1. Vocabulary 4

2. Blocks 1 & 3 Act- a part of a play like a chapter Affix- to attach
Alliteration- the repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Almanac- a publication containing meteorological information
Analogy- a similarity between like features of two things

3. Apparent- easily understood
Apply- to use
Assume- to suppose without proof.
Atlas- a book of maps
Attitude- manner or feeling with regard to a person or thing

4. “Silence, Reticence” Vocab
Impertinent- overly bold
Stupefied- stunned, numbed
Futile- producing to result, fruitless, weak
Reticence- hesitancy to speak or act
Strive- to exert a great deal of effort
Laconic- brief and to-the-point
Telepathy- communication through thought

5. Belligerent- hostile and warlike
Truculent- savage and brutal
Charlatan- pretender, con artist, fake
Vilified- verbally abused
Serene- peaceful
Tranquility- peace and quiet
Neophyte- beginner
Sanctuary- shelter, a place of safety

6. Prefix- Im-, Un- not Imperfect
Root- verse to turn Traverse
Suffic- -ity, -ty state of Captivity