1 / 5

Vocabulary Week 8/30-9/3

Vocabulary Week 8/30-9/3. Ostentatious (adj.) From Latin ostentare, to show off Characterized by showiness meant to impress others Insidious (adj.) From Latin insidere, to sit upon, lie in wait for Doing harm in a subtle or imperceptible manner Idiosyncratic (adj.)

gavril
Download Presentation

Vocabulary Week 8/30-9/3

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Vocabulary Week 8/30-9/3

  2. Ostentatious (adj.) • From Latin ostentare, to show off • Characterized by showiness meant to impress others • Insidious (adj.) • From Latin insidere, to sit upon, lie in wait for • Doing harm in a subtle or imperceptible manner • Idiosyncratic (adj.) • From Greek idiosunkrasia, personal, temperament • Peculiar to a specific individual or group • Faux Pas (noun) pronunciation - fo pa • From French faux pas, false • A social blunder • Fastidious (adj.) • From Middle English fastidious, squeamish, particular • 1. Possessing or displaying meticulous attention to detail • 2. Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste

  3. Draw a picture that will help you to remember the definition of the word • Ostentatious (adj.) • Insidious (adj.) • Idiosyncratic (adj.) • Faux Pas (noun) pronunciation - fopa • Fastidious (adj.)

  4. Write an original sentence using each of the words below. • Be sure to include a context clue in the sentence. • Ostentatious (adj.) • Insidious (adj.) • Idiosyncratic (adj.) • Faux Pas (noun) pronunciation - fo pa • Fastidious (adj.)

  5. Membership Grid

More Related