1. 6 WEEKS TEST REVIEW
Vocabulary Unit 1 Literary Terms Revising/Editing Skills Chinese Background Falling Leaves

2. Admonish
(v.) To caution or advise against; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.
syn: reprimand, call on the carpet
ant: praise, pat on the back 2 2

3. Breach (n.) An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction.
(v.) To create an opening,
break through
ant: close, seal 3 3

4. (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Brigand 4 4

5. Circumspect (adj.) Careful, cautious Syn: wary, prudent, guarded
Ant: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless
Circumspect 5 5

6. (v.) To seize for official military use
Commandeer
(v.) To seize for official military use
syn: take over, requisition, expropriate 6 6

7. Cumbersome (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving
syn: ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable
ant: manageable, easy to handle 7 7

8. Deadlock Syn: (n.) standoff, impasse
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(v.) to bring such to a standstill
Syn: (n.) standoff, impasse
Ant: (n.) agreement, accord, breakthrough 8 8

9. Debris (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
Syn: remains, detritus, flotsam and jetsam 9 9

10. Diffuse Syn: (v.) disperse; (adj.) verbose, prolix
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or wildly
(adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Syn: (v.) disperse; (adj.) verbose, prolix
Ant: (v.) concentrate; (adj.) brief, concise, succinct 10 10

11. Dilemma (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Syn: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
Ant: cinch 11 11

12. Efface (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Syn: blot out, erase, expunge 12 12

13. Muddle (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by
(n.) a hopeless mess
Syn: (v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) confusion, disorder
Ant: (n.) orderliness, neatness 13 13

14. Opinionated (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding
to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
(syn.) obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
(ant.) open-minded, reasonable 14 14

15. Predisposed (v.) to incline to beforehand (syn.) tending to, liable to
(ant.) immunize against, shield from
Predisposed 16 16

16. Relinquish (v.) to let go, give up (syn.) surrender
(ant.) hold on  to, keep, cling to 17 17

17. Salvage (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved
(syn.) (v.) recover, retrieve, reclaim
(ant.) (v.) abandon, scrap, junk 18 18

18. Spasmodic (adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
(syn.) irregular, occasional
(ant.) steady, continuous, chronic 19 19

19. Spurious (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
(syn.) false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
(ant.) genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
Spurious 20 20

20. Unbridled Unbridled (adj.) lacking in restraint
(syn.) unrestrained, unchecked
(ant.) restrained, held in check, muted
Unbridled
Unbridled 21 21

21. LITERARY TERMS
Simile - Comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”.
Metaphor - Indirect comparison between two unlike things.
Personification - Giving human characteristics to a non-living object/thing.
Hyperbole - An extreme exaggeration.
Alliteration - Repetition of similar consonant sounds.
Allusion - An indirect reference to some other person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
Symbol – something that represents something greater than itself

22. Test Yourself …
Write 3 original sentences using 6 different vocabulary words from UNIT 1
Identify the literary device used in each example:
The willow tree whispered in the wind.
The Wildcat defense is a mighty fortress.
She slept serenely as she was surrounded by soothing sounds.

23. Chinese Culture Background
Marriage Customs
Foot Binding
Age/Gender Roles
Family Roles
Chinese Revolution
Red Guard

24. ideas, associations, universal details, images, words/text evidence
LEVELS OF THINKING
L2 = ABSTRACT
ideas, associations, universal
L1 = CONCRETE
details, images, words/text evidence