Vocabulary: World Book Club
Vocabulary Notebook
INEPT a. "The most inept writing has an inadvertent element of suspense: the reader constantly asks himself, where on earth is this going?)" -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why, Annie Dillard b. having, or showing no skill; displaying a lack of reason. (adj.) c. This word is creating a more accurate description of the type of writing most people use, and demonstrating that there writing has no meaning or skill. d. Sarah tried out for the musical to be with her friends, but the teachers denied her and told her she was inept.
2. EXTRANEOUS a. "Just because you have a bunch of tiles in your lap doesn't mean your mosaic will be better if you use them all. In this atypical case, however, there were very few extraneous passages." -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why, Annie Dillard b. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with, having no relevance. (adj.) c. Annie is telling the reader how her passages made sense, but most of the time other writers passages don't. All this word does is describe what her passages are NOT. d. Jack's mother was yelling at him for not cleaning his room, when he brought up a extraneous subject to distract his mother.
3. LAMENT a. " 'Stand still, Ying-Ying!' She cried, her usual lament, while I giggled and wobbled on the stool." Pg 69, The Joy Luck Club b. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow (noun) c. This displays the irony that she is laughing while Amah cried, annoyed of her actions. Lament gives the character more passion of sorrow instead of saying "She cried, her usual sorrow,". d. Annie's mom has night long laments over the loss of her only son.
4. INGOTS a. "--dumplings shaped like silver money ingots, long rice noodles for long life, boiled peanuts for conceiving sons,and of course, many good- luck oranges for a plentiful, sweet life." Pg 23, The Joy Luck Club b. a block of steel, gold,
INEPT a. "The most inept writing has an inadvertent element of suspense: the reader constantly asks himself, where on earth is this going?)" -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why, Annie Dillard b. having, or showing no skill; displaying a lack of reason. (adj.) c. This word is creating a more accurate description of the type of writing most people use, and demonstrating that there writing has no meaning or skill. d. Sarah tried out for the musical to be with her friends, but the teachers denied her and told her she was inept.
2. EXTRANEOUS a. "Just because you have a bunch of tiles in your lap doesn't mean your mosaic will be better if you use them all. In this atypical case, however, there were very few extraneous passages." -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why, Annie Dillard b. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with, having no relevance. (adj.) c. Annie is telling the reader how her passages made sense, but most of the time other writers passages don't. All this word does is describe what her passages are NOT. d. Jack's mother was yelling at him for not cleaning his room, when he brought up a extraneous subject to distract his mother.
3. LAMENT a. " 'Stand still, Ying-Ying!' She cried, her usual lament, while I giggled and wobbled on the stool." Pg 69, The Joy Luck Club b. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow (noun) c. This displays the irony that she is laughing while Amah cried, annoyed of her actions. Lament gives the character more passion of sorrow instead of saying "She cried, her usual sorrow,". d. Annie's mom has night long laments over the loss of her only son.
4. INGOTS a. "--dumplings shaped like silver money ingots, long rice noodles for long life, boiled peanuts for conceiving sons,and of course, many good- luck oranges for a plentiful, sweet life." Pg 23, The Joy Luck Club b. a block of steel, gold,