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SHARE IV—9/26/11

SHARE IV—9/26/11. Get ready! Cumulative quiz next week! I hope you remember these: icon, iconoclast, demographic, malignant, benign, spectral, manifest, antagonistic, usurp, and abject--to name a few!. Culpable (adj).

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SHARE IV—9/26/11

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  1. SHARE IV—9/26/11 Get ready! Cumulative quiz next week! I hope you remember these: icon, iconoclast, demographic, malignant, benign, spectral, manifest, antagonistic, usurp, and abject--to name a few!

  2. Culpable (adj) • Although many were deemed culpable, the CEO of the company assumed the lion’s share of guilt for the bankruptcy.

  3. Imply (verb)/Infer (verb) • Trying to imply the severity of the scores, the teacher asked, “Did you study at all for this test?” • Failing to accurately infer my message, Alex was surprised when she heard we were having a quiz.

  4. Superfluous (adj) • Ignoring the superfluous number of burgers on the grill, Conner decided to run to get more for the barbecue.

  5. Rapacious (adj) • Trying to defeat its rapacious reputation, the bank gave its customers a refund for excessive fees and late charges.

  6. Pragmatic (adj) • Adopting a more pragmatic approach to her study habits, Maria scheduled time for socializing and time for finishing assignments for each day; she also allotted no study minutes on Friday and added an hour to Sunday.

  7. Sordid (adj) • In the gossip column, sordid tales attempt to ruin the good reputation of people in the community. • In the weeks leading up to the election, sordid lies were told to smear the character of each man.

  8. Test next week--be ready by Tues., 10/5 • Some sections will be matching; other will be fill in the blank. Word banks will be used. • I may ask you one or two short answer questions. • Persuasive terms will be on the test, too! (definitions & examples)

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