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Lady or the Tiger

Lady or the Tiger. Vocabulary Exercise. Define the following Vocab Terms. Semi-barbaric Exuberant Bland Genial Imperious Brave Savage Grand Intense Hot-blooded. Semi-barbaric: partially uncivilized Exuberant: extremely good ; overflowing ; plentiful

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Lady or the Tiger

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  1. Lady or the Tiger Vocabulary Exercise

  2. Define the following Vocab Terms • Semi-barbaric • Exuberant • Bland • Genial • Imperious • Brave • Savage • Grand • Intense • Hot-blooded

  3. Semi-barbaric: partially uncivilized • Exuberant: extremely good; overflowing; plentiful • Bland: pleasantly gentle or agreeable • Genial: warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial • Imperious: domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing • Brave: possessing or exhibiting courage • Savage: fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed • Grand: stately, majestic, or dignified • Intense: existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree • Hot-blooded: excitable, passionate

  4. Connotation vs. Denotation • Connotation refers to the emotion or the value that is suggested by the word. • Positive/ Negative/ Neutral • Denotation refers to the dictionary definition

  5. Decide which sentence has a negative connotation. • George lived in a small cabin. George lived in a small shack. B. The flowers had an unusual fragrance. The flowers had an unusual odor. C. They gorged themselves on ice cream and candy. They filled themselves on ice cream and candy. D. Fans gathered around the rock star. Fans swarmed around the rock star. E. She rifled through the sale items in the store. She browsed through the sale items in the store

  6. Categorize your Vocabulary Words Positive Neutral Negative

  7. Categorize your Vocabulary Words Positive Exuberant Genial Brave Grand Neutral Bland Intense Negative Semi Barbaric Imperious Savage Hot-Blooded

  8. Prefixes vs. Suffixes • Prefix: a word part that is added to the beginning of a word

  9. Prefixes • Now go through your vocabulary and dissect each word that has a prefix. Circle the prefix and underline the root word and then write what the prefix means underneath it. • Semi-barbaric • Intense

  10. Prefix Exercise:Write the word on your paper and then circle the prefix • Devaluate • Misrepresent • Circumnavigate • Disrespectful • Hyperactive • Subtotal • Illogical • Improper • Prehistoric • Irregular • Exportable • Likelihood • Servant • Normally • Confusion • Famous • Humorist • Substitute

  11. Prefix: Answers • Devaluate • Misrepresent • Circumnavigate • Disrespectful • Hyperactive • Subtotal • Illogical • Improper • Prehistoric • Irregular • Exportable • Likelihood • Servant • Normally • Confusion • Famous • Humorist • Substitute

  12. Suffixes vs. Prefixes • Suffix: a word part added to the end of a word

  13. Suffixes:Circle the prefix and/or the suffix for each word. Make sure you write the whole word as well. • Disagreeable • Descendant • Subcommittee • Motherhood • Artist • Imbalance • Circumscribe • Decongestant • Hypercritical • sensitivity • Cancerous • Absorption • Preoperative • Adoption • Unpopular • Misbehave

  14. Prefix/ Suffix Answer Key • Disagreeable • Descendant • Subcommittee • Motherhood • Artist • Imbalance • Circumscribe • Decongestant • Hypercritical • sensitivity • Cancerous • Absorption • Preoperative • Adoption • Unpopular • Misbehave

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