Word | Meaning | Sentence using one example word | The Crucible: Intro + Act I Vocabulary Savor | appetizing | The food critics keeps the food in their mouth for a period amount of time to savor all the flavor from it. | Dogmatically | Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner | He dogmatically responded to his classmate‚ which caused him to be sent to the principal’s office. | Indigenous | Native to a certain area | Lewis and Clark needed Sacagawea’s help because she was indigenous
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LANGUAGE FOCUS: THE VOCABULARY SHIFT A distinctive feature of academic writing style is choosing the more formal alternative when selecting a verb‚ noun‚ or other part of speech. Verbs English often has two (or more) choices to express an action or occurrence. The choice is often between a phrasal or prepositional verb (verb + preposition) and a single verb‚ the latter with Latinate origins. Often in lectures and other instances of everyday spoken English‚ the verb
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2.3. Astronomy vocabulary Greek Mythology is a story about the gods. The gods are closely related to the natural phenomena of stars‚ rain and fog. So the astronomical words come from Greek Mythology‚ it became a system.The names of the planets in the solar system are almost entirely related to Greek or Roman mythology. For example: 1) Mercury The Mercury of the planets is related to the myth of the “God of Business” and the “God of travel”. He is one of the twelve Lord Gods of Olympus in Greece.
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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
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Answer Sheet for Summer Work _________________________ Vocabulary Practice Page 86 Act. 28 1-6 1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 5. ____________________________ 6. _____________________________ Page 86 Act. 29 1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 5. ____________________________
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Denise Watts a) accepts Jason’s decision. b) asks Jason to reconsider. c) promises an immediate solution to Jason’s problem. 6 At the end of the interview‚ Jason a) keeps to his first decision. b) changes his mind. c) postpones making a decision. Vocabulary Use of English Reading Grammar Functions Reading Writing Speaking B Listen to the conversation again. If you hear an example of any of the functions below‚ tick them. Put a cross next to any you do not hear. 7 requesting a meeting 8 stating
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Bio 1610 Vocabulary Words CH 1-4 CH 1 Emergent Properties- The greater good‚ bike parts in a box = useless‚ put them together = useful. Systems Biology- Using data to predict the function or result of an affect or variable has on a biological system. Biosphere- The earths atmosphere‚ the earths crust‚ the life in the ocean etc. Ecosystem- A community of organisms and their physical environment‚ ie- the dessert‚ a coral reef‚ a jungle etc. Community- All of the groups of animals or
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QuickBooks 2014 – Vocabulary: Chapter 1 1. Title Bar (p.13)a horizontal bar at the top of a window‚ bearing the name of the program and typically the name of the currently active document. 2. Menu Bar (p.13) the first line displayed beneath the title bar. 3. File menu (p.14) is used to access company files and perform several other functions. 4. Edit menu (p.14) is used to make changes such as: Undo‚ Revert‚ Cut‚ Copy‚ Paste‚ Copy Line
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Name: Date: School: Facilitator: 5.01 The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Directions: Write the definitions for the following words found in the first eight chapters of The Scarlet Letter. (24 points) Vocabulary Word Chapter Section Definition 1. leech 1-8 Person who exports profit or sponges on others 2. sable 1-8 a marten with a short tail and dark brown fur‚ native to Japan and Siberia and valued
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Furthermore‚ Roman utilizes a vocabulary that consists of simple words. For example‚ contractions frequently appear in her work. The contractions: “I’d”‚ “don’t” and “wasn’t” (817) are just a few examples commonly used in this essay. Contractions are often discouraged in formal writing‚ due to the fact that they give the piece an ignorant and sloppy aura. However‚ the contractions reinforce the fact that Roman is a high school dropout. Another example of her simple word choice can be observed in
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