Unit+4+Vocabulary

="Myriad Operations" Vocabulary Unit= =SAT Word Study from __Flocabulary__=

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Here is the for all of Unit 4 Vocabulary Words. You can also listen to the song. ======

Week 1 (Week of Jan 28)
Completed chart and sentences due Friday, February 1 or earlier
 * || **Word** || **Part of Speech**
 * (n, v, adj)** || **Definition** ||
 * **1** || **uncanny** ||  || of supernatural character or origin ||
 * **2** || **terrestrial** ||  || relating to the land ||
 * **3** || **celestial** ||  || relating to the sky or the heavens ||
 * **4** || **winsome** ||  || charming, attractive ||
 * **5** || **presumptuous** ||  || disrespectfully bold ||
 * **6** || **audacious** ||  || excessively bold ||
 * **7** || **brusque** ||  || short, abrupt, dismissive ||
 * **8** || **incisive** ||  || clear, sharp, direct ||
 * **8** || **incisive** ||  || clear, sharp, direct ||

**__Directions__**:
//A. On your own paper, copy the chart exactly as it is. Decide which part of speech best fits each definition and write it in the appropriate spot.// //THEN, choose one of the following activities:// //Under the chart on your own paper, write a sentence for each word. (This choice is due at the end of class Friday the 8th)// OR Write a hard news article that uses FIVE vocabulary words. Provide the topic/why/purpose, a headline, and an article that is structured like a hard news article (most important to least important ideas).--This choice is due Tuesday because it is more challenging.


 * || **Word** || **Part of Speech**
 * (n, v, adj)** || **Definition** ||
 * **9** || **contusion** ||  || a bruise, injury ||
 * **10** || **laceration** ||  || a cut, a rough, jagged tear ||
 * **11** || **acute** ||  || sharp, severe ||
 * **12** || **myriad** ||  || consisting of a very great number ||
 * **13** || **supplant** ||  || to displace and substitute for another ||
 * **14** || **refrain** ||  || to hold oneself back, forbear ||
 * **15** || **foster** ||  || to stimulate, to promote, to encourage ||
 * **16** || **metamorphosis** ||  || a change of form, shape, or substance ||
 * **16** || **metamorphosis** ||  || a change of form, shape, or substance ||

** __Directions__ ** :
//A. On your own paper, copy the chart exactly as it is. Decide which part of speech best fits each definition and write it in the appropriate spot.// //B. Then, under the chart on your own paper, write a sentence for each word that shows the following:// //1. You know the denotative (dictionary) and connotative (feelings associated with the word) meaning;// //2. You know how to use the word correctly in a sentence.//
 * || **Word** || **Part of Speech**
 * (n, v, adj)** || **Definition** ||
 * **17** || **pertinacious** ||  || stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position ||
 * **18** || **whet** ||  || to make more keen, stimulate ||
 * **19** || **swarthy** ||  || of dark color or complexion ||
 * **20** || **exorbitant** ||  || excessive ||
 * **21** || **obdurate** ||  || unyielding to persuasion or moral influence, stubborn ||
 * **22** || **cajole** ||  || to urge, to coax ||
 * **23** || **sate** ||  || to satisfy (an appetite) fully ||
 * **24** || **abort** ||  || to give up on a half-finished project or effort ||
 * **24** || **abort** ||  || to give up on a half-finished project or effort ||

** __Directions__ ** :
//A. On your own paper, copy the chart exactly as it is. Decide which part of speech best fits each definition and write it in the appropriate spot.// //B. Then, under the chart on your own paper, write a sentence for each word that shows the following:// //1. You know the denotative (dictionary) and connotative (feelings associated with the word) meaning;// //2. You know how to use the word correctly in a sentence.//
 * || **Word** || **Part of Speech**
 * (n, v, adj)** || **Definition** ||
 * **25** || **pulchritude** ||  || physical beauty ||
 * **26** || **sagacious** ||  || shrewd, showing sound judgment ||
 * **27** || **aloof** ||  || reserved, distant ||
 * **28** || **bard** ||  || a poet, often a singer as well ||
 * **29** || **travesty** ||  || a grossly inferior imitation ||
 * **30** || **parody** ||  || a satirical imitation ||
 * **31** || **obsequious** ||  || excessively compliant or submissive ||
 * **32** || **anomaly** ||  || something that does not fit into the normal order ||
 * **32** || **anomaly** ||  || something that does not fit into the normal order ||