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Expanding Vocabulary

Expanding Vocabulary. Using a Dictionary. sesquipedalian. What do you think this word means? Write down a definition and identify the part of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, etc.)

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Expanding Vocabulary

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  1. Expanding Vocabulary Using a Dictionary

  2. sesquipedalian What do you think this word means? Write down a definition and identify the part of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, etc.) (Don’t look it up if you don’t know; just guess. If you do know the meaning, don’t tell anyone; just play along.)

  3. Which of the following comes closest to your initial guess?Why? A. any semi-aquatic warm-blooded species equipped with webbed fin-like feet (e.g., walruses, sea cows, and otters) B. a name given to one who rode a nineteenth century bicycle characterized by an oversized front wheel C. language marked by words that are a foot and a half long; a person who uses words with too many syllables D. a French-Icelandic pastry containing layers of frozen sweet-salty sorbet E. In a style imitative of Antonio Luigi Sesquipedali, a 15th c. Italian opera bass-baritone renowned for his yodeling arias

  4. Which of the following share an origin with "sesquipedalian"? • Susquehanna • sesquicentennary • bipedalism • Qu'estquec'est? • siesta • sesquialteral • sestina • equipage • squid • quipping • pedantic • Seskatchewa • pedestrian • impediment • esquire

  5. PART OF SPEECH KEY WORDS CONTEXTS ROOT DERIVATION

  6. PRIMARY USE OTHER USES ORIGINS

  7. MORE ORIGINS

  8. ALL OF THEM! BUT, BEWARE! Not all of them are synonymsfor “sesquipedalian.” Which of the following can be “sesquipedalian”? Bombastic: using an inflated style of speech or writing Didactic: concerned with the teaching of a lesson Florid: flowery and ornate writing or speech Grandiloquent: using lofty words or phrases Highfalutin: reflecting an attitude of self-importance Pompous: too elevated for the subject matter Pretentious: affected; pretending to be more than what one is Purple: ornately and showily phrased Supercilious: arrogantly superior; haughty Verbose: using too many words

  9. Resources Derivation: Miriam Webster http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sesquipedalian Pronunciation: Howjsay http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sesquipedalian&submit=Submit

  10. An Academic Voice A formal, academic tone is not necessarily sesquipedalian nor verbose. It is a voice that demonstrates a skills with the subject matter and a facility with the language. It is a voice of authority, as “authority” is defined in an academic environment. In 5 minutes, quickly write a short note to a friend of yours in as slangy and familiar a tone as you can, asking for a loan of some money for college. (Vulgarity is permitted.) Now, another 5 minutes, revise the note into a request you will send to the Chancellor of a university. Consider all the changes you’ll need to make in order to convince the Chancellor to give you a scholarship.

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