitchen Cooking shows on the Food Network have helped many people to master the secrets of the culinary arts.

  8. delete • (v.) to erase or wipe out, cut out S: remove, cancel, expunge A: insert, add, retain, include It seems every time I’m working on an important project the computer freezes up and deletes my work.

  9. demise • (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position S: decease, passing away A: birth, beginning, commencement Illegal drug use has been the demise of many singing stars.

  10. exhilarate • (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to S: stimulate, excite, gladden A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten Roller coasters are often the most exhilarating part of an amusement park.

  11. fallow • (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow • (n.) land left unseeded • (v.) to plow but not seed S: unproductive, inert, dormant A: productive, fertile, prolific In the drought-stricken region, there were millions of acres of fallow.

  12. GRAMMAR My reason for living………..

  13. Bad vs Badly

  14. BAD • Bad is an adjective. It describes nouns or pronouns. It is often used with descriptive linking verbs like look, feel, sound, or to be. • Incorrect: She felt badly about missing the date. • Correct: She felt bad about missing the date. (Bad describes the pronoun she.) • Incorrect: Things looked badly for the Mudville nine. • Correct: Things looked bad for the Mudville nine. (Bad describes the noun Things.)

  15. BADLY • Badly is an adverb (like well). It describes verbs and should be used with all verbs other than linking verbs. • As many adverbs do, it usually answers the question "How?" • Incorrect: Mudville played bad last night. • Correct: Mudville played badly last night. (Badly describes the verb played.)

  16. Hint, hint, hint A quick hint is that it is correct to say you feel bad when you are expressing an emotion. To say, “I feel badly,” implies that there's something wrong with your sense of touch. Every time I hear people say, “I feel badly,” I imagine them in a dark room having trouble feeling their way around with numb fingers.

  17. Good vs Well

  18. GOOD • Good is an adjective, which means that it modifies nouns. • This is a good movie • What a good idea!

  19. WELL • Well is an adverb, which means that it modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. • Did the movie do well at the box office? • It was a well-defined idea • You speak English well • Well can be used as an adjective to mean "in good health." • You look well • I don't feel well

  20. Hint, hint, hint The confusion between good and well comes from their similar meanings, and a general confusion between adjectives and adverbs. Take a moment to think about what the word is modifying: if it's a verb, you'd do well to use well; otherwise, the good choice is good.

  21. ITS vs IT’S

  22. IT’S • It's is a contraction of "it is" or "it has." • It's time to go. • Do you think it's ready? • I read your article - it's very good. • Do you know where my purse is? It's on the table. • It's been a long time.

  23. ITS • Its is the possessive form of "it." • That's an interesting device - what is its purpose? • I saw Les Misérables during its initial run. • This stove has its own timer. • The bird lost some of its feathers. • Where is its head office?

  24. Hint, hint, hint • The ironclad rule - no exceptions - is that if you can replace the word with "it is" or "it has," use it's. Otherwise, it's always its.

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