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2. TODAY
Take it easy…with vocabulary!
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3. REMINDERS You have a vocabulary exam this week. Like, Thursday.
And you have a literature exam next week, Friday.
Your Study Guide will be due THIS FRIDAY.

4. OTHER REMINDERS

5. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Austere
The austere clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their humility.
I have met few people ho enjoy living an austere life of plain food, few possessions, and little sleep.
Sever or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
Synonyms: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned
Antonyms: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

6. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Beneficent
From them I learned that purely beneficent acts can require as much hard work as a nine-to-five job.
The woman is known and loved throughout the community for her many beneficent acts.
Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Synonyms: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Antonyms: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

7. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Cadaverous
The rescued captives were weak from hunger and cadaverous in appearance.
Who can ever forget those pictures showing the cadaverous faces of the people who had been in concentration camps.
Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Synonyms: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
Antonyms: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

8. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Crass
We feel that the positions of our representative show a crass indifference to our problems.
Whenever I go to a concert, I seem to spend half my time shushing the crass boors who chitchat while the orchestra is playing.
Coarse, unfeeling; stupid
Synonyms: crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
Antonyms: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

9. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Grandiose
In how many stories, I wonder, does an ambitious villain become the victim of grandiose plans?
At a time when we need a modest, low-cost housing program, how can be expected to accept such a grandiose scheme?
Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
Synonyms: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
Antonyms: simple, modest, humble

10. Unit 7 Vocabulary [adjectives]
Use the following words to create your own sentences:
Austere
Beneficent
Cadaverous
Crass
Grandiose

11. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Inconsequential
Feel free to ignore the inconsequential details, provided that you know exactly which ones they are.
That sum may seem inconsequential to you, but to me it is a great deal of money.
Trifling, unimportant
Synonyms: trivial, negligible, paltry
Antonyms: important, essential, crucial

12. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Redoubtable
As a ruler he was redoubtable, but, like all such rulers, he was not much loved.
Though most of our players were the equals of theirs, the large size of their redoubtable team intimidated us.
Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Synonyms: formidable, august
Antonyms: laughable, risible

13. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Stalwart
She became as stalwart on the basketball court as she was quick at mathematical puzzles.
Though she looked rather frail, her stalwart spirit made her a tireless crusader for women’s rights.
Strong, sturdy; brave; resolute
Synonyms: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant
Antonyms: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

14. UNIT 7 VOCABULARY [adjectives]
Vulnerable
Those brave enough to have opposed the dictator’s rise now found themselves in a vulnerable position.
Her self-confidence is so unshakeable that she is simply not vulnerable to “put-down” remarks that would annoy others people.
Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected
Synonyms: defenseless, unguarded
Antonyms: invincible, protected, safe, secure

15. Unit 7 Vocabulary [adjectives]
Use the following words to create your own sentences:
Inconsequential
Redoubtable
Stalwart
Vulnerable