English 11a Vocabulary

1. English 11a Vocabulary

2. Anglo-Saxon Era Unit 1

3. The Words Asunder Avenge Bog Brood Infamous Lamenting Relish Spoil Temporal Tribute

4. Define In Context Asunder – The log was split asunder by one powerful blow of the axe. Avenge – The angry soldiers sought to avenge the death of their comrade. Bog – It is dangerous to ride a horse across a bog because its hoof might get caught in the mulch and it might break a leg. Brood – the mother hen sat on her nest until she hatched her brood.

5. Infamous – Jesse James was an infamous outlaw of the nineteenth century in the American West. Lamenting – My brother moaned and cursed, lamenting in grief when my parents took his video game privileges away. Relish – Renee relished Sunday afternoons because she had time to do whatever she wanted – read a novel, skate in the park, or get together with friends.

6. Spoil – The victors of a war often take spoils from the defeated. Temporal – The minister said that solving our temporal troubles is less important than caring for our immortal souls. Tribute – Ancient Egypt became a wealthy nation in part because of the tributes of gold and products it demanded from nations it conquered.

7. Definition Asunder – apart; separate Avenge – to take vengeance for or on behalf of someone else Bog – wet, spongy ground Brood – offspring, or a family of offspring, of animals

8. Infamous – having a very bad reputation; notorious; in disgrace or dishonor Lamenting – to mourn aloud; wail; to express sorrow, mourning, or regret, often in a demonstrative way. Relish – enjoy; like

9. Spoil – arms, money, or goods taken from a defeated foe; plunder Temporal – lasting only for a time, limited; of this world, not spiritual Tribute – regular payment of money or goods made by one ruler or nation to another as acknowledgement of servitude, for protection from invasion, etc.

10. The Medieval Era Unit 2

11. The Words Accrue Arbitrate Beguile Miscreant Mortification Personable Saucy Solicitous Strife Wanton

12. Define in context Accrue – I went to the bank to see how much interest my savings had accrued. Arbitrate – We need an unbiased party to arbitrate this argument. Beguile – Did the deceptive advertisement beguile you into buying the product? Miscreant – Because Rick performed so many malicious deeds and showed no sign of reforming, he was seen as the town’s miscreant.

13. Mortification – When the diary entry was read aloud over the public address system, my mortification was complete. Personable – Lila hit it off immediately with her personable new neighbor.. Saucy – George’s hat was outdated, but he thought it was stylish with its saucy feather.

14. Solicitous – Nancy shows little concern for her own well-being, but she is extremely solicitous of others. Strife – There seldom was peace between the two countries; they were in a constant state of bitter strife. Wanton – “Eat, drink, and be merry” is the motto of one of my wanton friends.

15. Definitions Accrue – accumulate periodically Arbitrate – settle a dispute Beguile – mislead by tricking Miscreant – evil person Mortification – shame; humiliation

16. Personable – having a pleasant appearance and personality Saucy - stylish Solicitous – showing concern Strife – conflict; struggle Wanton – unrestrained; extravagant

17. The Renaissance (Hamlet) Unit 3

18. The Words Aside Apparition Brevity Essential Foil Frailty Infer Kin Rationalize Soliloquy

19. Define in context • Aside – see examples • Scrubs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemRiFuCgYM • Malcolm in the Middle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNa8QyAl2YE • Apparition - In the Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol," the character Scrooge is visited by three apparitions. • Brevity – That six hour speech lacked the necessary brevity to keep the audience interested. • Essential – When shooting landscapes, good light is absolutely essential, which is why photographers often rise before dawn.

20. Foil example – • Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson • Frailty – Due to its frailty, glass must be handled with care. • Infer – She inferred that the watch she was given as a gift was a signal to be more punctual.

21. Kin – My uncle John is kin to me! Rationalize – Addiction to cigarettes (nicotine) has been used as a rationalization as to why it is so hard to quit smoking. Soliloquy – In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet starts out speaking in what she thinks is a soliloquy except that unknown to her Romeo is listening below her balcony.

22. Definition Aside – a statement made by a character in a play, intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage. Apparition – a ghost or ghostlike image of a person Brevity – concise and exact use of words in writing or speech Essential – absolutely necessary; extremely important Foil – a characters whose attributes, or characteristics, contrast with and therefore throw into relief the attributes of another character.

23. Frailty – the condition of being weak and delicate; weakness in character or morals Infer – deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements Kin – one's family and relations Rationalize – attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true Soliloquy – a speech delivered by a lone character that reveals the speaker’s thoughts and feelings.

24. The Renaissance (Macbeth) Unit 3

25. The Words Aside Augment Corporal Foil Harbinger Malevolence Recompense Surmise Trifle Usurper

26. Define in context • Aside – see examples • Scrubs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemRiFuCgYM • Malcolm in the Middle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNa8QyAl2YE • Augment – Joe augmented his income by playing saxophone in a jazz club • Corporal – The whipping of people for minor offenses was a common form of corporal punishment in colonial America.

27. Foil – example • Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson • Harbinger – The robin is often described as the harbinger of spring. • Malevolence – The villain of the murder mystery displayed his malevolence through an evil glare and wicked laugh. • Recompense – Carmen demanded recompense for all the extra hours she had worked.

28. Surmise – Although he did not know what was in the sealed locker, an intelligent surmise told him that the locker’s contents must be very valuable. Trifle – After the writer was made poet laureate, people expected great things of him, but his later poems were only trifles. Usurper – After the election was shown to be illegal, the candidate who had originally lost the race took office, and the usurper went to jail.

29. Definition Aside – a statement made by a character in a play, intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage Augment – add to; supplement Corporal – of the body; bodily Foil – a characters whose attributes, or characteristics, contrast with and therefore throw into relief the attributes of another character

30. Harbinger – person of thing that comes before and hints at what is to follow Malevolence – malice, spitefulness Recompense – repayment; reward Surmise – guessing, imagined actions Trifle – something of little value or importance Usurper – one who assumes power without right