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Monday, November 3, 2008. Bellringer: Match the following synonyms and antonyms to Unit 9 Vocabulary. Synonyms Antonyms Incisive: astute 1. benevolent: draconian Swerve: veer 2. as the crow flies: curvilinear Deprecate: defame 3. flatter: defame. Wednesday, November 5, 2008.
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Monday, November 3, 2008 Bellringer: Match the following synonyms and antonyms to Unit 9 Vocabulary. SynonymsAntonyms • Incisive: astute 1. benevolent: draconian • Swerve: veer 2. as the crow flies: curvilinear • Deprecate: defame 3. flatter: defame
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Bellringer:Complete the following analogies using this week’s vocabulary. An analogy is a statement showing relationships between two sets of two words. Example: Meow : cat :: woof : dog Meow is to cat as woof is to dog. • dog : god :: etutsa : astute • draconian : Dracula :: mercurial : mercury • Leonardo da Vinci :artisan:: Shakespeare : writer • slander : defame:: inappropriate name : misnomer • nerve: veer:: cleaver : reveal
Thursday, November 6, 2008 • Bellringer: Complete the following sentences using Vocabulary Unit 9. • Veer left! You are about to hit that tree! • Nicknaming the 6ft.3in., 300 pound linebacker, “Shrimp” seemed like a misnomer. • After being knocked down by the boxer 3 times in one round, the resurgent boxer came back to win the fight. • The draconian laws of Stalin’s regime oppressed the people throughout Stalin’s reign. • As time elapsed, the woman’s beauty faded.