1. Honors Lit. Vocabulary 5
bowdlerize- (v.) To remove or alter parts of a work, such as a book or movie, considered vulgar or offensive
condescend- (v.) To come down or lower oneself voluntarily to be on equal terms with inferiors
schism- (n.) A split or division into factions, as within religious organizations or a group
interstice: (n.) A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things
forte- (n.) A strong point of a person; That which a person excels in
cozen- (v.) To deceive or mislead by tricking; To cheat
enclave- (n.) An area, territory or region distinct from the surrounding territory because of its people, characteristics or isolation
pragmatic- (adj.) Dealing or concerned with the practicality of facts or actual occurrences; Sensible
icon- (n.): a person who is very successful and admired; a widely known symbol
rapacity- (n.) The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; greediness

2. 17 November 2016 Copy and add to the previous Warm Up
6. The ___ located between the slats of the fence was so tight and narrow that I couldn't stick my finger into it. 7. In order to ___ the customer into buying this lemon of a car, I needed some seriously creative selling techniques! 8. Old Ebenezer Scrooge had the worst ___ of all since he wouldn't even help homeless people pay their cell phone bills. 9. The teacher's ___ approach to teaching chemistry is to use experiments to show logic. 10. Our class wanted to perform a skit with South Park characters, but we had to ___so much offensive language it wasn't funny anymore.

3. 2 December 2016 Copy each list and match each vocabulary word with the correct list of synonyms.
strong point; gift; specialty; talent
stoop; sink; patronize
opening; aperture; rift; gap
deceive; mislead; hoodwink; cheat
sensible; logical; practical
figure; idol; representation; effigy
territory; district; sector; region
greed; avarice; stinginess
censor; abridge; expurgate; shorten
breach; break; rift; rupture