Week 4 Vocab Words

New Vocab!

Quiz this week on Thursday (Group M & O) & Friday (Group N)

Vocabulary Word List

Semester 2:  Week 4

Atheist	person who does not believe in God
Colloquial	local and informal (used of language)
Misogynist	hater of women
Furrow	Groove
Instigator	troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
Misnomer	wrong name
Vindicate	prove right; remove blame
Atrophy	waste away from lack of use
Staunch	loyal; faithful; dependable
Vilification	blackening someone's name

Bonus Words

Stereotype	fixed image
Collusion	plotting and planning
Drawl	speak slowly with words running together
Furtive	hidden and secret
Insurgent	a rebel

Vocab Games

Check out this website for SAT vocab games.

Common Application Free Write

Thinking about the 6 traits of highly effective writers, draft a free write about one of the following essay topics.

Groups M & O Due: 2/10
Group N Due: 2/14

·      Option #1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

·      Option #2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.

·      Option #3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.

·      Option #4. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.

Week 2 Vocabulary Words

Please study the new vocabulary words for next week's quiz...but don't forget to review the old lists, those words may show up again!

Vocabulary Word List

Semester 2:  Week 2

Abhor	hate
Bigot	narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Counterfeit	fake; false
Enfranchise	give voting rights
Hamper	hinder; obstruct
Kindle	to start a fire
Noxious	harmful; poisonous; lethal
Placid	calm; peaceful
Remuneration	payment for work done
Talisman	Lucky charm
BONUS WORDS: Abrasive	rough; coarse; harsh
Bilk	Cheat; defraud
Covert	hidden; undercover
Engender	Cause
Hangar	storage area (like garage) for a plane

Vocab Quizzes Coming UP!!!

Remember that the 10 word Vocab quiz is coming up...

Groups M & O: Tuesday, February 8th
Group N: Friday, February 11th

Remember to study all the vocab on the list so you are prepared :)

Easy study sites for your vocab quizzes

Use these websites to help you study for our quizzes.

Great site to make your own quiz to practice, you can also send your friends the link so they can take the practice tests, too!
http://mytest.vocabtest.com/create_matching_test.php

make your own online FLASHCARDS to help you study
http://quizlet.com/

Vocabulary Words Week 1

Vocabulary Word List

Semester 2:  Week 1

Antiquated	outdated; old fashioned
Choleric	easily angered
Diorama	model of a scene
Fecund	Fertile
Inebriation	drunkenness; intoxication
Marshal	to gather together
Parity	Equality
Profound	having deep meaning
Servile	overly submissive; groveling
Usurp	take someone's position (usually by force)

Apathetic	indifferent; uninterested; lethargic
Chronicler	person who records historical information
Dirge	mournful song
Felicitous	Apt
Ineffable	cannot be expressed in words
Marsupial	pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
Parochial	narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
Profundity	Depth
Skeptical	doubting; not gullible
Utilitarian	Useful