Semester 1 – Quarter 2
PowerPoint 4: Words 1-10
2015-2016
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Journal: Write the phrases, correcting the errors.
I found nine errors.
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1. Copy the word
2. Fill in “My
Definition”
including the part
of speech
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V. to communicate or transmit
ideas or feelings
Etymology: [Middle English conveien, from
Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin
convire, to escort : Latin com-, com- + via,
way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
Other forms: n. conveyor
n. conveyance
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In a sentence:
A writer needs to choose precise
words that accurately convey the
message he/she is trying to send.
Notice the context of the sentence includes the definition.
Synonyms: carry, bear, transport, transmit
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Write in ink!
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1. Copy the word
2. Fill in “My
Definition”
including the
part of speech
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
V. to think carefully about something before
making a judgment about its value, importance,
or quality
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1842, from Fr. évaluer or else a back formation
from evaluation. Originally in mathematics.
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Other forms: n. evaluator
n. evaluation
adj. evaluative
v. evaluating
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In a sentence:
Many courses include a student evaluation
in which the student is able to give the
teacher feedback to help improve the
course content and delivery.
Notice the context of the sentence includes the definition.
Synonyms for evaluate: appraise, assess,
estimate, guesstimate, rate, judge
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#3 feedback
1. Copy the word
2. Fill in “My
Definition”
including the part of
speech
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#3 feedback
n. 1. comments about how well or how badly
someone is doing something, which are
intended to help them do it better
2. the high loud noise that electrical
equipment makes when part of the sound
that it sends out goes back into it
→Marks and comments on assignments
provide feedback to students.
Synonyms: assessment, comment, criticism,
evaluation, observation, reaction
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#3 feedback
1. Write a sentence using the word feedback.
2. Trade papers with your shoulder partner
and write positive or negative feedback on
his/her sentence.
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#4 imply
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#4 imply
v. to suggest without
saying it directly
←What is the speaker’s
implication in the first sentence?
Synonyms: connote, denote, hint,
insinuate, intend, mention, point to, refer,
signify, suggest
Other forms: implied, implication
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#5 precise
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#5 precise
adj. clearly expressed; distinct and correct
in sound and meaning
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, exact, from Old French precis, condensed,
precisely fixed, from Latin praecsus, past participle of praecdere,
to shorten : prae-, pre- + caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in IndoEuropean roots
Other forms: precision, preciseness
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#5 precise
1. Write a sentence using a “general,” or imprecise, word.
2. Pass and rewrite your partner’s sentence with a specific word.
3. Then, rewrite your own sentence one more time with a MORE
specific word.
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#6 state
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#6 state
noun: a region of a country marked by
manmade lines
verb: to express a thought or idea
Adj.: taking place or relating to a
particular region
(i.e., state flag)
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Do you know these words that share this
root? If so, write the definition.
•accuracy
•accurately
•accurateness
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Do you know these words
that share this root? If so,
write the definition and part
of speech.
•accuracy
•N. the quality of being precise and
exact
•accurately
•Adv. performed with few mistakes
•accurateness
•N. nearness to the truth or value
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adj. correct or true; without
mistake in execution
Come up with several
synonyms of your own.
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Adj. obvious to the mind or senses
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French aparant, present
participle of aparoir, to appear.
Related forms: apparently, apparition,
apparel
Synonyms: clear, obvious, overt
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Sentence: For all his apparent wealth, Pat
had no money to pay the rent.
Make two sentences, one using apparent and
one using another form. Be sure to include
context.
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verb: state or assert that something is the
case, typically without providing evidence
or proof
Noun: an assertion of the truth of
something, typically one that is disputed or
in doubt
Other forms: claimant, acclaim
Synonyms: v: assert, declare; n: declaration
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Born in California → California native
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Adj.: belonging to a person by birth or to a
thing by nature; inherent
Examples: native customs; native land; native plants
Synonyms: inherited, innate, congenital, real,
genuine, original
Other forms: nativity, nativism, nativist
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