Word for the Dazed

1. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following S.A.T. word into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your English notebook.

2. soliloquy /s¶’-lil-¶-kwe/ n. [<L., solus, alone] • a talking to oneself • lines in a drama spoken by a character as if to himself

3. soliloquy The most famous soliloquy in all of Shakespeare’s plays is Juliet’s “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo” musings.

4. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following S.A.T. word into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your English notebook.

5. valor /val’-¶r/ n. [<L., valere, be strong] • marked courage or bravery

6. valor Too often in the media we do not hear about or see images of the vast majority of American troops fighting abroad who display dignity and valor each and every day.

7. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following vocabulary into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your notebook.

8. phantasmagoria /fan-taz’-m¶-gor’-e-¶/ n. [Gr. Phantasma, to show + agerein, assemble] • A rapid sequence of images, as in a dream

9. phastmagoria Many times our dreams contain phantasmagoria that subconsciously confronts our fears.

10. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following S.A.T. word into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your English notebook.

11. surmise /s¶r miz’/vt,vi.[< OFr. sur-, upon + mettre, put] • to guess

12. surmise One could surmise that Ashlee Simpson’s career is nearing an end.

13. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following vocabulary into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your notebook.

14. visage /viz’-ij/ n. [<L. videre,see] • the face; countenance • aspect; look

15. visage One glance at the gloved one’s visage is enough to cause children to run in terror. Oh, lighten up. It’s just a joke!

16. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following S.A.T. word into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your English notebook.

17. entrails /en’-tralz/n.[<L. interaneus, internal] • the inner organs; specifically the intestines

18. entrails Many parents are leery of allowing their young children to watch horror films because of the entrails that ooze from victims in the movies.

19. Word for the Dazed • Please copy the following vocabulary into the “Word for the Dazed” section of your notebook.

20. parricide /p¶r’-¶-sid / n. [<L. parere, beget+ cide, to kill] • the act of murdering one’s parent, close relative

21. When Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted ofparricide, they begged for the court’s mercy because they were orphans.