1. Anna Price 9/19/13 1st period (B)
Vocabulary (words 11-15)
Anna Price
9/19/13
1st period (B)

2. Macabre (muh-kah-brah)
Adjective
Definition: gruesome or morbid in nature, usually describing something to do with death
Other Forms:
alternate pronunciation: muh-kahb
Good Way to Remember: “My Aunt Cindy Asphyxiated Before REwedding” would be considered a macabre sentence.
Sentence: The characters in the macabre short story died gruesome deaths.

3. Oxymoron (ok-si-mawr-on)
Noun
Definition: figure of speech that makes a contradictory statement
Other Forms:
oxymoronic (adjective)
oxymoronically (adverb)
Good Way to Remember: “Oxy” by itself means “sharp,” which can be a colloquialistic way to say intelligent. Morons are not intelligent. Therefore, oxymoron is an oxymoron.
Sentence: The phrase “alone together” has always been my favorite oxymoron.

4. Pejorative (pi-jawr-uh-tiv)
Adjective
Definition: a word or phrase intended to insult
Other Forms:
pejoratively (adverb)
nonpejorative (adjective)
nonpejoratively (adverb)
unpejorative (adjective)
unpejoratively (adverb)
Good Way to Remember: “Pejorative” loosely rhymes with “pet your kid.” You pet your dog but not your kid…and your kid is insulted.
Sentence: He was punished for using pejorative words to describe an administrator.

5. Polysyndeton (pol-ee-sin-di-ton)
Noun
Definition: repetitive usage of conjunctions in a sentence
Other Forms: none
Good Way to Remember: “Polysyndeton” has 2 y’s in it. In Spanish, “y” means “and.” It can be said that polysyndetons have multiple “and’s” in them.
Sentence: The multiple polysyndetons in her essay made the flow choppy and crude.

6. Proselytize (pros-uh-li-tahyz)
Verb
Definition: an attempt to get people to believe in a certain religion and cause
Other Forms:
proselytistic (adjective)
proselytization (noun)
proselytizer (noun)
Good Way to Remember: a politician may proselytize, or “propose lies” to get you to support his or her cause
Sentence: They used their position of power to proselytize their extreme religious ideals.