1. Aim: How can we define and apply new vocabulary words?
Do Now: Read the words. Recognize any?

2. redolent
After the fire, the building was redolent of smoke for many years.
Comes from the Latin word redolere meaning to smell of
Definition: suggestive of; reminds you of

3. corroborate
I thought the student was lying to me about being sick so I called his aunt to corroborate his story. Comes from the Latin word corroborre meaning to strengthen Definition: to strengthen or support with more evidence

4. pneumatic
Ms. Lucic refused to go camping because she would not sleep on a pneumatic mattress. Definition: relating to air or gases

5. amorphous The amorphous cloud drifted through the sky. a= not
Morph= shape or form
Definition: having no definite shape or form

6. addenda
The addendum at the end of the book explained many of the unanswered questions.
Definition: something added on

7. unpunctual You should avoid being unpunctual to a job interview.
Definition: not on time

8. provincial
People who never leave their towns tend to be provincial in perspective.
Definition: Narrow-minded

9. incoherent
The drunk man’s garbled words were incoherent to the police officers.
Unclear and disorganized
In- not
Coherent = ?

10. pandered
In the beginning of their relationship, Nick acted and a panderer for Daisy and Gatsby.
To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues
This word is used negatively (sometime even as a euphemism for a pimp who procures prostitutes)

11. commensurate Your grades will be commensurate to your effort.
From the Latin word –mensurare meaning to measure
Definition= equal in size and measure