In the computer lab writing your introduction to your essay. You can use your Cornell notes, if you wish. These will be handed back today.
MUSIC TRIP FOLKS: Vocabulary 12; this is due on Thursday 7 April. Take it on the bus!
Prufrock essay is due for everyone next Wednesday 6 April.
Monday 4 April...pronoun quiz...you are recreating that chart on subject, object and possessive pronouns.
Vocabulary 12 definitions aesthetic (adj)- pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty; artistic defunct (adj)- no longer in existence or functioning, dead; extinct, nonexistent discomfit (verb)- to frustrate, thwart or defeat; to confuse, perplex or embarrass espouse (verb)- to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt, to marry; embrace, wed fetish (noun)- an object believed to have magical powers, an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence; charm, talisman or obsession gregarious (adj) living together in a herd or group, sociable, seeking the company of others hapless (adj)- marked by a persistent absence of good luck; unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate impeccable (adj)- faultless, spotless, immaculate, beyond criticism or blame importune (verb)- to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently; implore, entreat, to tax interpolate (verb) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction; to inject, interpose, to introduce. irreparable (adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified; irremediable laconic (adj) concise; using few words; terse, succinct, pithy, compact languish (verb) to become weak, feeble or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect; to flag, wilt, fade or pine. mendacious (adj)- given to lying or deception; untrue; false nadir (noun)- the lowest point, rock bottom, perigee omnipresent (adj) present in all places at all times; ubiquitous, ever-present perfunctory (adj) done in superficial or halfhearted manner, without interest or enthusiasm; slapdash, cursory plaintive (adj)- expressive or sorrow or woe, melancholy; sad, doleful, lugubrious requite (verb)- to make suitable, repayment, as for a kindness, service or favor; to make retaliation, as far an injury or wrong; to reciprocate; reimburse, recompense, average tantamount (adj)- equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect, indistinguishable from Vocabulary 12 exercise 1 Use the correct form. 1. No matter where candidates for high political office go these days, the _______________________ eye of the TV camera seems focused on them. 2. As his irrepressible flow of reminiscences continued without a letup. I tried in vain to _________________________ a few observations of my own. 3. To say that he is ______________________________ does not even begin to convey just how alienated he is from any regard for the truth. 4. One wall of the museum was filled with charms and ______________________________ designed to ward off everything from a hangnail to the evil eye. 5. They claim to have made a thorough search of the premises, but I suspect that their efforts were no more than ____________________________. 6. Last night, Central High’s Netnicks captured the basketball championship by _________________________ the South High Slammers, 61 to 44. 7. I thought our state legislators would consider the proposal at the earliest opportunity, but they let it _____________________________ in committee for months. 8. Responding to the melancholy note in the song of the nightingale, Keats wrote of its “_______________________ anthem.” 9. Suddenly I was surrounded by a mob of street urchins loudly ______________________________ me for a handout. 10. I was greatly relieved to learn that the accident I had with my car last week didn’t do any _____________________________ damage to the motor. 11. The _________________________ creature had somehow gotten its foot caught in the grate and could not extricate it without help. 12. When asked what terms he would offer the Confederate army, General Grant made the ______________________ reply, “Unconditional surrender.” 13. I felt a little foolish when the librarian told me that I was asking for the current issue of a magazine that had long been _____________________________. 14. Every general seems to have one defeat that marks the ________________________ of his military fortunes—for example, Lee at Gettysburg, or Grant at Cold Harbor. 15. It’s easy enough to back a popular program, but it takes real courage to __________________________ a cause that most people oppose. 16. Since extroverts are __________________________ by nature, they usually prefer not to live alone. 17. Never once has the least whiff of a scandal or impropriety tainted the man’s _______________________ reputation as an upstanding member of this agency. 18. “Don’t you think it’s a little foolish to pursue the young lady when your warm feelings for her are clearly not ___________________________?” I asked. 19. From a(n) _____________________________ point of view, the painting didn’t appeal to me, but I kept it because it was a memento of my childhood. 20. When you get more experience on the job, you will learn that a “request’ from your employer is _____________________________ to an order. Vocabulary 12, exercise 2 1. The husband believed that the surgeon did _____________________________ harm to his wife and sued the doctor and the hospital. 2. Without the Constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, the accused could __________________________ in jail for years. 