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You know the drill…. Write down the words along with the definition and memory tip. Plan for the next assessment to be on November 3. This means there will only be four weeks worth of words. Week 1. Hi! Words that relate to being friendly. Amiable- adj. Friendly; kind - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
You know the drill…• Write down the words along with the
definition and memory tip.• Plan for the next assessment to be
on November 3. This means there will only be four weeks worth of words.
Week 1•Hi! Words that relate to being friendly.
Amiable- adj
• Friendly; kind• This word is for you, French
students! What does ami mean in French?• Amiable Amy says only the kindest
things about others.
Convivial- adj
• Sociable; outgoing in a festive way• Use the last part of the word, vivial, to remind
you of a carnival.• The great snacks, awesome dj, and fun crowd
made the Homecoming Dance one of the convivial yet!
Gregarious- adj
• Talkative and outgoing• Think about the gr in group to help you.• I hope that the shy new student from Texas
emerges from her shell and becomes more gregarious.
Jocular- adj• Joking around, liking to be with
people• Joking sounds just like jocular.• Dave Letterman’s jocular personality
makes him a great night show host.
Week 2•Grrr! Not so friendly anymore. Words related to quarreling.
Bellicose- adj• Eager to fight; war-like• Think about the ringing of a bell, like
in boxing.• The bellicose coach lost his job after
he told his players, “Kill them bums!”
Cantankerous- adj• Bad tempered; quarrelsome• Think of one of those canker sores you
can get on your lip or in your mouth.• When Mrs. Jones gets up on the wrong
side of the bed, she’s cantankerous all day long.
Contentious- adj• Belligerent; quarrelsome• Think about that show The Next Big
Contender (or something like that)• If you don’t stop being so
contentious, no one will want to work in a group with you.
Pugnacious- adj• Eager to fight• Think about a growling, snarling pug
dog.• Pugnacious Paul, as you might
expect, was involved in another schoolyard brawl.
Week 3
• “Here! Take mine!”• Words related to generosity
Altruistic- adj• Showing an unselfish concern for
others• Just memorize it.• Barbara’s motives were not
altogether altruistic; she had too much to gain from serving as the blood drive leader.
Benevolent- adj• Giving freely and easily to others;
charitable; kind• The prefix bene always means good.• Bill Gates is a benevolent benefactor to
many charitable organizations.
Munificent- adj• Very generous• The beginning looks and sounds a
bit like “money.”• It’s easy to be munificent when
you have more of everything than you’ll ever need.
Philanthropic- adj
• Charitable; humane• Think of how easily Dr. Phil dispenses
advice!• Bill Gates donates millions of dollars
every year to education, medical research, and other philanthropic causes.
Week 4
• Can you say “tightwad?”•Words related to being cheap
and stingy.
Austere- adj• Showing self control when it comes to
spending money• Link this word to stern, and think about
being stern with money.• The monks led austere lives, foregoing all
luxuries and comforts.
Mercenary- adj• Greedy for self gain• Think of mercenary soldiers.• The soldiers of fortune fought battles
in different countries, thinking more about mercenary desires than safety.
Parsimonious-adj• Overly thrifty or miserly• Think about poor country
parsons.• Gramps is parsimonious with his
words; sometimes he doesn’t speak for days!
Penurious- adj• Relating to great poverty• Link the beginning of the word to
“penny.”• Stop being so penurious and give a
few pennies to the homeless!
Avarice- noun• Greed• Avarice looks like vice, and let’s face
it, being greedy isn’t a virtue.• Avarice motivates many people to
swindle others.