Week 1 Vocab
amiable (adj.):
perpetrated
(vb.):
friendly
carried out; committed
quelled (vb.): To(adj.):
contemptuous
quellTo
is to
beoverwhelm
contemptuous
something
is to have
until
the
it feeling
is
that someone or something is beneath you; that it or they are
powerless
worthless.
analogous (adj.): similar; comparable
melancholy (adj.): sad and gloomy
compensation (n.): To compensate means to pay for something or
to make up for something.
cordiality (n.): sincere affection and kindness
indicative (adj.): Something that is indicative of something shows
eerily
or
displays
(adv.):
something.
weirdly; mysteriously
Week 1 Vocab Practice
Practice Exercise 1:
List 5 words from the previous list. For each word think of 3 to 5
synonyms that relate to the word.
Ex.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Abundant – plentiful, copious, rich
Plaintive – mournful, sorrowful, wistful, sad.
Peruse - examine, inspect, read carefully, scrutinize
Dainty – elegant, delicate, refined
Rhetoric – oratory, pomposity, speech-making
Perpetrated
Quelled
Analogous
Compensation
Indicative
Amiable
Contemptuous
Melancholy
Cordiality
Eerily
Week 1 Story Round Table
Practice Exercise 2:
1) Get into a group of 3
2) Write a sentence using one of the vocabulary words. You must
attempt to tell a story.
3) Pass the page to the person to the right.
4) Add a sentence to your partner’s story.
5) Repeat for 6 words.
Perpetrated
Quelled
Analogous
Compensation
Indicative
Amiable
Contemptuous
Melancholy
Cordiality
Eerily
Week 2 Vocab
Impudent (adj.): disrespectful; bold; sassy
Repertoire (n.): accomplishments; skills.
Discernible (adj.): understandable
Rigid (adj.): stiff
Inconspicuous (adj.) To be conspicuous is to attract attention. To
be inconspicuous is to do the opposite; to not attract attention.
Impudent
Repertoire
Discernible
rigid
Inconspicuous
Vaguely
Livid
Diligently
Myopic
succinct
Week 2 Vocab
Vaguely (adv.): to be vague is to be unclear or not precise
Livid (adj.): pale; lead-colored. Livid can also mean red, as in the
color someone's face gets when that person becomes angry.
Diligently (adv.): industriously; in a hard-working manner
Myopic (adj): Myopia is an abnormal eye condition, often called
nearsightedness. Someone who is myopic cannot see objects
clearly.
Succinct (adj.): clear and brief
Impudent
Repertoire
Discernible
rRigid
Inconspicuous
Vaguely
Livid
Diligently
Myopic
Succinct