AZMERIT PREP
VOCABULARY ACTIVITY
Teacher Directions
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Complete this activity during the 4th hour 15-minute announcement period on 3 days
per week for 7 weeks.
1. Write today’s terms and definitions on the board or copy and paste into a Word
document and hand out to students each session. See Term Schedule at end of
slideshow—Slide 4+.
2. Instruct students to draw two circle maps, one on the front and one on the back
of their own paper.
3. Display circle map directions on next slide—Slide 3—and allow students to
complete Day 1 information for today’s three terms. Allow students to work in
pairs or groups as desired, but each student should have to make their own copy
of each map. Students should only spend 3 minutes on each map. Set timer. Goal
is not to finish but to spend time discussing and processing the word.
4. While students are completing today’s maps, hand out the previous lesson’s
maps.
5. Collect today’s maps after 9 minutes is up.
6. Instruct students to complete the Day 2 information on the previous day’s maps.
Students should only spend about 2 minutes per map. Set timer. Goal is not to
finish but to spend time discussing and recalling the meaning of the word.
7. Collect completed maps at the bell.
Day 2
COPY DEFINITION
Day 1 Stop
APPLICATION(S)
TERM
2 SYNONYMS
Day 1 Start
ILLUSTRATION
2 ANTONYMS
SENTENCE (WORD IN CONTEXT)
DEFINITION (IN OWN WORDS)
Day 2
WEEK 1
DAY1:
Acronym—an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words
and pronounced as a word (e.g., ASCII, NASA).
Adaptation—the action or process of being changed, altered, or
modified.
DAY 2:
Allegory—a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a
hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Allusion—an expression designed to call something to mind without
mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
DAY 3:
Archetype—a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Assimilation—The process by which a person or persons acquire the
social and psychological characteristics of a group.
WEEK 2
DAY1:
Bias—prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group
compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Catalyst—a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change; a
person or thing that precipitates an event.
DAY 2:
Classification—the action or process of putting things into groups
according to shared qualities or characteristics.
Cohesion—the action or fact of forming a united whole; the sticking
together of particles of the same substance.
DAY 3:
Conservation—the action of preserving, protecting, or restoring
something in particular.
Consumer—a person who purchases goods and services for personal
use.
WEEK 3
DAY1:
Credibility—the quality of being trusted and believed in; the quality of
being convincing or believable.
Criteria—a principle or standard by which something may be judged or
decided.
DAY 2:
Deficit—the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is
too small.
Denotation—the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the
feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
DAY 3:
Diversify—make or become more varied.
Domain—an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or
government; a specified sphere of activity or knowledge.
WEEK 4
DAY1:
Empirical—based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or
experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Hierarchy—a system or organization in which people or groups are
ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
DAY 2:
Hyperbole—exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken
literally.
Hypothesis—a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis
of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
DAY 3:
Ideology—a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the
basis of economic or political theory and policy.
Infrastructure—the basic physical and organizational structures and
facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
WEEK 5
DAY1:
Irony—the expression meaning by using language that normally signifies
the opposite (sarcasm); a state of affairs or an event that seems
deliberately contrary to what is expected.
Laissez-faire—a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course,
without interfering.
DAY 2:
Inference—a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and
reasoning.
Momentum—the quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus
gained by a moving object.
DAY 3:
Omniscient—knowing everything.
Parameter—a limit or boundary that defines the scope of a particular
process or activity.
WEEK 6
DAY1:
Postulate—suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of something
as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
Propaganda—information, especially of a biased or misleading nature,
used to promote or publicize a political cause or point of view.
DAY 2:
Qualitative—relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of
something rather than its quantity.
Quantitative—relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of
something rather than its quality.
DAY 3:
Reciprocal—given, felt, or done in return.
Scarcity—the state of being in short supply; shortage.
WEEK 7
DAY1:
Sovereignty—supreme power or authority.
Stimulus—a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction; a
spur or incentive.
DAY 2:
Structural Analysis—examination of the different components or
elements that make up an organization or system.
Surplus—an amount of something left over when requirements have
been met; an excess.
DAY 3:
Tone—the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing,
situation, etc.
Universal Theme—a common controlling idea or central insight that is
applicable to the human condition regardless of when or where a
person lives or has lived