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L.9-10.1.B
Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.
L.9-10.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Learning Target Goal
Students will use word study activities to enhance vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Students will also incorporate new vocabulary to enhance speeches and presentations.
College and Career Readiness Vocabulary
( Vocabulary Lists 1 - 10)
Directions
Analyze each vocabulary term. Label each synonym and antonym. Vocabulary quizzes will be located on Schoology. Word study activities will enhance your vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Part I
1. Word and Definition
2. Part of Speech
3. Synonym
4. Antonym
Part II
Only Choose 1
Sentences
Images
Story
Missing Components
Missing Category Labels (syn and ant) - 10 Point Deduction
Missing Image Labels - 20 Point Deduction
Lack of Proofreading - 10 Point Deduction
Write the entire part of speech.
Use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and a period at the end of a sentence. The letter "I" should be capitalized when alone.
List 1
1. Repugnant: Offensive; repulsive.
2. Autonomy: Independence.
3. Apotheosis: The highest point in the development of something.
4. Prominent: Very noticeable or obvious.
5. Extirpate: To root out or eradicate; to destroy completely.
6. Appropriation: Money or assets designated for a special purpose.
7. Endorsement: An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
8. Disavow: To deny responsibility for, knowledge of, or support for something.
9. Synopsis: A condensed version of a text; an outline or summary of principal points.
10. Vicissitude: A sudden change or shift in one's life or circumstances.
List 2
1. Matriculate: To admit or be admitted into a group or a college.
2. Salubrious: Healthful.
3. Capitulate: Cease to resist an opponent or unwelcome demand; surrender.
4. Squelch: To suppress; squash.
5. Mercurial: Quickly changing.
6. Pique: To stimulate interest or curiosity.
7. Tyro: A beginner; novice.
8. Discourse: A discussion; a conversation.
9. Prevaricate: To speak falsely or misleadingly.
10. Attenuate: To reduce, weaken, or lessen.
List 3
1. Incite: To encourage violent or unlawful behavior.
2. Remuneration: Compensation; payment.
3. Mutable: Subject to change.
4. Rejuvenate: To restore vigor, youthfulness, and freshness.
5. Adamant: Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
6. Poignant: Very moving; touching.
7. Futile: Incapable of producing any useful result.
8. Surfeit: An excessive amount.
9. Scrutinize: To examine closely and thoroughly.
10. Propriety: Proper behavior; appropriateness.
List 4
1. Relegate: To place in an unfavorable place or position.
2. Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
3. Exculpatory: To clear from blame, fault, or guilt.
4. Impartial: Not favoring one more than another.
5. Hypocrisy: Professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice.
6. Eloquent: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
7. Impediment: A hinderance or obstruction in doing something.
8. Pejorative: A remark or word that expresses contempt or disapproval.
9. Inevitable: Certain to happen.
10. Lackadaisical: Lacking vigor, determination, and enthusiasm.
List 5
1. Baccalaureate: The degree bestowed upon completion of a course of undergraduate college study.
2. Acumen: Able to make good judgements and quick decisions.
3. Bedraggled: Wet, dirty, unkempt, or in a general condition of disarray.
4. Candor: Honesty, directness, and openness.
5. Capricious: Unpredictable, impulsive; prone to making sudden unplanned changes.
6. Fastidious: Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
7. Debacle: Something that becomes a disaster, defeat, or failure.
8. Decorum: Dignity or correctness that is socially expected; dignified conduct.
9. Decrepit: In very poor condition; old, overused, or not working efficiently.
10. Ebullient: Full of cheer, enthusiasm, or optimism.
List 6
1. Egocentric: Selfish; interested only in oneself, and not in the needs or feelings of others.
2. Elocution: A manner or style of speaking; the art of speaking well in public.
3. Felicity: Happiness, contentment, and bliss.
4. Flout: To show contempt by openly breaking a law, rule, or tradition.
5. Raucous: Making a loud, harsh, and disturbing noise.
6. Rectify: To make corrections or to set something right.
7. Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.
8. Forte: A thing at which someone excels.
9. Haggard: Showing signs of tiredness, anxiety, or hunger.
10. Halitosis: A formal and fancy way of referring to very bad breath.
List 7
1. Haphazard: Happening or done in a way not planned.
2. Hearsay: Describing information that is heard from other people, and not from the person who made the original statement.
