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Agenda – Mon. 10/17

Agenda – Mon. 10/17. Hand in Crucible Essays: Rubric on top Self Evaluation Final Draft Rough Draft Outline Review vocab unit 3 words #1-10 Subject-Verb Agreement HW: - Complete the exercises on pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 in your practice packet

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Agenda – Mon. 10/17

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  1. Agenda – Mon. 10/17 • Hand in Crucible Essays: • Rubric on top • Self Evaluation • Final Draft • Rough Draft • Outline • Review vocab unit 3 words #1-10 • Subject-Verb Agreement • HW: - Complete the exercises on pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 in your practice packet • **You must turn in your Crucible book no later than THURSDAY 10/20

  2. Vocabulary Level F Unit 3

  3. abominate • I abominate cruelty yet do not always notice when I have said something cruel without meaning it. • To have an intense dislike or hatred for • Verb • S: loathe, abhor, despise, detest • A: relish, savor, cherish, esteem

  4. acculturation • Every immigrant group newly arrived in another country goes through a slow process of acculturation. • The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend • Noun • S: adaptation

  5. adventitious • It was no adventitious meeting that led to their writing songs together, for in fact they were cousins. • Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital • Adjective • S: extrinsic, incidental, gratuitous • A: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital

  6. ascribe • You may ascribe these holes to gophers or elves, but I blame the dog from next door. • To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute • Verb • S: impute, credit, attribute

  7. circuitous • I followed a circuitous path through the woods, not because I feared pursuit, but because I was lost. • roundabout, not direct • Adjective • S: indirect, meandering, winding • A: straight, direct, as the crow flies

  8. commiserate • The family commiserated with her after the loss of her old and faithful dog. • To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress • Verb • S: feel sorry for, empathize • A: to feel no sympathy for

  9. enjoin • I enjoined them to stop spending so much money or face the consequences. • To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit • Verb • S: bid, charge, command, adjure • A: allow, permit

  10. expedite • The pleasant background music did not expedite my work but instead distracted me. • To make easy, to cause to progress faster • Verb • S: accelerate, facilitate, speed up • A: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct

  11. expiate • They seemed more than willing to expiate their guilt by any means necessary. • To make amends, make up for; to avert • Verb • S: redeem, make amends, atone, make reparation

  12. ferment or ferment • If left for a time, cider will eventually ferment. • (Verb)—to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action; (Noun)—a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence • Verb or Noun • S: (N.) commotion, turmoil, unrest • A: (N.) peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity

  13. inadvertent • The poor fellow was stronger than he realized, and the damage he did was inadvertent. • Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental • Adjective • S: accidental, unconsidered • A: deliberate, intentional, premeditated

  14. nominal • Because so many of its patients were having financial troubles, the health clinic charged only nominal fees. • Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously • Adjective • S: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential • A: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive

  15. noncommittal • We questioned her quietly, carefully, and at length, but her answers remained noncommittal. • Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no • Adjective • S: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest • A: positive, definite, committed

  16. peculate • Investigators discovered that the clerk came up with a scheme to peculate from the company. • to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use • Verb • S: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

  17. proclivity • Curious, patient, and fond of long walks outdoors, she soon displayed a proclivity for nature study. • A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) • Noun • S: natural bent, penchant, propensity • A: inability, incapacity

  18. sangfroid • An experienced actor can perform with what seems like limitless sangfroid, even when he forgets a line. • Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances • Noun • S: poise, self-assurance, equanimity • A: excitability, flappability, hysteria

  19. seditious • Dictators usually begin their reigns by searching out and silencing seditious opinion. •  resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government • Adjective • S: mutinous, rebellious, subversive • A: supportive, loyal, faithful, allegiant

  20. tenuous • My grasp of trigonometry was tenuous until I attended the extra-help sessions. • Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported • Adjective • S: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy • A: strong, solid, substantial, valid

  21. vitriolic • Though hurt by his vitriolic language, I had to admit some of his points were valid. • Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) • Adjective • S: withering, acerbic, mordant • A: bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary

  22. wheedle • The spy used charm and flattery in order to wheedle the information from the diplomat. • To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end • Verb • S: cajole, inveigle, a soft-soap, sweet talk • A: coerce, browbeat, intimidate, strong-arm

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