Sophomore I: Breaking the Cycle Unit
New Vocabulary in Context & Grammar Bootcamp
Vocab: The following words will be on your exam. Be able to use them in sentences:
gilded, insidious, gibber, nomadic, stratum, anarchy, autonomy, sovereignty, penchant,
enlightenment, sanction, authoritarian, incendiary. Use the space below to pick 5 of your
most challenging words in sentences.
Grammar: For each of the sentences, use the following grammatical structures:
* IND = UNDERLINE
1) Structure: IND1, fanboys IND2.
My word: Gilded
My Sentence: The people in Montag’s society believe that it is a gilded society,
but Montag knows that it is not a golden society.
2) Structure: IND1 fanboys DCW.
My word: Insidious
My Sentence: Beatty believes knowledge is insidious and will cause a citizen to
gradually destroy his or her society.
3) Structure: IND1, DCW.
My word: Gibber
My Sentence: Montag was nervous to talk to Beatty, causing him to gibber
rapidly.
4) Structure: DCW, IND.
My word: Nomadic
My Sentence: Even though the hobos are nomadic, they are liked an organized
community.
5) Structure: IND1 – DCW – IND1.
My word: stratum
My Sentence: Montag turned into a stratum - stiff and nervous - when he
realized his boss knew he had broken the law.
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