3. Illicit: Not allowed by law; illegal.
4. Imbroglio: A confusing, messy, or complicated situation.
5. Imperative: Absolutely necessary, unavoidable, obligatory, or mandatory.
6. Gusto: Enjoyment or vigor in doing something.
7. Inspiration: Something that stimulates creative thoughts and actions. A sudden brilliant idea.
8. Intercession: The act of pleading on someone's behalf.
9. Jejune: Uninteresting and intellectually undemanding.
10. Gargantuan: Enormous.
List 8
1. Keepsake: A small item or gift kept to evoke memories of something, an event, or someone.
2. Jovial: Cheerful and friendly.
3. Labyrinth: A maze or maze-like structure.
4. Laconic: Using very few words; concise or terse writing or speech.
5. Languid: Lacking vigor and energy.
6. Lax: Not strict, tight, or tense.
7. Macabre: Using death as a subject, as in movies, books, or conversation.
8. Magnanimous: Very generous, kind, or forgiving.
9. Feasible: Possible to do easily or conveniently.
10. Critique: A detailed analysis of something.
List 9
1. Natty: Neat and fashionable appearance or dress.
2. Naysayer: Someone who votes no or who speaks against something.
3. Nepotism: Favoritism shown by someone in power to relatives and friends in professional matters.
4. Nostalgia: Mixed feeling of happiness, sadness, and longing when recalling persons, places, or events of the past.
5. Oblivion: The state of being utterly forgotten.
6. Obtrusive: Tending to force one's presence or opinions on others.
7. Odyssey: A long journey; a series of travels, adventures, or dangerous travails.
8. Onerous: Causing great difficulty or trouble.
9. Preconceived: To form an opinion or idea before information or experience is available to make an educated or fair judgment.
10. Pristine: So clean as to look new.
List 10
1. Sanguine: Cheerfully optimistic; displaying a positive attitude.
2. Scenario: Outline of a play or dramatic plot, scene by scene.
3. Serene: Clear and calm, without worry, disturbance, or stress.
4. Simile: A figure of speech that draws a comparison between two things, using like or as.
5. Tacit: Understood or implied without being stated; not spoken.
6. Taciturn: Quiet, of few words.
7. Tactful: Able to say the proper things in order to keep good relationships with others.
8. Tirade: A long, overblown, angry speech, most often a criticism.
9. Ultimatum: An expression that includes a demand along with the consequences.
10. Rhetoric: The art of effective speaking or writing.
List 11
1. Vindicate: To clear from blame or suspicion.
2. Undaunted: Not put off or deterred by the prospect or even the likelihood of failure, loss, or defeat.
3. Vagary: An unpredictable, impulsive action.
4. Venerable: Worthy of respect as a result of age, wisdom, holiness, or achievement.
5. Vex: To cause irritation.
6. Vigilant: Watchful and alert, especially to danger or wrongdoing.
7. Perfunctory: Done quickly with minimum effort or interest.
8. Wearisome: Physically or mentally tiring or tedious.
9. Loquacious: Excessively talkative.
10. Zenith: The highest point or climax of a thing or event.
L.9-10.1.B
Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.
L.9-10.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Learning Target Goal
Students will use word study activities to enhance vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Students will also incorporate new vocabulary to enhance speeches and presentations.
College and Career Readiness Vocabulary
( Vocabulary Lists 1 - 10)
Directions
Analyze each vocabulary term. Label each synonym and antonym. Vocabulary quizzes will be located on Schoology. Word study activities will enhance your vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Part I
1. Word and Definition
2. Part of Speech
3. Synonym
4. Antonym
Part II
Only Choose 1
Sentences
Images
Story
Missing Components
Missing Category Labels (syn and ant) - 10 Point Deduction
Missing Image Labels - 20 Point Deduction
Lack of Proofreading - 10 Point Deduction
Write the entire part of speech.
Use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and a period at the end of a sentence. The letter "I" should be capitalized when alone.
