Precision Partners

Precision Partners

Expectation #1• Each partner has a role they MUST fulfill• All means ALL. EVERYONE must participate.

Precision Partners

Expectation #2• Use the speaking part you are given• This also includes sentence frames

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Expectation #3• You will be randomly called on to report

your discussion to the class• Be on task and LISTEN carefully to each

other!!!!

Precision PartnersExpectation #4• I will give you some wait time to think

through your answers first.• During this time, you are expected to remain

SILENT. Think through your role and what you want to say to fulfill it.

abject, adj. abject 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• Utterly hopeless; miserable

The Cowardly Lion thought he was an _______ coward.Your turn:

I feel abject humiliation when ______________.

Rootsab= awayject=throw

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WorthlessHumiliated

affable, adj. affable 12345

synonym(s) explanation/examples image• Easy to talk to;

friendly; warm

My neighbor is a very _________ person.Your turn:

___________ is affable because ____________.

RootsFa=talk

Able=can

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PolitePleasant

ambiguous, adj. ambiguous 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• Having several possibilities; unclear

We were confused by the _______ wording of the assignment.Your turn:

I hate it when _________ is ambiguous because ________.

Rootsambi=both

uous=set in motion

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PuzzlingUncertain

anomaly, n. anomaly 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• Irregular; different from the rest

Her grade of a C was an ___________ because she usually received As and Bs.

Your turn:

An anomaly in Oregon is _______________.

RootsAnomalo=irregular

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UniqueOdd

apathy, n. apathy 12345

synonym(s) explanation/examples image• No emotion or

excitement

Students often show _________ towards school.

Your turn:

I feel apathy towards ________________.

RootsA=not

Path=feeling

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PassiveEmotionlessness

antagonism, n. antagonism 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• Active hostility or opposition; being mean

The ________ is so bad between them, they can’t sit together.

Your turn:

I see examples of antagonism on the news when ________.

RootsAnti = against

Agon = struggleism = belief

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Causing problemsopposition

antediluvian, adj. antediluvian 12345

synonym(s) explanation/examples image• Time before the

Flood; very old

Scientists found an _________ people unknown to history.

Your turn:

He has antediluvian beliefs that ___________________.

RootsAnte= before

Luv = flood/wash-ian = belonging to

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AncientPrehistoric

belligerent, adj. belligerent 12345

synonym(s) explanation/examples image• Eager to fight/war

The coach became _________ when the ref made a bad call.

Your turn:

I become belligerent when __________________.

RootsBell = war

Ger = produce

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HostileAntagonistic

benevolent, adj. benevolent 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• Good natured; generous

She received a scholarship from a ____________ donor.Your turn:

__________ is benevolent because ______________.

Rootsbene=good

volen=free will

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CaringHelpful

callow, adj. callow 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• Immature or inexperienced

The ________ youth insulted his grandmother’s advice.Your turn:

Teenagers are callow when _____________.

Rootsnone

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NaiveChildish

coalesce, v. coales 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• To grow together

Rain can __________ into a puddle.Your turn:

Two objects that coalesce are ________and_________.

Old EnglishCo=with

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UniteCombine

egregious, adj. ihgreejuhs 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• extraordinary in some bad way

• deplorable

Your turn:

The most egregious thing I have ever known about is __________________.

Latinegregius = phrase ex grege, "rising above the flock", from ex-, "out of" plus grege, "herd, flock"

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preposterous

The Holocaust was an __________ time in history.

euphemism, n. yoofuhmizum 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• A “nicer” way to say something

“Letting go” is an _________ for someone who is fired.

Your turn:

One euphemism I use is ______________.

GreekEu=good

Phem=speakIsm=belief in

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IndirectnessDelicacy

gravity, n. gravity 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• seriousness

I didn’t realize the ________ of the situation when I said the joke.Your turn:

I have been brought down from the gravity of what happened when ________.

RootsGrav=heavy

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WeightStrictness

idiosyncrasy, n. idiosyncrasy 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• an odd habit that is peculiar to a person

Your turn:

The closest I come to having an idiosyncrasy is ______.

Greekidio=peculiar

syn=with

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mannerismfeature

trait

Lola is a walking ______ because she is always acting weird.

castigate, v. casigate 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• criticize; reprimand severely; scold; punish

If you ____________ others, you are likely to have no friends.

Your turn:

My parents castigate me when I _______________.

RootsCast=cut off from

Gate = to drive

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disciplinecorrect

condescend, v. condescend 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• to lower yourself to someone else’s level (you’re superior)

Your turn:

The one desolate place I hope to avoid is _______________ because_______________________.

Latinscend=to climb

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accommodateacquiesce

comply

The land stood _______ and dry against the rising sun.

dilatory, adj. dilatory 12345

• tending to delay or procrastinate

Your turn:

My friend, ________, is dilatory when it comes to _______.

Latindi=away

lat=to bear or carry

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sluggishtardyslack

The new employee was fired for ________ behavior.

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expedite, v. expedite 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• To speed up the process

If you are wise and plan well, we will________the purchase of the car you want.Your turn:

In order to expedite long trips, I ________________.

RootsEx=from

Ped =foot/feet

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AccelerateAssist

superfluous, adj. superfluous 12345 synonym(s) explanation/examples image

• more than is sufficient or needed

• unnecessary or needless

Your turn:

Someday I would like to own/have a superfluous collection of _______________ so that I can __________________.

Latinsuper=over

flu=flow

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extravagantover-the-top

excessive

Eva Perón was know for her _____________ collection of shoes.