1. BELLRINGERS VOCABULARY 7

2. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 1. Exceed- verb- to be greater than something or go beyond limits 2. Preceded- verb- come or go before something 3. Proceeds- noun- money obtained from sale transaction 4. Receded- verb- go back or get farther away 5. Succeeding- verb- achieve intention, make progress, or gain fame, wealth, or power

3. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 PRE-AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 1. Exceed- verb- to be greater than something or go beyond limits 2. Preceded- verb- come or go before something 3. Proceeds- noun- money obtained from sale transaction 4. Receded- verb- go back or get farther away 5. Succeeding- verb- achieve intention, make progress, or gain fame, wealth, or power 6. hyperbole- An over exaggeration for effect. 7. idiom- A common expression that has a meaning particular to a language or region. 8. imagery- Text that creates a mental picture and appeals to the five senses.

4. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 6. Conceding- verb- reluctantly accept something to be true, or admit failure before end 7. Cede- verb- to surrender or give up something 8. Secede- verb- to withdraw formally, or remove membership 9. Intercede- verb- to plead or speak for somebody, or mediate in a dispute 10. Superseded- verb- to replace something or somebody in a role, office, or function

5. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 PRE-AP 9. Conceding- verb- reluctantly accept something to be true, or admit failure before end 10. Cede- verb- to surrender or give up something 11. Secede- verb- to withdraw formally, or remove membership 12. Intercede- verb- to plead or speak for somebody, or mediate in a dispute 13. Superseded- verb- to replace something or somebody in a role, office, or function 14. irony- When the opposite of what you expect happens. 15. metaphor- A comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as.”

6. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1. The police officer gives speeding tickets to drivers who _____________ the speed limit. 2.Studies that are wrong will be ______________by better studies with different results. 3.The older man’s hairline had clearly ______________ when compared to earlier pictures of his head.

7. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 PRE-AP Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1. The police officer gives speeding tickets to drivers who _____________ the speed limit. 2.Studies that are wrong will be ______________by better studies with different results. 3.The older man’s hairline had clearly ______________ when compared to earlier pictures of his head. Label the figure of speech 4. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.______________

8. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1. The _____________ from the OU/OSU Bedlam fundraiser will go to the school activity fund. 2.Our school counselor had to __________________ in an argument between two girls. 3. I am ___________________ at my goal to grade all the essays in one week.

9. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 PRE-AP Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1. The _____________ from the OU/OSU Bedlam fundraiser will go to the school activity fund. 2. Our school counselor had to __________________ in an argument between two girls. 3. I am ___________________ at my goal to grade all the essays in one week. Label the figure of speech 4. “Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat.” _____________________

10. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Complete the sentence with the correct word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1. Russia _____________ed Alaska to the U.S. in 1867. 2.The company says that workers are not _______________enough in union negotiations. 3.Algebra I ____________________ Algebra II.

11. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 PRE-AP Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1. Russia _____________ed Alaska to the U.S. in 1867. 2.The company says that workers are not _______________enough in union negotiations. 3.Algebra I ____________________ Algebra II. Label the figure of speech 4. It’s raining cats and dogs. __________________________