Good Morning/Afternoon!
 Please
find your IRP In Class Write on the
front table.
 Read over my comments, then get ready
for new vocabulary words! 
“Revolution”
 1.
alliance
 Def. (noun) a union of two or more groups
 Sample sentence: The two countries
formed an alliance to stand against their
common enemy.
2. disparity
 Def.
(noun) Inequality in age, rank, or
degree; difference
 Sample sentence: There is a great
disparity between rich and poor in many
nations.
3. impinge
 Def.
(verb) hinder; interfere with
 Sample sentence: By not allowing the
students to publish a newspaper, the
school was impinging upon their right to
free speech.
4. sanction
 Def.
(noun) An economic or military
measure put in place to punish another
country.
 Sample sentence: In 1962, the United
States imposed economic sanctions on
Cuba to protest Fidel Castro’s
dictatorship; travel and trade between
the countries are severely restricted to this
day.
5. servile
 Def.
(adj.) Submissive; like a servant
 Sample sentence: Cameron’s servile
behavior finally ended when he decided
to stand up to his older brother.
6. suppressed
 Def.
(verb) Subdued; kept from being
circulated
 Sample sentence: The author’s book was
suppressed because the dictator thought
it was too critical of his regime.
“You Are So Beautiful”
 1.
embellish (verb)
 Def. To make beautiful by ornamenting;
to decorate
 Sample sentence: We embellished the
account of our vacation by including
descriptions of the many colorful people
and places we visited.
2. florid
 Def.
(adj) describing flowery or elaborate
speech
 Sample sentence: The candidate’s
speech was so florid that although no one
could understand what he was talking
about, they all agreed that he sounded
good saying it.
3. opulent
 Def.
(adj) Exhibiting a display of great
wealth
 Sample sentence: Dances at the king’s
palace are always very opulent affairs
because no expense is spared.
4. ornate
 Def.
(adj.) elaborately decorated
 Sample sentence: The carved wood was
so ornate that you could examine it
several times and still notice things you
had not seen before.
5. ostentatious
 Def.
(adj.) describing a showy or
pretentious display
 Sample sentence: Whenever the
millionaire gave a party, the elaborate
decorations and enormous amounts of
food were always part of his ostentatious
display of wealth.
6. poignant
 Def.
(adj.) profoundly moving; touching
 Sample sentence: the most poignant part
of the movie was when the father finally
made peace with his son.
Test on Friday:
 Over
all words thus far!
 Also the sentence types will be on this test.
Vocabulary Assignment
 Write
a short story using the vocabulary
words. Also, incorporate one of each
types of sentences: Declarative,
interrogative, exclamatory, & imperative.
 Include 2 of each of the following:
 Compound
 Complex
 You may work alone or with a partner.
 Please handwrite on paper to turn in!