Part I: Wordly Wise
Word List
Create a flashcard for each word. Remember to consider all forms of the words and their definitions.
bewail
wheedle
torrid
pensive
punctilious
despot
assess
quandary
amorous
sumptuous
allure
boon
emancipate
alacrity
ubiquitous
stilted
regale
impediment
concede
synthetic
censure
adroit
cleave
gratis
impetus
deduce
allude
trauma
Spartan
indolent
dogma
tacit
divulge
crusade
repose
incapacitate
maxim
fraught
disseminate
camaraderie
wry
strife
oratory
sojourn
expostulate
erudite
scintillate
inception
plumb
inexplicable
exhort
hubbub
callow
voracious
rudimentary
contemporary
injunction
pariah
transmute
extol
laggard
implicate
odoriferous
cynical
apropos
vociferous
myriad
motif
raucous
amputate
Study Guidelines
Review short definitions, focusing on synonym definitions when possible.
Review short phrases in sample sentences in definitions for word usage.
Review synonyms and antonyms. – You may see words used as synonyms or antonyms that we have covered,
but may not be in the word list above.
Review Incorrect/Correct Sentence format.
Part II: Grammar
Study Guidelines
Be able to identify the parts of speech of selected words in sentences: noun, proper noun, pronoun, verb, adj.,
adv., prep., conj., interj.
Be able to identify adjectives and adverbs (adjective and adverb phrases) and the words they modify.
Be able to identify subjects and predicates.
Be able to identify Direct Objects/Indirect Objects – Predicate Adjectives/Predicate Nominatives
Be able to identify verbals and verbal phrases. Remember, these include
Participles, Infinitives, and Gerunds. Be able to label Infinitives as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs).
Be able to identify prepositional phrases. Memorize common prepositions.
Be able to identify sentence types – simple, complex, compound, and
compound-complex.
Refer to the wealth of notes taken in class!