Vocabulary Week13

Circle Map Definition Term Examples/Synonyms Non-Examples Antonyms Frame Of Reference Characteristics/ Drawing Definition Term Non-Examples Antonyms Examples/Synonyms

Mnemonic Devices A system of making something easier to memorize. Ms. Gelston’s classes came up with mnemonic devices for some of our other words. Benevolent- a doer of good Benevolent  Be-not-violent Morose- gloomy Morose Someone who dies gets more roses

Mnemonic Devices More Exemplars: Attire-dress Customers dress casually at tire shops. Rampant- Wild I ran, pants down. Depict- represented Dee picked a flag shirt to wear on the 4th of July. After we go thru today’s words . . . I want to see what you can come up with . . . It doesn’t have to have the exact word in it, but close in pronunciation.

Veracity Plausibility Precedent Libel Platitudes Succinctly Suppressing Precedent Inherent Libel

He attempted to sound intelligent, but Nicholas just bored us with his clichés and platitudes. Platitudes noun a statement meant to be thoughtful, but is too overused

Instead of giving us a long, drawn out story Sade summarized her speech succinctly. Succinctly adverb in a brief and clear manner

Major companies often suppress the sharing of negative effects that ingredients in their best-selling products can cause. Suppressing verb to end forcibly

Any form of martial arts has inherent dangers. Inherent adjective existing in someone or a permanent characteristic of something

The police expressed doubt about the veracity of the mom’s story about her missing daughter. Veracity noun accuracy; truthfulness

In science you cannot propose a solution without proving it’s plausibility with evidence. Plausibility noun the quality of seeming reasonable or probable

The case of Brown vs. Board of Education is considered a precedent for people who wanted equal access to other opportunities. Precedent noun an earlier event or action that is considered an example

She was awarded a large settlement after the courts found her ex-husband guilty of libel. Libel adjective a published, false statement that damages a person’s reputation