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Bellwork for April 29, 2013

Bellwork for April 29, 2013. Vocabulary for This Week Write the following words in your composition notebooks. Allow for enough room for definitions and an example sentence! Ambush Skeptical Consternation Snidely Disgruntled Assertive. 7. Altercation 8. Noncommittal 9. Scabrous

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Bellwork for April 29, 2013

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  1. Bellwork for April 29, 2013 Vocabulary for This Week Write the following words in your composition notebooks. Allow for enough room for definitions and an example sentence! • Ambush • Skeptical • Consternation • Snidely • Disgruntled • Assertive 7. Altercation 8. Noncommittal 9. Scabrous 10. Travesty 11. Fervently 12. Caustic 13. Provoke 14. Balefully

  2. Definitions • Ambush- (verb) A sudden attack made from a concealed position. • Skeptical- (adj.) Marked by or given to doubt; questioning. • Consternation- (noun) a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. • Snidely- (adv.) Said in a derogatory in a malicious, superior way. • Disgruntled- (adj.) Feeling or expressing discontent or anger. • Assertive- (adj.) Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.

  3. 7. Altercation- (noun) An angry or heated discussion or quarrel; argument. 8. Noncommittal- (adj.) (of a person or a person's behavior) Not expressing or revealing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action. 9. Scabrous- (adj.) Rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs. 10. Travesty- (noun) A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. 11. Fervently- (adv.) Having or showing great emotion or zeal 12. Caustic- (adj.) Severely critical or sarcastic 13. Provoke- (verb) To anger, enrage, or exasperate. 14. Balefully- (adv.) Threatening harm; menacing.

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