2. Words for the week:  Discern  Enmesh  Imperious  Insolence  Paradoxical  Malice  Odious  Palpable

3. Discern (verb)  Definition: to differentiate between two or more things  Example: Because of the fog, I was barely able to discern the harbor from the bedrock.  Derivatives: discerner, discernible, discernment

4. Enmesh (verb)  Definition: to entangle  Example: They became enmeshed in an awful argument.  Derivatives: enmeshed, enmeshment

5. Imperious (adjective)  Definition: extremely overbearing  Example: The imperious behavior of the dictator led to his overthrow.  Derivatives: imperiously, imperiousness

6. Insolence (noun)  Definition: insulting or contemptuous behavior  Example: His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.  Derivatives: insolent, insolently, insolentness

7. Paradoxical (adjective)  Definition: something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct  Example: It is paradoxical that a man from the South, Lyndon Johnson, led the fight for the passage of a civil rights bill.  Derivatives: paradoxicalness, paradoxality

8. Malice (noun)  Definition: desire to harm others  Example: His death was caused by malice and was not accidental.  Derivatives: maliceful, malicious, maliciously

9. Odious (adjective)  Definition: deserving hate or contempt  Example: Iago’s entreaty was an odious act.  Derivatives: odiously, odiousness

10. Palpable (adjective)  Definition: tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable  Example: I do not see how I overlooked such a palpable miscalculation of people attending the party.  Derivatives: palpability, palpableness

11. Quiz on Friday!  Vocab Word Map due on Thursday  Study guide you just filled out due on Friday  Same format of test as last time…STUDY!