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Vocabulary Week 2
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Circle Map Definition Characteristics/ Drawing Examples/ Synonyms Non- Examples Antonyms Term Frame Frame OfOfReferenceReferenceFrame Frame OfOfReferenceReference
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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 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.
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Alluded Attribute Chap Contempt Droll Loathing Portrayal Socialism
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Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific. Alluded verb. To make indirect reference
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One attribute of the flu is a fever. Attribute noun. Characteristic
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He was a happy chap, always livening up the party. Chap noun. fellow
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The manager felt nothing but contempt for his employees. They all cringed when he walked by and most quit after a few months. Contempt noun. Lack of respect, the act of despising
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The droll little clown made most people laugh and a few wince. Droll adj. comical yet odd
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She expressed her intense loathing of his couch, so he threw it out when they decided to move in together. Loathing noun. extreme disgust
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Her portrayal as a man at the Halloween party made everyone laugh. Portrayal noun. Representation of
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Fed up with the rich controlling the poor in his country, he started studying socialism. Socialism noun. A government that controls the making and distribution of goods to its citizens
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