vocab unit 6

Word Wealth
Part III unit 6

Verbs
1. Adumbrate- to outline in a vague way; to foreshadow
2. Aggravate- to make worse or more severe
3. Annihilate- destroy utterly
4. Capitulate- surrender on certain terms
5. Extenuate- make less serious, diminish
6. Fulminate- to explode, erupt, shout violently
7. Instigate- provoke, incite
8. Mitigate- lessen or make milder
9. Procrastinate- to delay, put off
10. Propitiate- appease, conciliate

Adjectives
11. Auspicious- promising, favorable
12. Egregious- remarkably bad, flagrant
13. Equivocal- vague, ambiguous, questionable
14. Expedient- suitable, advantageous but not necessarily right
15. Fortuitous- occurring by chance or accident
16. Intrinsic- actual, essential or inherent
17. Mystical- participating in mysterious spiritual experience or knowledge
18. Sacrilegious- irreverent, blasphemous
19. Salubrious- healthful, promoting health
20. Synthetic- artificial, manufactured

online text

Hi folks,
I know a few of you have books in really rough shape. Here is a link to the full text of the play. http://www.william-shakespeare.info/script-text-julius-caesar.htm
Have fun!
M. Ware

Julius Caeser Act I Reading Questions

Remeber, these are completely optional, and serve to help you better understand what's happening.

Scene 1:
1. What is the setting?
2. What holiday is being celebrated?
3. Who are Marullus and Flavius?

Scene 2:
1. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia?
2. Why might Caesar ask Antony in front of everyone else?
3. What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar?
4. What does ides mean?5. Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power? Use lines from play to support your answer.
6. How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown?
7. What sickness does Caesar have?

Scene 3:
1. What unusual events occur during the storm?
2. What meaning does Cassius interpret from the storm?
3. According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow?
4. Who is definitely part of the conspiracy?

Vocab unit 5

Part III unit 5

Behavioristics

1. Aggressive- assertive, vigorously active, quick to attack
2. Arrogant- haughty, overbearingly proud
3. Captious- fault finding, hard to please
4. Cynical- scornfully distraught
5. Dogmatic- unduly positive, dictatorial, pertaining to an established doctrine
6. Fastidious- daintily refined, very discriminating
7. Fatuous- complacently stupid or silly
8. Garrulous- talkative
9. Gregarious- sociable, inclined to go in groups
10. Impetuous- rushing with great force; impulsive, rash, hastily
11. Ingenuous- frank, genuine, free from reserve
12. Nostalgic- homesick, longing for the past
13. Ostentatious- fond of display, pretentious
14. Sinuous- curving or winding, devious
15. Taciturn- habitually silent, uncommunicative
16. Truculent- fierce, savage, cruel
17. Unctuous- excessively suave or bland, oily
18. Valid- sound, effective, well founded
19. Versatile- many sided in abilities
20. Volatile- changeable, spirited, explosive

Vocab!

Part III unit 3

Nouns

1. Perspicacity- (pur’ spe kas’e te) mental penetration, discernment
2. Predilection- preconceived preference or partiality
3. Prerogative- privilege, right
4. Propensity- natural tendency, bent
5. Propriety- conforming to accepted standards of behavior, rightness or suitability
6. Prostration- a falling down in worship, exhaustion
7. Restitution- restoration, reparation
8. Sagacity- shrewdness, sound judgment
9. Surfeit- excess, disgust from excess
10. Vicissitude- irregular change, ups and downs

Adjectives
11. Lambent-softly radiant, playing lightly over a surface or subject
12. Latent- hidden or unrevealed, potential
13. Marital- of or relating to marriage
14. Partisan- one sided; partial to a party or cause; supporter of an idea or person
15. Recumbent- reclining or leaning, inactive
16. Salient- prominent, conspicuous, outward projecting angle
17. Seditious- inciting discontent or rebellion
18. Succinct- terse, concise
19. Tangible- real, substantial, palpable
20. Tentative- provisional, experimental

Group 1 Socratic seminar questions

1. How does the author use hurricanes as a metaphor? What does the
rain symbolize?

2. What are Victor's and the Spokane woman's expectations of each
other and how do they affect Victor and the Spokane woman's thoughts
of one another in the story "Crazy Horse Dreams"?

3. How does the drug Victor and his friends take represent the
reservation lifestyle?

4. Why is Jimi Hendrix and his version of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
so important to Victor's father? How does he base life decisions
around it?

vocab for Friday, March 19

REMINDER: The final copies of your persuasive papers are due on Monday, March 15. Please remember to submit them to turnitin.com

Part III unit 2
Adjectives

1. Altruistic- unselfishly concerned for others
2. Astute- shrewd, crafty, keen of mind
3. Authentic- genuine, entitled to acceptance
4. Cumulative- tending to increase or accumulate
5. Despondent- dejected, despairing
6. Didactic- morally instructive
7. Ecclesiastical- pertaining to church or clergy, especially as an established institution
8. Felicitous- fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived
9. Imperial- majestic, befitting an emperor
10. Odious- hateful, offensive

Verbs
11. Emancipate- liberate, set free
12. Meditate- to act as a go-between, serve as a harmonizing agent
13. Reciprocate- repay an obligation, social or otherwise, exchange favors or courtesies
14. Reconcile- to bring to agreement, harmonize
15. Relegate- to banish or reduce to lower status
16. Repudiate- to disavow, disown, reject
17. Subsidize- to provide financial aid
18. Temporize- to act evasively to gain time, yield temporarily to circumstances
19. Usurp- to seize (power or control) unlawfully
20. Vindicate- to justify, clear of a charge or criticism