Good Morning/Afternoon!  Please find your IRP In Class Write on the front table.  Read over my comments, then get ready for new vocabulary words!

“Revolution”  1. alliance  Def. (noun) a union of two or more groups  Sample sentence: The two countries formed an alliance to stand against their common enemy.

2. disparity  Def. (noun) Inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference  Sample sentence: There is a great disparity between rich and poor in many nations.

3. impinge  Def. (verb) hinder; interfere with  Sample sentence: By not allowing the students to publish a newspaper, the school was impinging upon their right to free speech.

4. sanction  Def. (noun) An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country.  Sample sentence: In 1962, the United States imposed economic sanctions on Cuba to protest Fidel Castro’s dictatorship; travel and trade between the countries are severely restricted to this day.

5. servile  Def. (adj.) Submissive; like a servant  Sample sentence: Cameron’s servile behavior finally ended when he decided to stand up to his older brother.

6. suppressed  Def. (verb) Subdued; kept from being circulated  Sample sentence: The author’s book was suppressed because the dictator thought it was too critical of his regime.

“You Are So Beautiful”  1. embellish (verb)  Def. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate  Sample sentence: We embellished the account of our vacation by including descriptions of the many colorful people and places we visited.

2. florid  Def. (adj) describing flowery or elaborate speech  Sample sentence: The candidate’s speech was so florid that although no one could understand what he was talking about, they all agreed that he sounded good saying it.

3. opulent  Def. (adj) Exhibiting a display of great wealth  Sample sentence: Dances at the king’s palace are always very opulent affairs because no expense is spared.

4. ornate  Def. (adj.) elaborately decorated  Sample sentence: The carved wood was so ornate that you could examine it several times and still notice things you had not seen before.

5. ostentatious  Def. (adj.) describing a showy or pretentious display  Sample sentence: Whenever the millionaire gave a party, the elaborate decorations and enormous amounts of food were always part of his ostentatious display of wealth.

6. poignant  Def. (adj.) profoundly moving; touching  Sample sentence: the most poignant part of the movie was when the father finally made peace with his son.

Test on Friday:  Over all words thus far!  Also the sentence types will be on this test.

Vocabulary Assignment  Write a short story using the vocabulary words. Also, incorporate one of each types of sentences: Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, & imperative.  Include 2 of each of the following:  Compound  Complex  You may work alone or with a partner.  Please handwrite on paper to turn in!