Vocab 2

ASUNDER Link: THUNDER The THUNDER tore the young lovers ASUNDER. adv Separated; split apart Voc 2

INCITE Link: FIGHT The pitcher’s bean ball INCITED the batter to FIGHT. To cause; to arouse to action verb Voc 2

EVAD E Link BLADE She EVADES BLADES. Also: evasion evasive To elude; to avoid; to flee verb Voc 2

EFFA CE Link: ERASE EFFACE a face by it. EFFACE a face by ERASING it. To erase; to rub away verb Voc 2

migratory Link: MY STORY is one of many MIGRATORY movements. MY STORY is one of many MIGRATORY movements. adj Also: migrate migration Roving, wanderin g Voc 2

FORBEA R Link: Four bears Please feeding the FOUR BEARS. Please FORBEAR feeding the FOUR BEARS. verb Forbearing adj Forbearance noun Forbore past tense To refrain; to abstain Voc 2 By the way, you forbear yourself; you don’t forbear others…

PROCRASTINA TE Link: GRASS HATE Larry to cut the and would PROCRASTINATE about it for weeks. Larry HATED to cut the GRASS and would PROCRASTINATE about it for weeks. verb Also: procrastination Put off for a later time (usually out of laziness); a.k.a. your whole life Voc 2

TRENCHANT TRENCHANT adj A TRENCHANT mouth of the famous TRENCH ANT. Link: TRENCH ANT Not “a trenchant tool”! Sarcastically sharp; caustic; cutting Voc 2

IMPED E Link: SPEED The job of highway policemen is to motorists. The job of highway policemen is to IMPEDE SPEEDING motorists. verb Also: impediment To obstruct; to interfere; to delay Voc 2

ROSTER Link: ROOSTER A on the ROSTER. A ROOSTER on the ROSTER. noun A list of names Voc 2

impediment Gusts impeded me… The impediment of the gusts... impede verb noun Voc 2

forbearance Please forbear such comments… Have forbearance of such comments... forbear verb noun Voc 2

forbearing Please forbear smoking… A forbearing person does not smoke... forbear verb adj Voc 2

forbore Please forbear smoking… Yesterday I forbore smoking… forbear verb Verb (past) Voc 2

evasion Will he evade Poseidon? Evasion of Poseidon? Impossible! Evasion of Poseidon? Impossible! He gave evasive answers. He gave evasive answers. evade verb noun evasive adj Voc 2

WHICH WORD? List 2 Voc 2

1. Cutting, caustic, having a sharp point; as in sarcastic List 2 Voc 2

2. In separate parts; apart from each other List 2 Voc 2

3. To obstruct or interfere with; to delay List 2 Voc 2

4. To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer List 2 Voc 2

5. To refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or tolerant List 2 Voc 2

6. A list of names List 2 Voc 2

7. Roving, wandering, nomadic List 2 Voc 2

8. To put off until a later time List 2 Voc 2

9. To arouse to action List 2 Voc 2

10. To rub away List 2 Voc 2

Answers1 1. trenchant 2. asunder 3. impede 4. evade 5. Forbear (not forebear) 1. trenchant 2. asunder 3. impede 4. evade 5. Forbear (not forebear) Voc 2

Answers2 6. roster 7. migratory 8. procrastinate 9. incite (not insight) 10. efface 6. roster 7. migratory 8. procrastinate 9. incite (not insight) 10. efface Voc 2

GRAMMAR THIS TEST 1. Study your COMMA rules 2. Study SEMICOLONS 3. Study COLONS 1. Study your COMMA rules 2. Study SEMICOLONS 3. Study COLONS

The birds took migratory patterns as they flew south. SNOTT : Make writing fun again The birds took migratory patterns spreading like airborne, southbound ants.

The birds took migratory patterns as they flew south. SNOTT : Make writing fun again Under amber skies, the birds laid black, migratory lines as they flew south.

The birds took migratory patterns as they flew south. SNOTT : Make writing fun again Migratory patterns of birds… YOU MAKE IT WONDERFUL!

I was asundered from my family Misusage 

I was incited to the kid who threw it at me. Misusage 

I am very forbear. Misusage 

There was an incite… Misusage 

My father told me to trenchant the grass… Misusage 

Be careful when you use a trenchant. Misusage 

Fill - in Group: 1 1

1. I never can get an answer: she’s so ___________ Fill - in

1. I never can get an answer: she’s so ___________ Fill - in evasive

2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.

evaded

3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.

migrate

4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.

asunder

5. Roger’s _________ remarks at the meeting could be explained by the fact that he knew where the problems lay.

trenchant

6. Odysseus is not the most ______________ hero as he shouts his real name back at Polyphemus.

forbearing

7. To ___________ your opinion on any controversial matter is generally the wisest …

forbear

8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…

effaced

9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.

forbearance

10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.

impediment

11. The mob was _________ to riot when the police arrived and began hitting people with their nightsticks.

incited

12. The football program has a _________ for both teams.

roster

13. Never do today what you can ____________ for weeks…

procrastinate

Fill - in Group: 2 2

1. I never can get an answer: she’s so ___________ Fill - in

1. I never can get an answer: she’s so ___________ Fill - in evasive

2. Their cheerful attitude _________ us to try harder ourselves. Fill - in

2. Their cheerful attitude _________ us to try harder ourselves. Fill - in incites

3. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Fill - in

4. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Fill - in

3. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Fill - in efface

5. A poor vocabulary can __________ your income. Fill - in

5. A poor vocabulary can __________ your income. Fill - in impede

7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for days. Fill - in

7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for days. Fill - in trenchant

7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for days. Fill - in trenchant