Sophomore Vocab Slides

1. Sophomore Vocab Slides 2013-2014 (WK 10+)

2. Create a vocabulary chart with 12 rows (one for each WK8 word) and 6 columns: Term, Sentence, Definition, Part of Speech, Synonym, Image. • Complete the Term, Sentence, and Definition section of your chart for today’s terms (copy terms and sentences word for word & write definition – based on sentence context – in your own words. • Leave the part of speech, synonym, and image sections of your chart blank for now.

3. The patient had an adverse reaction to the medication that was supposed to heal her. • The daredevil was not averse to taking risks with his life. • Hefloundered helplessly on the first day of his new job because he had no idea what he was doing.

4. The school improvement projectfoundered so the students would have to deal with old textbooks and leaking roofs for one more year. • As criminals become more sophisticated police officers need to become more ingenious at outwitting them. • Kindergarten teachers often value working with kids while they're still ingenuous because their open, trusting natures are a joy.

5. The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime. • The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods. • Even though riotspreceded the the civil war, they were not necessarily the cause of it.

6. The problems have been fixed so we can now proceedproceed with our work. • man: manual, manicure, manufacture, maneuver, manuscript, manipulation • mend:  command, mandatory, demand, recommend, mandate, reprimand

7. WK9

8. There was a bevy of smiling aspirantsfor the Miss the America title. • People from communist countries found it hard to assimilate to American society. • We went to listen to a jazz ensemble, and he wore an elegant 3-piece ensemble.

9. One month after the expirationof the contract, she wanted a new phone. • I cannot write poetry without inspiration from nature. • She tried to project some semblanceof confidence even though public speaking terrified her.

10. “She's as fierce as a tiger” is a simile, but “She's a tiger tiger when she's angry” is a metaphor. • He simulated the manners of the rich. • No one will soon forget the historic events that transpiredon that day.

11. The novel's degree of verisimilitudeis compromised by 15th-century characters who speak in 21st-century English. • ver: verify, verdict, very • multi: multiply, multipurpose, multitude “I’m not asking you to lie. I’m asking you to give the truth an extreme makeover.”

12. WK10

13. Aspireto being great, and you have a better chance of being good. • They cut a path through the dense jungle and were barely able to see the way in which they came. • Artists often emulate the style of their teachers as a form of flattery.

14. A gallery of grotesque images from some sicko horror movie ruined my love of Halloween. • He argues that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health. • The intrinsic value of a a gemstone passed down through generations is worth more than the market value.

15. The overthostility between the rival players got both teams expelled. • Many republicans have railed against Obama’s healthcare plan. • “She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where.”

16. The team has enjoyed unprecedented success this year due to the coaches’ new style of practice and execution. • in/im: impossible, invalid, incorrect • un: untie, undo, unfold, OR unjust, unnoticed

17. WK11

18. “Au contraire,” said Jim before he presented his argument. 2. The coup d’etatwas successful and the king was dethroned. • The esprit de corps of the soccer team would lead to sure victory.

19. Everyone is talking about the fashion faux pas images committed by the movie star who wore high watered pants to the Oscars last night. • The elan of the football team as the men prepared to take the field was evident through their enthusiastic behavior. • He operates under a laissez faire policy of upbringing, with the faith that his twelve teens will know what to do without his to do without his interference. 

20. Nouveau riches are not often appreciated by those whose families l have been wealthy for generations. • Many writers would agree that poetry is the par excellence of literature. • We decided to have a tete a teteto discuss the plan in person.

21. At the very fancy restaurant, I realized that I lacked the savoir faire to use all of the utensils correctly. • nov/neo/nou: renovate, novice, neophyte, neonatal, nouveau riche • corp: corporation, corporal punishment, corpse