ERWC Vocabulary List Four

Entreat Verb To beg or ask seriously I entreated my parents to buy me a car, but they refused because I did not study my vocabulary.

Mortify Verb (adjective: mortified) To humiliate (adj: humiliated) I was mortified when I realized that I had a booger in my nose the whole time I was hitting on the girl.

Ostracize Verb Means “to banish/exile/exclude from a group” I was ostracized (then nearly beaten to death) by the Raider’s fans when I dared to wear a Bronco’s jersey to the game.

Arbitrary Adjective Means “random” or “without a good reason” There are so many seemingly arbitrary rules in rugby that it is really hard to follow.

Badger Verb To harass or annoy The fans badgered the opposing player until he finally broke down crying.

Callow Adjective Childish or immature Some seniors are just as callow as freshmen.

Grammar Nuance: Good vs. Well Good is an adjective, so it describes a thing. This is good food. You did a good job. Well is an adverb, so it describes how something is done or how you feel. We did not play well today. I haven’t been feeling well all week. “I did not play good” is incorrect and makes you sound like a hillbilly.

Culpable Adjective Guilty or to blame for something Same word in Spanish We were all culpable for the loss, since none of us played well.

Divulge Verb To reveal (like a secret) divulgar When I divulged my love of My Little Pony, I expected she would leave me.

Turn In 1. Practice introductions (top) 2. Practice body paragraph (middle) 3. Preparing to write assignment (bottom)

Implicit Adjective Understood but not directly stated Some rules are implicit: there is no sign saying “don’t fart in class,” but I think we all know we shouldn’t.

Malinger Verb: malingers, malingered, malingering To fake illness (to get out of doing work) Because his job sucked, he was constantly malingering.

Dearth Noun A small number or amount of something There is a dearth of pandas in the wild.

Myriad Noun A large number or amount There is a myriad of cats in my neighbor’s house; she’s a hoarder.

Incipient Adjective “Just coming into existence” He tried to suppress his incipient urge to begin weeping when he saw the exam.

Audacity Noun (Audacious: Adjective) Boldness I can’t believe that you have the audacity to ask for extra credit.

Grammar Nuance Bad vs. Badly: Bad is an adjective. It describes a thing. I had a bad time. That is bad food. Badly is an adverb. It describes how something is done. I played badly. I write badly. However: You do not feel badly; you feel bad. If you write badly, it means you aren’t good at writing, right? So, if you “feel badly,” that means you aren’t good at feeling things.

Gatsby Close reading vs. assumption: Questions most people struggled with: 2. What do Gatsby’s parties represent for Daisy? Check page 108 3. What did the kiss symbolize for Gatsby? What was he sacrificing? Pages 110-111

AP Terms IV Get in groups of three or four. For each of the terms, come up with two original examples. You can share one piece of paper. Metonymy and Synecdoche can count as the same (they’re pretty close)

Essay Evaluation Look at the rubric and the sample essays. Read through your own essay. On a separate piece of paper, give it a grade on the 1-9 scale. Briefly explain your response. Now, trade and read through your partner’s essay. On a separate piece of paper, give it a grade on the 1-9 scale. Briefly explain your response. Once you have both done this, compare and discuss your grades.