Can you believe it? As April comes to an end, we are in the last leg of the school year! It has flown by. Many things are happening between now and June 12 so please take note.
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Upcoming events for this week include:
Dave Roberts' presentation to Jakob and Josh Rosen for their Eagle Projects Tuesday 9:45 am
Vocab Quiz #13 Tuesday April 28
UCSD tour Wednesday 9:30 (bring lunch or $ to buy lunch)
Testing: Tues 11:30, Thur 9:15, Fri 9:15
Monday, April 27, 2015
vocab #13
Vocab. List
#13
1
1 1.
Impromptu: unplanned=
The teenage girl had to deal with an impromptu pregnancy.
2.
Sinister: suggesting or threatening evil= The sinister smile, revealed that Malcom
was up to no good.
3.
Ajar: partially open= When leaving the classroom, leave the door ajar so that
the others students can walk in.
4. Hetero: different= His way of thinking was hetero
in comparison to the others in his group.
5. Refute: to prove as false= The attorney had to refute information in regards to his client’s
whereabouts, during the night of the crime.
6.
Tangible: able to be seen, touched, and understood= The desk, chairs, and pencils are tangible items.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Vocab #12
Vocab. #12
1. Consonance: Repetition, at close
intervals, of final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words.
2. Euphemism: use of a less direct, less offensive word or phrase
Instead of using a derogatory term in her paper, Natalie decided to
replace it with euphemism.
3. Invocation: calling upon a divine power for aid. Many poems begin with an invocation
asking for inspiration
The young lad made an invocation when he realized his father’s health was
not improving.
4.
Jargon: language of a trade or profession
Last night’s meeting sounded like a bunch of jargon.
5. Satire: a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness,
often with the intent of correcting, or changing the way things are.
All the students knew about Jenny’s satire, which is why they avoided
having a conversation with her.
6.
Soliloquy: in drama, a speech in which character does not address others, but rather
speaks aloud to himself
Her morning was filled with such soliloquy, one would have thought she
had company over.
Bonus: Each Bonus is worth half of what a vocab.
word is worth, so two will accumulate to 1 point.
2. Audacity : noun: shameless daring or boldness
1. Consonance: Repetition, at close
intervals, of final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words.
2. Euphemism: use of a less direct, less offensive word or phrase
Instead of using a derogatory term in her paper, Natalie decided to
replace it with euphemism.
3. Invocation: calling upon a divine power for aid. Many poems begin with an invocation
asking for inspiration
The young lad made an invocation when he realized his father’s health was
not improving.
4.
Jargon: language of a trade or profession
Last night’s meeting sounded like a bunch of jargon.
5. Satire: a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness,
often with the intent of correcting, or changing the way things are.
All the students knew about Jenny’s satire, which is why they avoided
having a conversation with her.
6.
Soliloquy: in drama, a speech in which character does not address others, but rather
speaks aloud to himself
Her morning was filled with such soliloquy, one would have thought she
had company over.
Bonus: Each Bonus is worth half of what a vocab.
word is worth, so two will accumulate to 1 point.
1. Vernacular : the native language of
any particular place
2. Audacity : noun: shameless daring or boldness
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