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May 29, 2014

Apr 1­7:38 PM

61. Braggart ­ noun ­ a very boastful and talkative person

Brags about his abs!

Apr 1­7:42 PM

62. Misanthrope ­noun­ someone who has a general hatred, mistrust or disdain of the human species or human nature.(misanthropy, misanthropic)

Root:Anthrop ­ humanAnthropology, philanthropy

Do Now:Complete 2nd page of modifiers

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May 29, 2014

Apr 1­8:00 PM

63. Aberrant ­ noun ­ deviant; one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

adj ­ markedly different from an accepted norm;

Root: Err = wander

(erratic, errant)

"An ant in a bar would be aberrant"

Apr 18­9:22 AM

64. Indignant ­ adjective ­ angry at injustice

"The protestors were indignant about the recent tax hikes."

DO NOW:1. Take out HW Notes and Schiz packet2. Complete Pronoun Case Practice 1 and the next page3. Answer questions on pg. 19­20 (only 1st 1 on page 20)

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May 29, 2014

Apr 1­7:50 PM

65. incarnate ­ adjective ­ [adj] possessing or existing in bodily form; made concrete and real

Root: carn ­ flesh

carnal, carnage, carnivorous, incarnate

"She is so evil that some say she is the devil incarnate!"

Apr 1­8:10 PM

66. holistic ­ adjective ­ emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts

and the whole

Root: Hol = combining form;

total

(holocaust)

Do Now:1. Take out HW and Cuckoo's Packet ­ page 19

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May 29, 2014

Apr 1­7:57 PM

67. benign ­ adjective ­ pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; harmless

Root: Bene, ben ­ good

(benevolent, benefactor)

Apr 7­10:38 AM

68. Eschew ­ verb ­ deliberately avoid; abstain from; shun, having nothing to do with

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May 29, 2014

Apr 11­7:33 AM

Guise ­ nounpretext; An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.

Synonyms: appearance ­ semblance ­ shape ­ mask ­ dress ­ disguise

She invited me to the party under the guise of friendship, but she really just wanted to get my boyfriend there.

Apr 18­2:56 PM

70. Volition ­ noun ­ [n] the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"

Latin Root: vol = to wish

voluntarily, malevolent, benevolent

She left of her own volition. (ie. She left of her own free will and choice)

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May 29, 2014

Apr 19­1:27 PM

71. Edification ­ noun ­ uplifting enlightenment

"I didn't need to know all about the flowers in order to garden, but I wanted to know for my own edification." (ie. for my own enlightment/knowledge)

Edify ­ verb

Apr 24­7:21 AM

73. Nemesis ­ noun

1. Source of harm or ruin;something causes misery or death; bane

2. An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome; One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.

Bane is Batman's nemesis.

DO NOW:Turn to page 25 in Macbeth & Take out Questions

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May 29, 2014

Apr 29­7:27 AM

73. palpable ­ adjective ­ apparent to the senses

ROOT:PALP ­ feelpalpable, palpitation

The tension in the room was so palpable that I knew something was wrong the moment I walked in!

Apr 29­4:12 PM

74. Onus ­ noun ­ one's duty or responsibility; burden

Latin Root:ONER ­ burdenonerous, onus, exonerate

By taking myself off the project, I'm putting all of the onus on you.

FYI: English Regents is Thursday, June 19 in the morning.

Ready for Quiz???

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May 29, 2014

Apr 30­7:24 AM

75. Vilify ­ verb ­ slander, malign; spread negative information about

VIL ­ base, meanvile, vilify, revile

May 12­7:43 PM

76. Nebulous‐lacking definion, cloudy, indefinite

When I asked him his position on the issue, his response was rather nebulous; I didn't know if he was for or against a policy change.

Mnemonic: Nebulous clouds aren't well­defined.

DO NOW: Take out Act 3, scenes 1­3 Questions & Open to Act 3, sc. 4