5. SAT Vocabulary for Freshmen Lesson #14 Quiz Friday

6. pallid “And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted - nevermore!” “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe Lisa’s painting of her mother was a pallid imitation of the Mona Lisa. Pallid 1. Pallid. adj. pale; faint in color syn: colorless /ant: hearty; robust

7. Epitaph. 2. Epitaph.. n. an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person. epitaph After Seth declared, “let no man write my epitaph,” he wrote his own. epitaph “Trefusis objected that the epitaph was untrue, and said that he did not see why tombstones should be privileged to publish false statements.” An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw

8. Alacrity. 3. Alacrity. n. liveliness; willingness; eagerness syn: enthusiasm; readiness; zeal ant: slowness; reluctance alacrity Do not dally, but move with timely alacrity. alacrity “ The remaining members of the crew, safe in Lord Greystoke's assurance that they would not be prosecuted for their share in the villainies of the two Russians, hastened with cheerful alacrity to their several duties.” The Beasts of Tarzan By Edgar Rice Burroughs

9. Jargon 4. Jargon. n. vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people. syn: terminology; lingo jargon Specialists in Information Technology use computer jargon that almost no one else seems to understand. jargon “ I detest jargon of every kind, and sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in but what was worn and hackneyed out of all sense and meaning.” Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

10. Frivolous 5. Frivolous. adj. trivial; silly syn: inconsequential; vain ant: vital; important frivolous Despite the seriousness of the topic, Edna remained frivolous, playing everything for laughs. frivolous “Prince Maiyo has no room in his life for such frivolous creatures as women.” The Illustrious Prince by E. Phillips Oppenheim

11. Lateral 6. Lateral : adj. of or relating to the side syn: sideways. lateral The stock market is in a lateral drift, as if waiting for something to happen. “This dugong, which also bears the name of the halicore, closely resembles the manatee; its oblong body terminated in a lengthened tail, and its lateral fins in perfect fingers.” 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

12. Judicious 7. Judicious. adj. showing sound judgment syn: sensible; wise; careful ant: foolish; impractical; prejudicial judicious You expect judicious opinions from the Supreme Court. “So successful a watch and ward had been established over the young lady by this judicious parent, that she had grown up highly ornamental, but perfectly helpless and useless.” Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Great Expectations

13. Carnage 8. Carnage. n. bloody and extensive slaughter syn: bloodshed; slaughter The carnage was shocking during the American Civil War: about 620,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died. “Infuriated by political animosity, the wives in many a noble household wearied their lords with prayers to give up their opposition to the Colour Bill; and some, finding their entreaties fruitless, fell on and slaughtered their innocent children and husband, perishing themselves in the act of carnage.” FlatlandFlatland by Abbott, EdwinAbbott, Edwin

14. Catalyst stimulates 9. Catalyst. n. a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change syn: mechanism; vehicle; means catalyst William Styron’s time served in the United States Marine Corps became the catalyst for his novel, The Long March. “Unlike other reagents that participate in the chemical reaction, a catalyst is not consumed by the reaction itself.” Realising Gold's Potential as a Catalyst by Graham Drage Realising Gold's Potential as a CatalystGraham Drage

15. Foible. 10. Foible. n. a minor weakness in character syn: fault; shortcoming Selma forgave Barack his foibles but not his blatant lapses in judgment. “But this is a harmless little foible in the English whale-hunters, which the Nantucketer does not take much to heart; probably, because he knows that he has a few foibles himself.” Moby Dick by Herman Melville Kryptonite

16. 11. 11. Deify. v. to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god. syn: idolize; worship / ant: abhor; detest deified First, he hero-worshipped the coach, then he deified him. “It treats its object as a god, that it may deify both.” Essays, First SeriesEssays, First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson

17. Harp 12. Harp. v. to persist in talking continuously on or about something. syn: ramble; complain harp If you carp and harp, your audience will tune you out. “ ‘Germaine,’ she went on, when Peter had departed on his singular errand, ‘or that you are likely to see the sort of harp to which you are accustomed, as a man of the modern time.’” The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins The Two Destinies

18. Impetuous 13. Impetuous. adj. acting suddenly without thought syn: impulsive; rash /ant: planned; careful impetuous Stop, you impetuous youth, and reconsider. “The Horse chose his earliest years and gave them his own attributes: hence every man is in his youth impetuous, headstrong, and obstinate in maintaining his own opinion.” Fables by Aesop Fables Aesop

19. mpel. 14. Impel. v. push into motion syn: urge; force; propel; drive ant: restrain impel Astrologers say that the stars impel, they do not compel. “But to man doth it ever impel me anew, my fervent creative will; thus impelleth it the hammer to the stone.” Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Friedrich Nietzsche Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None

20. Benediction. 15. Benediction. n. the act of blessing. ant: curse; malediction benediction As the troops prepared for battle, the chaplain gave them his benediction. “Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New; which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor.” The Essays by Sir Francis Bacon The EssaysSir Francis

21. Life of Pi Topics 1.Why in chapter 71 did the author go into such great detail on how to live in a boat with a wild animal? 2.Appearance of the raft with/without the mast 3.Is it good to drink blood if your dying of thirst? 4.Page 180 – 181Chapter 69- HopeChapter 75 Moms Birthday 5.Chapter 77-DesperationChapter 72- End, Stare offPage 200-201 blind 6.Chapter 78Is it realistic to survive 227 days at sea? (article) 7.Chapter 56 and 73 fear and loneliness Chapter 59: detail and realism 8.No human contact Chapters 73 & 74 9.Chapter 78 – metaphor/symbolism for Pi’s emotions 10.Does one of Pi’s Belly Of The Whale moments start on chapter 69? 11.Chapter 74 faith is difficult Why does Pi go into detail on page 214? 12.You can get used to anythingPast tense in chapter 81 13.Page 215 is an allegory for Pi and Richard Parker/ How did he suck the fluid out of the vertabrae on page 212 14.On page 219 does the biblical reference of David and Goliath add more texture to the book 15.Appearance of the raft page 149-150, Raft improvement 173-174 16.Chapter 71 – satiric humor of survival guide Chapter 90 17.What is on his eyes? 18.Chapter 90, How does he know Richard Parker went blind. Chapter 86-Sorrow after not being saved and hopes raised 19.Chapter 89, Last pages of his diary 20.--  How he sees the world differently 21.Is “The man” symbolism for real Richard Parkers p. 242

22. Reading Fix-up strategies: 1.Make a connection between the text and: Your life. Your knowledge of the world. Another text. 2.Make a prediction. 3.Stop and think about what you have already read. 4.Ask yourself a question and try to answer it. 5.Reflect in writing on what you have read. 6.Visualize. 7.Use print conventions. 8.Retell what you've read. Reread. Notice patterns in text structure. 9.Adjust your reading rate: slow down or speed up. From: Cris Tovani. I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers (Kindle Locations 784-787). Kindle Edition.

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