Agenda – Thurs. 9/22

1. Agenda – Thurs. 9/22 Character worksheets: Find a partner and compare your responses noting page numbers and filling in any details you may have missed Preview vocabulary words Write up flashcards as we go along Finish reading Act III Act III recap HW: (1) Act III Quiz – Friday (2) Bring vocab books to class tomorrow  I’ll also be checking flashcards

2. Vocabulary Level F Unit 2

3. ameliorate A hot meal can ameliorate the discomforts of even the coldest day. • To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming • Verb • S: amend, better • A: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

4. aplomb Considering the family’s tense mood, you handled the situation with aplomb. • Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity • Noun • S: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness • A: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

5. bombastic He delivered a bombastic speech that did not even address our problems. • Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas • Adjective • S: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious • A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere

6. callow They entered the army as callow recruits and left as seasoned veterans. • Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers • Adjective • S: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced • A: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

7. drivel To me, my dream made perfect sense, but when I told it to my friend it sounded like drivel. • (N.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense (V.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense; to waste away foolishly • Noun and Verb • S: (N.) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; (V.) slaver

8. epitome Admitting when you have been fairly defeated is the epitome of sportsmanship. • A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality • Noun • S: abstract, digest, model, archetype

9. exhort With dramatic gestures, our fans vigorously exhorted the team to play harder. • To urge strongly, advise earnestly • Verb • S: entreat, implore, adjure • A: discourage, advise against, depreciate

10. ex officio The President is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the armed forces in time of war. • By virtue of holding a certain office • Adjective and Adverb

11. infringe If you continue to infringe on my responsibilities, will you also take the blame for any mistakes? • To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized boundaries • Verb • S: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach • A: stay in bounds

12. ingratiate It is not a good idea to ingratiateoneself by paying cloying compliments. • To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) • Verb • S: cozy up to, curry favor with • A: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself

13. interloper The crowd was so eager to see the band perform that they resented the opening singer as an interloper. • One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder • Noun • S: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

14. intrinsic It had been my father’s favorite book when he was my age, but for me it held little intrinsic interest. • Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily part or organ • Adjective • S: immanent, organic • A: extrinsic, external, outward

15. inveigh You should not inveigh against the plan with quite so much vigor until you have read it. • To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval • Verb • S: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate • A: acclaim, glorify, extol

16. lassitude On some days I am overcome by lassitude at the thought of so many more years of schooling. • Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy • Noun • S: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor • A: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

17. millennium In 1999 an argument raged over whether 2000 or 2001 would mark the beginning of the new millennium. • A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy • Noun • S: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace • A: doomsday, day of judgment

18. occult Much of his talk about the occult seems grounded in nothing but trick photography and folklore. • (Adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (V.) to hide, conceal, eclipse; (N.) matters involving the supernatural • Adjective, Verb, and Noun • S: (Adj.) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane • A: (Adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric

19. permeate The rain permeated all of my clothing and reduced the map in my pocket to a pulpy mass. •  To spread through, penetrate, soak through • Verb

20. precipitate Scholars often disagree over which event or events precipitate an historic moment. • (V.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (Adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (N.) moisture; the product of an action or process • Verb, Adjective, and Noun • S: (V.) provoke, produce; (Adj.) reckless, impetuous • A: (Adj.) wary, cautious, circumspect

21. stringent Some argue that more stringent laws against speeding will make our streets safer. • Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste • Adjective • S: Stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative • A: Lenient, mild, lax, permissive

22. surmise I cannot be sure, but I surmise that she would not accept my apology even if I made it on my knees. • (V.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (N.) likely idea that lacks definite proof • Verb and Noun • S: (V.) infer, gather; (N.) inference, presumption

23. Act III Recap • The Crucible Dramatic Structure: • Act I: Beginning / Exposition • Act II: Rising Action • Act III: Climax • Act IV: Denouement / Resolution • With a partner, share a couple words that you would use to describe/characterize: • Act I Act II Act III