1. EDL #4 VOCABULARY DAILY BELLWORK

2. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 TH No school

3. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 TH 1. adjacent – adj.- having a common boundary or edge; touching 2. ardent – adj.- full of strong feeling or devotion 3. sparse – adj.- scant; thinly spread 4. foretell - verb- to predict; to tell beforehand 5. exquisite – adj.- of extreme beauty; of the highest quality 6. fidget – verb- to move from restlessness or nervousness

4. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 TH 7. evasive – adj.- giving an unclear answer or behaving in a sneaky way 8. oppress – verb- to keep down unjustly or cruelly 9. deluge – noun- a heavy rain. A downpour; a great flood 10. census – noun- a government count of the population of a country 11. indefinite pronoun- does not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea and has no antecedent. Example: Many are eager to prove they have what it takes!

5. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 TH Write out the sets of synonyms and match with the corresponding vocabulary word. 1. sneaky, cagey, elusive: ______________________ 2. flood, downpour, torrent: __________________ 3. zealous, devoted, passionate: ____________________

6. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 TH Write out the sentences, identifying the vocabulary words by circling them and underlining the indefinite pronouns. 1. Many math classes learn about adjacent angles in their curriculum. 2. Some may look at the sparse tree limbs outside to remind themselves that it is winter. 3. Both of the fortune tellers knew their predictions would foretell disaster.

7. EXTRA PRACTICE Use the following words in original sentences: 1. Exquisite 2. Oppress 3. Census