1. Vocabulary List 6 10 Word test will be THURSDAY!!!

2. bowdlerize (BOHD-luh-rize) verb remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral Synonyms: delete, censor, expurgate (EK- spur-gate) Thomas Bowdler: English editor who in 1818 published a notoriously censored Shakespeare according to his frontispiece, "nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family."

3. quixotic (kwik-SOT-ik) adjective idealistic but not practical Synonyms: romantic, visionary, fanciful, chimerical (kuh-MER-ih-kul) from Don Quixote, romantic, impractical hero of Cervantes' satirical novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" (1605)

4. stoical (STOH-ih-kul) adjective indifferent to pain and pleasure Synonyms: self-controlled, imperturbable (im-pur-TUR-buh-bul) Philosophers from a city called Stoic tried to become indifferent to pain Those who followed this philosophy were named after the founding city

5. impede (im-PEED) verb hinder, obstruct, slow down the process of Synonyms for “impede”: block, delay, retard (verb), thwart (THWORT) from Latin: impedire literally "to shackle the feet“ (ped foot)

6. expedite (EK-spuh-dite) verb speed up; hasten or help the accomplishment of Synonyms for “expedite”: accelerate, quicken, facilitate (fuh-SIL-uh-tate) literally "free the feet from fetters," from ex- "out" + pedis "fetter, chain for the feet,"

7. Root Words Cuss – to strike Duc – to lead Fall – to deceive Hypo- under, less than Cred – to believe Write down the example words we come up with together or come up with examples on your own. Your test is THURSDAY this week