11th grade Vocabulary 1

1. English III HonorsVocabulary Lesson 1 August 31, 2009

2. Vocabulary Lesson 1 1. Factious (adj.): causing disagreement HINT: Facts 2. Ignoble (adj.): dishonorable; shameful HINT: 3. Boor (n.): a rude or impolite person HINT: Boar (like the animal); bore (if you tell someone that they are boring, you’re being boorish) 4. Aegis (n.): a shield; protection HINT:

3. Vocabulary Lesson 1 5. Perspicacity (n.): keenness of judgment HINT: Perspective 6. Fervent (adj.): eager; earnest HINT: Fever 7.Rectify (v.): to correct; to make right HINT: Correct 8. Enervate (v.): to weaken HINT:Nerve 9.Besiege (v.): to overwhelm; to surround and attack HINT: Seize; under siege

4. Vocabulary Lesson 1 10. Ephemeral (adj.): lasting only a brief time; short-lived HINT: 11. Altruism (n.): a concern for others; generosity Hint: All true 12. Carrion (n.): decaying flesh HINT: 13. Erotic (adj.): pertaining to sexual love HINT: 14. Amorphous (adj.): shapeless; formless; vague HINT: A= not; morph=shape 15.Opulent (adj.): rich; luxurious; wealthy HINT: Opals, opera

5. Extra Words! 16. coalesce (v.) to combine; fuse HINT: 17. colloquial (adj.) pertaining to conversational or common speech HINT: 18. aversion (n.) firm dislike HINT 19. impudence (n.): impertinence; insolence the act of being rude and disrespectful HINT: 20. polemical (adj.): aggressive in verbal attack HINT:

6. Explanation of Vocabulary Assignments Vocabulary Homework Vocabulary Short Stories: You will write a short story each week using the vocabulary words in the current lesson. You must use 15/20 words in each lesson per week with context clues. These assignments will typically be due on Tuesdays since vocabulary is typically introduced on Mondays. Vocabulary Exercises: Complete vocabulary Lesson 1 exercises 1-3 Both assignments are due on Tuesday, September 1, 2009

7. SAT Writing Prompt Plan and write an essay based on the following statement: “…there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would take de (the) oder (other); for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted, and when de (the) time came for me to go, de (the) Lord would let dem (them) take me.”-Harriet Tubman

8. SAT Writing Assignment Assignment: What are the two most important things to which people have a right? In a 3-5 paragraph essay, explain the two rights that are most valuable, the importance they have in people’s lives, and then speculate how society would change if those rights were taken away. You must use references of literature and history to support your argument.