Vocabulary SLO 2/13, 3/6, 3/20

Purpose Academic vocabulary, used well in writing, will help you convince your audience of your point of view, prepare for the SATs, and generally raise the quality of your writing because you will not need to rely on colloquial or cliché words.

Assessment Your assessment will include the words for each test in a multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank test that requires you to know the definition, part of speech, synonyms and antonyms of each word.

Word Bank for Test #1 averred, blatant, bulwark, buttressed, carousal, cloy, collate, disconsolate, grisly, herculean, incontrovertible, inauspicious, nonplussed, opportune, rejoinder

Word Bank for Test #2 abet, adamant, broach, brouhaha, connoisseur, curtail, deference, definitive, demeanor, encumber, foment, enigmatic, prolific, impassive, sartorial

Word Bank for Test #3 choleric, impromptu, mawkish, mollify, onus, presentiment, profligate, remit, requisite, thwart

Word Bank Test #1 http://quizlet.com/69429409/neshaminy-slo-11th-grade-part-one-flash-cards/

Word Bank #2 http://quizlet.com/72066343/vocabulary-slo-set-2-flash-cards/

Practice Test #1 Sentences English 11 SLO Test #1 Aver blatant bulwark buttress carousal Cloy collate disconsolate grisly herculean Inauspicious incontrovertible nonplussed opportune rejoinder I will __________ your fitness to do the work to any prospective employer who requires. Katherine Anne Porter’s Pale Horse, Pale Rider reveals the __________ effects of the influenza virus during the epidemic that followed World War I. Our road trip got off to an __________ start when we ran out of gas within five miles of home. She thought she was prepared for all contingencies, but she was __________ by the turn of events. When he explained were he had been and what he had done, her _________ was sharp and critical. Macbeth hardly seems __________ when his wife dies; instead, he bluntly says he has no time to grieve. We decided to __________ the recipes according to how complicated they are. We saw that getting the huge desk up the stairs would require a __________ effort. The document was remarkable for its tact yet also __________ in its facts. Your comments show a __________ disregard for my feelings. He has read so widely that he can produce facts to __________ any argument he advances. I had to add __________ on either side of my rickety shed to keep it from collapsing. Vikings are notorious for having enjoyed a __________ after each of their battles. If you intend to give that dog a bath, you had better pick an __________ moment, and then pounce!

Unit 13 http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/vw_a2h_units.cfm?sp=teacher&level=f&ch=13

Unit 14 http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/vw_a2h_units.cfm?sp=teacher&level=f&ch=14

Unit 15 http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/vw_a2h_units.cfm?sp=teacher&level=f&ch=15

Quizlet Links http://quizlet.com/65186407/neshaminy-slo-eleventh-grade-flash-cards/ http://quizlet.com/72066343/vocabulary-slo-set-2-flash-cards/