List 1
1. Repugnant: Offensive; repulsive.
2. Autonomy: Independence.
3. Apotheosis: The highest point in the development of something.
4. Prominent: Very noticeable or obvious.
5. Extirpate: To root out or eradicate; to destroy completely.
6. Appropriation: Money or assets designated for a special purpose.
7. Endorsement: An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
8. Disavow: To deny responsibility for, knowledge of, or support for something.
9. Synopsis: A condensed version of a text; an outline or summary of principal points.
10. Vicissitude: A sudden change or shift in one's life or circumstances.
List 2
1. Matriculate: To admit or be admitted into a group or a college.
2. Salubrious: Healthful.
3. Capitulate: Cease to resist an opponent or unwelcome demand; surrender.
4. Squelch: To suppress; squash.
5. Mercurial: Quickly changing.
6. Pique: To stimulate interest or curiosity.
7. Tyro: A beginner; novice.
8. Discourse: A discussion; a conversation.
9. Prevaricate: To speak falsely or misleadingly.
10. Attenuate: To reduce, weaken, or lessen.
List 3
1. Incite: To encourage violent or unlawful behavior.
2. Remuneration: Compensation; payment.
3. Mutable: Subject to change.
4. Rejuvenate: To restore vigor, youthfulness, and freshness.
5. Adamant: Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
6. Poignant: Very moving; touching.
7. Futile: Incapable of producing any useful result.
8. Surfeit: An excessive amount.
9. Scrutinize: To examine closely and thoroughly.
10. Propriety: Proper behavior; appropriateness.
List 4
1. Relegate: To place in an unfavorable place or position.
2. Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
3. Exculpatory: To clear from blame, fault, or guilt.
4. Impartial: Not favoring one more than another.
5. Hypocrisy: Professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice.
6. Eloquent: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
7. Impediment: A hinderance or obstruction in doing something.
8. Pejorative: A remark or word that expresses contempt or disapproval.
9. Inevitable: Certain to happen.
10. Lackadaisical: Lacking vigor, determination, and enthusiasm.
List 5
1. Baccalaureate: The degree bestowed upon completion of a course of undergraduate college study.
2. Acumen: Able to make good judgements and quick decisions.
3. Bedraggled: Wet, dirty, unkempt, or in a general condition of disarray.
4. Candor: Honesty, directness, and openness.
5. Capricious: Unpredictable, impulsive; prone to making sudden unplanned changes.
6. Fastidious: Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
7. Debacle: Something that becomes a disaster, defeat, or failure.
8. Decorum: Dignity or correctness that is socially expected; dignified conduct.
9. Decrepit: In very poor condition; old, overused, or not working efficiently.
10. Ebullient: Full of cheer, enthusiasm, or optimism.
List 6
1. Egocentric: Selfish; interested only in oneself, and not in the needs or feelings of others.
2. Elocution: A manner or style of speaking; the art of speaking well in public.
3. Felicity: Happiness, contentment, and bliss.
4. Flout: To show contempt by openly breaking a law, rule, or tradition.
5. Raucous: Making a loud, harsh, and disturbing noise.
6. Rectify: To make corrections or to set something right.
7. Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.
8. Forte: A thing at which someone excels.
9. Haggard: Showing signs of tiredness, anxiety, or hunger.
10. Halitosis: A formal and fancy way of referring to very bad breath.
List 7
1. Haphazard: Happening or done in a way not planned.
2. Hearsay: Describing information that is heard from other people, and not from the person who made the original statement.
3. Illicit: Not allowed by law; illegal.
4. Imbroglio: A confusing, messy, or complicated situation.
5. Imperative: Absolutely necessary, unavoidable, obligatory, or mandatory.
6. Gusto: Enjoyment or vigor in doing something.
7. Inspiration: Something that stimulates creative thoughts and actions. A sudden brilliant idea.
8. Intercession: The act of pleading on someone's behalf.
9. Jejune: Uninteresting and intellectually undemanding.
10. Gargantuan: Enormous.
List 8
1. Keepsake: A small item or gift kept to evoke memories of something, an event, or someone.
2. Jovial: Cheerful and friendly.
3. Labyrinth: A maze or maze-like structure.
4. Laconic: Using very few words; concise or terse writing or speech.
5. Languid: Lacking vigor and energy.
6. Lax: Not strict, tight, or tense.
7. Macabre: Using death as a subject, as in movies, books, or conversation.
8. Magnanimous: Very generous, kind, or forgiving.
9. Feasible: Possible to do easily or conveniently.
10. Critique: A detailed analysis of something.
List 9
1. Natty: Neat and fashionable appearance or dress.
2. Naysayer: Someone who votes no or who speaks against something.
3. Nepotism: Favoritism shown by someone in power to relatives and friends in professional matters.
4. Nostalgia: Mixed feeling of happiness, sadness, and longing when recalling persons, places, or events of the past.
5. Oblivion: The state of being utterly forgotten.
6. Obtrusive: Tending to force one's presence or opinions on others.
7. Odyssey: A long journey; a series of travels, adventures, or dangerous travails.
8. Onerous: Causing great difficulty or trouble.
9. Preconceived: To form an opinion or idea before information or experience is available to make an educated or fair judgment.
10. Pristine: So clean as to look new.
List 10
1. Sanguine: Cheerfully optimistic; displaying a positive attitude.
2. Scenario: Outline of a play or dramatic plot, scene by scene.
3. Serene: Clear and calm, without worry, disturbance, or stress.
4. Simile: A figure of speech that draws a comparison between two things, using like or as.
5. Tacit: Understood or implied without being stated; not spoken.
6. Taciturn: Quiet, of few words.
7. Tactful: Able to say the proper things in order to keep good relationships with others.
8. Tirade: A long, overblown, angry speech, most often a criticism.
9. Ultimatum: An expression that includes a demand along with the consequences.
10. Rhetoric: The art of effective speaking or writing.
List 11
1. Vindicate: To clear from blame or suspicion.
2. Undaunted: Not put off or deterred by the prospect or even the likelihood of failure, loss, or defeat.
3. Vagary: An unpredictable, impulsive action.
4. Venerable: Worthy of respect as a result of age, wisdom, holiness, or achievement.
5. Vex: To cause irritation.
6. Vigilant: Watchful and alert, especially to danger or wrongdoing.
7. Perfunctory: Done quickly with minimum effort or interest.
8. Wearisome: Physically or mentally tiring or tedious.
9. Loquacious: Excessively talkative.
10. Zenith: The highest point or climax of a thing or event.