“new”
Neo-
“study of”
-ology
Pan-
Omni-
all
“throughout”
Per-
“many”
Poly-
“after”
Post-
forward
Pro-
“again”
I sure hope I
pass it this
time.
Re-
“back”
Retro-
“under”
Sub-
“more than”
Super-
“together”
Sym-
“thousand”
Milli-
“single”
Mono-
“billion”
Nano-
Occurring at just the right time
Opportune (adj)
• Opportunely (adv)
• Opportunity (noun)
-DOM
-ILE
-ISM
-OUS
-TION
= quality or state
To slowly weaken by wearing away
at something or someone
Undermine (verb)
undermining (adj)
Easily tricked
Gullible (adj)
• Gullibly (adv)
-AL
-IC
-ULAR
= relating to
Similar to integrity, but not
the same word. Based on
morals/values;
acting on
what is right.
Ethical (adj)
• Ethically (adv)
• Ethics (noun)
against
Anti-
“Both”
It’s a bunny
and a bird
Ambi-
Ante-
Pre-
Before
Unable to be fixed
Irreparable (adj)
• Irreparably (adv)
Un- and In-
Not
Circum-
around
Dibi-
two
ten
Deci-
Centi-
hundred
-arium
Place of
opposite
Dis-
All around
Peri-
OUT
OUT
“too little”
hypo
Deliberate,
on purpose,
without
hiding,
obvious
Blatant (adj)
• Blatantly (adv)
Firmly
sticking
to moral
beliefs or
values
Gandhi
Integrity (noun)
What matters to a person regardless of
consequences or what others think
Prerogative (noun)
Who the
story is
about; the
one we
want to win
Protagonist (noun)
From
or
down
De-
To feel a deep, brewing anger
Seethe (verb)
Someone or something that takes
and takes without giving in return
Parasite (noun)
• Parasitic (adj)
• Parasitically (adv)
To give up and/or to give in
…Oh, all right,
you can have it,
but stop
whining.
Succumb (verb)
Understood,
but not
clearly
stated or
written
Implicit (adj)
• Implicitly
• To agree with
Concur (verb)
Super freaked out; upset
Distraught (adj)
• Distraughtly(adv)
Doubting,
distrustful,
pessimistic
Cynical (adj)
• Cynically (adv)
Stop
smoking;
it’s bad.
Claiming
beliefs
that one
does not
really
possess
or follow;
falseness
Hypocrisy (noun)
• Hypocritical (adj)
• Hypocritically (adv)
• Hypocrite (noun)
Directly stated,
spelled out clear
I love you with
all my heart,
Darling.
I want to
break up.
Explicit (adj)
Explicitly (adv)
Foreshadows something bad is
going to happen
Ominous (adj)
• ominously (adv)
Stubbornly
unyielding;
won’t
surrender to
begging.
Standing
firm.
Determined.
No, dog,
NO
MORE
FOOD!
Adamant (adj)
• Adamantly (adv)
Short, but clearly understandable
To brief, vote for
me; I’m great!
Succinct (adj)
• Succinctly (adv)
The one working against
the protagonist; the one
we want to fail
Antagonist (noun)
• Antagonistic (adj)
• Antagonistically(adv)
same
homo
DIFFERENT
hetero
Guilt and regret
Remorse (noun)
• Remorseful (adj)
• Remorsefully (adv)
Auto-
self
“between”
inter
Sadness, gloom,
depression
Melancholy (noun)
• Melancholy (adj)
“within”
intra
“one who practices”
-ist
“large”
macro
“small”
Micro-
• To understand, to
comprehend
Fathom (verb)
To banish or exclude someone
from a group
Ostracize (verb)
• Ostracism (noun)
• ostracizing (adj)
Someone blamed for the
faults of others
Scapegoat (noun)
To put off until later; to avoid
Procrastinate (verb)
Procrastination (noun)
procrastinating (adj)
procrastinatingly (adv)
The direct
opposite of
what a
character,
audience or
person
expects.
Irony (noun)
• Ironic (adj)
• Ironically (adv)
Recklessly ignoring what is right;
immoral, cruel or excessive
fighter
Wanton (adj.)
• Wantonly (adverb)
• Wantonness (noun)
To draw logical conclusions
based on information
Infer (verb)
inference (noun)
A wise, trusted teacher or
counselor
Mentor (noun)
Delusion, false impression
of reality; misconception,
false idea.
Illusion (noun)
• Illusionary (adj)
Done to
substandard
quality,
without
much effort.
Half- a _ _ .
Mom, I cleaned my
room… the closet,
too.
Cursory (adj)
Cursorily (adv)
Smart, clever; able to read
people and situations well
Astute (adj)
astutely (adv)
Intense, passionate
Fervent (adj)
fervently (adv)
fervor (noun)
Of great importance
Momentous (adj)
• Momentously (adv)
• Momentousness (noun)
Arouse false hopes; to make
you want it.
Tantalize (verb)
• Tantalizing (adj)
• Tantalizingly (adv)
The perfect example of a
type or group
Archetype (noun)
• Archetypal (adj)
Hard feelings, ill will, hatred
Rancor (noun)
• Rancorous (adj)
• Rancorously (adv)
Unbeatable opponent;
rival or enemy
Nemesis (noun)
To make happen, bring about.
