Monday, 3.23.15~
one week from EOC English I test
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1. pick up and complete the paired passage/short
answer from Friday if you did not yet finish. If you did
finish, then you may work on VOCAB ~~that is your only
option. (10ish minutes)
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2. vocab power point (unit 9/10 test NEXT Thursday)
3. TEKS Packet(Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills—
objectives on the EOC) ~~YOU NEED A HIGHLIGHTER
TODAY
~This is the third week of the 5th six weeks. Progress
reports go home next week.
~Retake F451 test because you failed it? Time is
running out…-see side board
English One
Vocabulary Unit 10
1. adept
 n—an
expert
adj—thoroughly
skilled
 syn—adj—
masterful,
proficient
ant—adj—
clumsy, unskilled,
maladroit
 n—novice
2. aspire
v—to
have
ambitious
hopes or plans,
desire
earnestly, strive
toward a larger
goal, to ascend
syn—yearn, aim
for, soar
3. bleak
Adj—bare,
dreary, dismal
syn— grim, cheerless, gloomy,
barren
ant—rosy, cheerful, sunny,
promising
4. chide
v—to
blame,
scold
syn—
reprimand,
rebuke, chastise
ant—approve,
praise
compliment
5. despicable
Adj—worthy
of
scorn,
contemptible
Syn—low, cheap,
sordid, detestable
ant—
praiseworthy,
commendable,
meritorious
6. diminutive
Adj—small,
smaller than
most others of
the same type
Syn-undersized,
miniature, tiny,
compact
ant— gigantic,
huge, enormous
7. emancipate
v—to
free
from slavery;
to release or
liberate
syn—unchain,
unfetter
ant—snare,
chain, shackle
8. erroneous
Adj—incorrect,
containing
mistakes
syn— mistaken,
fallacious, all
wrong
ant—accurate,
correct, exact
9. exploit
 v—to
make use of, develop; to make
improper use of for personal profit
 n—a feat, deed
 syn—turn to advantage, misuse
10. extemporaneous
 Adj—made
or delivered on the spur of
the moment
 syn— spontaneous, off-the-cuff
 ant—planned, prepared, practiced
11. impair
 v—to
make imperfect, damage,
harm
 Syn— injure, disable, cripple
 ant—improve, strengthen, promote
12. invincible
 Adj—not
able to
be defeated,
unbeatable
 syn—
unconquerable,
indomitable
 ant—vulnerable,
conquerable,
surmountable
13. languid
 Adj—drooping,
without energy,
sluggish
 Syn— lazy, listless,
lethargic
 ant—lively,
energetic, vigorous
14. mire
n—mud;
wet,
swampy
ground; a
tough situation
v—to get
stuck
Syn— N—
swamp, bog
15. obtrusive
 Adj—forward,
undesirably
prominent, thrust
out
 syn— brash,
conspicuous,
protruding
 ant— reserved,
recessed
16. preamble
 n—an
intro to a
speech or piece
of writing
 syn— opening,
prologue
 ant—ending,
closing, epilogue
17. render
 v—to
cause to
become; to
perform, to
deliver
officially; to
process,
extract
 syn— present,
furnish, effect,
submit, make
18.
rugged
 adj—rough,
irregular, severe,
stern, strong,
stormy
 syn— rocky, blunt,
harsh, hardy,
tough
 ant— smooth,
flat, soft, mild,
tender, delicate
19. skeptical
 Adj—inclined
to
doubt, slow to
accept something
as true
 Syn— suspicious,
incredulous
 ant—believing,
gullible
20. slipshod
 Adj—untidy
in dress,
personal habits, etc.;
careless, sloppy
 Syn—messy, untidy,
slapdash
 ant— tidy, neat, orderly,
careful