1. Vocabulary Week13

2. Circle Map Definition Term Examples/Synonyms Non-Examples Antonyms
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3. Mnemonic Devices
A system of making something easier to memorize. Ms. Gelston’s classes came up with mnemonic devices for some of our other words. Benevolent- a doer of good Benevolent  Be-not-violent Morose- gloomy Morose Someone who dies gets more roses

4. Mnemonic Devices
More Exemplars: Attire-dress Customers dress casually at tire shops. Rampant- Wild I ran, pants down. Depict- represented Dee picked a flag shirt to wear on the 4th of July. After we go thru today’s words I want to see what you can come up with It doesn’t have to have the exact word in it, but close in pronunciation.

5. Veracity Plausibility Precedent Libel Platitudes Succinctly
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6. He attempted to sound intelligent, but Nicholas just bored us with his clichés and platitudes. Platitudes noun a statement meant to be thoughtful, but is too overused

7. Instead of giving us a long, drawn out story Sade summarized her speech succinctly. Succinctly adverb in a brief and clear manner

8. Major companies often suppress the sharing of negative effects that ingredients in their best-selling products can cause.
Suppressing verb to end forcibly

9. Any form of martial arts has inherent dangers.
Inherent adjective existing in someone or a permanent characteristic of something

10. The police expressed doubt about the veracity of the mom’s story about her missing daughter.
Veracity noun accuracy; truthfulness

11. In science you cannot propose a solution without proving it’s plausibility with evidence. Plausibility noun the quality of seeming reasonable or probable

12. The case of Brown vs. Board of Education is considered a precedent for people who wanted equal access to other opportunities.
Precedent noun an earlier event or action that is considered an example

13. She was awarded a large settlement after the courts found her ex-husband guilty of libel.
Libel adjective a published, false statement that damages a person’s reputation