The reason why;
principle, purpose
Cause (verb)
Cause (noun)
Expression or idea that is
overused
Life is
like a
dating
Cliché (noun)
Result, outcome;
influence; impact
Effect (noun)
• Effective (adj)
• Effective (adv)
The info necessary to
understanding something as a
whole. Paragraphs/words
surrounding a word or sentence;
overall situation, background;
• The old, over-used car sputtered into
the parking lot belching black smoke
into the air. Sputtered=ran poorly
Context (noun)
• Contextual (adj)
• Contextually (adv)
An order issued publicly from
the government or someone in
authority
Edict (noun)
Seemingly contradictory;
seems like it couldn’t be
true, but it is
Paradox (noun)
paradoxical (adj)
paradoxically (adv)
Something that stands for
something else, often
something intangible/abstract
Not just a
frog or a
puppet,
Mrs. C’s
childhood
symbol
Clues in a story of what will
likely happen later.
foreshadowing
What is conflict?
It’s the problem that
makes the story go,
without it there is no story.
• What are the two kinds of
conflict?
Internal and external
This is an example of what
kind of conflict?
External Conflict
This is an example of what
kind of conflict?
External Conflict
Why must he be
a Montague?
This is an
example of
what kind of
conflict?
Internal Conflict
Label the plot graph
Label the plot graph
Exposition:
which includes
character and
setting description
Label the plot graph
Conflict—the problem that
makes the story go.
Label the plot graph
Rising action—
most of the story
Label the plot graph
Climax
Label the plot graph
Falling
Action
Label the plot graph
Resolution
How to write an
essay for LA9
(Schaffer writing/
chunk writing)
Tells what your whole essay will
be about, has a point to prove.
Must make it clear that at least
2 things will be proved, because
an essay is a minimum of 4
paragraphs long.
thesis
Where is the thesis
located?
End of
introductory
paragraph
What’s the job of a
topic sentence?
Tell the reader what the
body paragraph will be
about. Everything in
the paragraph should
work to prove it.
Choose between the two
sentences which is the thesis and
which is the topic sentence.
A: Both Friar Laurence, for his weakness,
and Tybalt, for his hot-headedness, can be
blamed for the untimely death of lovers,
Romeo and Juliet.
B. Only destiny can truly be blamed for the
deaths of Romeo and Juliet; fate is in
control.
A = thesis
B = topic sentence
Definition:
Evidence to prove
your topic sentence
Concrete details
What do you use to
explain why or how
your CD proves
your topic
sentence?
commentary
Determine which is the
CD and which is the CM.
A: The Friar should never have left Juliet
alone in the tomb with Romeo’s body; he
knew her desperate resolve.
B: Juliet plunges a dagger into her chest
after realizing her Romeo is dead.
A = commentary
B = concrete detail
Name the five hooks.
Anecdote.
Question.
Quote.
Statistic.
Provocative Statement.
What does a
conclusion paragraph
begin with?
End with?
Restated thesis.
Take home message.
It’s only a topic
sentence if it has
what two things?
Topic/subject +
argument/opinion
You will need to identify what
qualifies as a topic sentence
• Topic sentence or other?
Why?
The Nurse is a more true
mother in Romeo and
Juliet than Lady Capulet.
Topic Sentence
• There is an argument to
prove.
Intense, passionate
Fervent (adj)
fervently (adv)
fervor (noun)
Of great importance
Momentous (adj)
• Momentously (adv)
• Momentousness (noun)
Delusion, false
impression of reality;
misconception, false
idea.
Illusion (noun)
• Illusionary (adj)
The perfect example of a
type or group
Archetype (noun)
• Archetypal (adj)
To draw logical conclusions
based on information
Infer (verb)
inference (noun)
Expression or idea that
is overused
Cliché (noun)
To put off until later; to avoid
Procrastinate (verb)
Procrastination (noun)
procrastinating (adj)
procrastinatingly (adv)
A wise, trusted teacher or
counselor
Mentor (noun)
Done to sub-standard quality,
without much effort.
Half- a _ _ .
Cursory (adj)
Cursorily (adv)
Arouse false hopes; to make
you want it.
Tantalize (verb)
• Tantalizing (adj)
• Tantalizingly (adv)
Hard feelings, ill will, hatred
Rancor (noun)
• Rancorous (adj)
• Rancorously (adv)
Smart, clever; able to read
people and situations well
Astute (adj)
astutely (adv)
Sadness, gloom,
depression
Melancholy (noun)
• Melancholy (adj)
Based on
morals/values; acting
on what is right
Ethical (adj)
• Ethically (adv)
• Ethics (noun)
Recklessly ignoring
what is right;
immoral, cruel or
excessive
Wanton (adj.)
• Wantonly (adverb)
• Wantonness (noun)
Stubbornly unyielding;
won’t surrender to
begging.
Standing firm.
Determined.
Adamant (adj)
• Adamantly (adv)
Deliberate, on purpose,
without hiding, obvious
Blatant (adj)
• Blatantly (adv)
The one working
against the protagonist;
the one we want to fail
Antagonist (noun)
• Antagonistic (adj)
• Antagonistically(adv)
Foreshadows
something bad is
going to happen
Ominous (adj)
• ominously (adv)
Doubting, distrustful,
pessimistic
Cynical (adj)
• Cynically (adv)
Firmly sticking to moral beliefs
or values
Integrity (noun)
Super freaked out;
upset
Distraught (adj)
• Distraughtly(adv)
What matters to a
person regardless of
consequences or
what others think
Prerogative (noun)
Who the story is
about; the one we
want to win
Protagonist (noun)
Claiming beliefs that one
does not really possess or
follow; falseness
Hypocrisy (noun)
• Hypocritical (adj)
• Hypocritically (adv)
• Hypocrite (noun)
Directly stated,
spelled out clear
Explicit (adj)
Explicitly (adv)
Understood, but not
clearly stated or written