Precision Partners
Expectation #1
• Each partner has a role they MUST fulfill
• All means ALL. EVERYONE must participate.
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Expectation #2
• Use the speaking part you are given
• This also includes sentence frames
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Expectation #3
• You will be randomly called on to report your
discussion to the class
• Be on task and LISTEN carefully to each
other!!!!
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Expectation #4
• I will give you some wait time to think
through your answers first.
• During this time, you are expected to remain
SILENT. Think through your role and what
you want to say to fulfill it.
adulation, n.
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Fawning
Flattery
• Excessive
admiration or praise
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-lat= to bear or carry
-ion=state;condition
The positive review of the new actor were of ________.
Your turn:
The soccer player enjoyed the adulation of his fans when
they ___________.
anachronism, n.
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Chronological
error
Misplacement
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• someone or something
assigned to the wrong
time in history or time
Roots
ana=backward
chron= time
-ism= practice of
The novel is full of _______.
Your turn:
An ancient king ____________ would be an anachronism.
asperity, n.
uhlsperliltee
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Rigor
Harshness
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• harshness or
sharpness of tone,
temper, or manner
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asper=rough
She responded with such _______ that we knew she was deeply
offended by the question.
Your turn:
I don’t like the asperity of ___________.
belie, v.
bihllie
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deceive
disguise
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• Give a false
representation
Old English
Beleogan=to deceive by lies.
The student’s test scores _________ his claim of completing his work
Your turn:
The girl’s delicate beauty belies her ___________.
bellicose, adj.
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Warlike
combative
bellilcose
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• inclined to fight,
quarrel, or go to
war
Greek
bell=war
The hockey players became more __________ as the
competition became more fierce.
Your turn:
If people were more bellicose, there would not be _______.
chicanery, n.
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deviousness • Deception by
cheating
trickery
Roots
Cozen=a cheater
The candidate only won the election through ___________.
Your turn:
She showed chicanery by ___________.
decorous, adj.
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polite
appropriate
declorlous
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• characterized by
proper manners,
appearance
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Décor=proper, dignified
We are required to follow the oppressively ___________ standards of
a royal court.
Your turn:
At tea she had to be decorous so she ___________.
deleterious, adj.
dellilterrleelous
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hurtful
damaging
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• Harmful to health
Roots
delete=harm
-ious= full of
Using nuclear power can be ___________ for the environment.
Your turn:
Her comment was deleterious when she said___________.
diffident, adj.
difflildent
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Bashful
Timid
• Modest or shy
because of a lack of
self-confidence
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diff=away from
fid= believe
She was ___________ about stating her opinion.
Your turn:
Because I feel diffident in new situations, I ___________.
epiphany, n.
elpiphlanly
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Realization
Inspiration
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• A sudden
revelation
Greek
Epi=on/upon
-phany= show/make visible
Seeing her father again when she was an adult was an
___________ that changed her view of her childhood.
Your turn:
He had an epiphany when he ___________.
evanescent, adj.
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evlalneslcent
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Disappearing • Vanishing; fading
away suddenly
Fading
Roots
van=become empty
-ent= performing an action
The vibrations in an instrument are ___________
because when you stop playing, they stop playing.
Your turn:
Her beauty was as evanescent as ___________.
florid, adj.
florlid
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Fancy
Flushed
French
Flor=flower
-id =pertaining to
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• Red or flushed
complexion
• Flowery
A ___________, gilded mirror took up most of the wall.
Your turn:
Her florid face was a result of _____________.
frugal, adj.
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Thrifty
Cautious
frulgal
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• economical;
prudent; not
wasteful
Roots
Frug=fruit
His meals are the ___________ fare of the poor: bread, cheese, and
water.
Your turn:
The family was very frugal so they ___________.
gauche, adj.
gohsh
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awkward
ungraceful
French
Gauche=left
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• Lacking ease or
grace
• Unsophisticated
and socially
awkward
Would it be ________ of me to ask her how old she is?
Your turn:
I could tell he was gauche when he walked into the room
and ___________.
hedonistic, adj.
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Indulgent
Luxurious
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hedon=pleasure
heedlonlisltic
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• devotion to
pleasure and
selfgratification
Their spring break trip to Mexico became _________.
Your turn:
Many people are hedonistic when it comes to __________.
ideologue, n.
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Idealist
Fanatic
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• a person zealous
about an ideology
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ideo=idea/appearance
The revolutionaries proved to be impractical ________ who had no
idea how to run a country.
Your turn:
As long as there are two ideologue controlling political parties _____.
incisive, adj.
inlcilsive
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Clear
Direct
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• penetrating,
biting, cutting,
trenchant
Roots
cise=to cut
She is known for her ___________ mind and quick wit.
Your turn:
Marcus stuck to his own ideas in such an incisive way that
__________.
intrepid, adj.
inltreplid
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Brave
Bold
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• Fearless
Roots
In=not
Trepidus= alarmed
The _______ explorer continued his journey through
uncharted land.
Your turn:
I made an intrepid move when I ________.
jettison, v.
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Lighten
Dump
jettlilson
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• to throw off a
burden or
obstacle;
discard
With his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch
_________-of much of its cargo.
Your turn:
Once finals were over, the students jettisoned their studies and
___________.
kowtow, v.
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kowltow
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Go along with • To act as a servant
Roots
kou=to knock
tou= head
He was unable to ________ sufficiently and show the
respect demanded by them.
Your turn:
I kowtowed when I agreed to __________.