3. Our armed invasion of their territory was ____________________________ to a declaration of war. 4. We made sure to ____________________________ the neighbors for looking after our house while we were away. 5. The recently widowed man spoke of his loneliness in a _______________________ tone of voice. 6. The senator issued a _____________________________ statement declaring her innocence after the accusations of fraud were made public. 7. Since the structure had no practical purpose, keeping it in place could only be justified on _______________________________ grounds. 8. I could find no forwarding address or phone number for the ___________________________ organization. 9. The general tried to ____________________________ his enemies by repeatedly beginning an advance and then pulling back. 10. The police made a ________________________________ search for the missing handbag, but they really did not expect to find it. 11. They believed in an __________________________ deity that existed in all things. 12. At the director’s request, the screenwriter ______________________________some new lines into the script. 13. I would expect the recreation director of a cruise ship to be a ______________________________ person. 14. The rabbit’s foot, once a very popular __________________________ seems to have lost its hold on the public imagination. 15. My bankrupt uncle______________________________ my father for a loan. 16. At the ____________________________ of his popularity, the prime minister decided to resign his office and call for new elections. 17. The deputy gave a _____________________________ account of his employer’s actions on the day of the alleged crime. 18. To appeal to the large number of dissatisfied voters, the candidate ______________________ a strong program of reform. 19. Once again, my younger brother has become the _________________________victim of a silly practical joke. 20. We always consulted my grandmother about what to wear because she had _____________________________ taste in clothing. Vocabulary 12 exercise 3 Synonyms 1. recompensed them for their hospitality ___________________________________ 2. entreated the governor for a pardon ___________________________________ 3. clinging to a talisman __________________________________ 4. disconcerted the conservative audiences __________________________________ 5. kept repeating that doleful melody ___________________________________ 6. tried to interject a different opinion __________________________________ 7. wilt under the hot sun _____________________________________ 8. the ubiquitous sound of cell phone chatter __________________________________ 9. no more than a cursory note of apology __________________________________ 10. the unfortunate recipient of bad advice _________________________________ 11. embraced the values of democracy _________________________________ 12. expressed some artistic objections __________________________________ 13. equivalent to betraying a friend __________________________________ 14. an irremediable act of perfidy _____________________________________ Antonyms 16. an extant species of sea turtles _____________________________________ 17. the apex of her fame ____________________________________ 18. a truthful account of the events _____________________________________ 19. gave a verbose tribute to his partner ______________________________________ 20. a sullied reputation ________________________________________ Vocabulary 12, exercise 4 1. Though I left the house feeling “as fit as a fiddle, “my spirits began to (requite / languish) after only five minutes in the withering heat. 2. Though few of us today stand on ceremony to quite the extent that our ancestors did, common courtesy is my no means (plaintive / defunct). 3. It is one thing to be concerned about discipline, it is quite another to make a (perfunctory / fetish) of it. 4. A diplomat must always proceed on the assumption that no rupture between nations, no matter how serious, is (irreparable / perfunctory). 5. Although fate had decreed that he made his living as a stockbroker, his main interests and talents are definitely (irreparable / aesthetic). 6. Prehistoric peoples banded together into tribes, not only for protection, but also to satisfy their (gregarious/ mendacious) instincts. 7. The sternness of my boss’s expression so (discomfited / languished) me that at first I had difficulty responding to the question. 8. In our desire to improve the quality of life in America, we should not be too quick to (importune / espouse) an idea simply because it is new. 9. The (omnipresent / gregarious) threat of a nuclear holocaust that characterized the Cold War era changed many people’s attitudes toward war in profound ways. 10. When the scandal broke, the man found himself the (hapless / impeccable) victim of other people’s misdeeds. 11. One of the best-known figures of American folklore is the lean, tough (laconic / hapless) cowboy. 12. Perhaps we should be overjoyed that the great man condescended to give us a(n) (aesthetic / perfunctory) nod as we passed by. 13. I don’t know which is more painful—to have to ask someone for a favor, or to have some unfortunate (importune /discomfit) one for help. 14. Her sense of tact is so (hapless /impeccable) and unerring that she can’t handle the most trying situation as if it were mere child’s play. 15. Fortunately, our lawyer was able to produce the document that disproved the (mendacious / omnipresent) assertions of our former. 16. I hope to (espouse / requite) my parents for all the care they have shown to me. 17. The legal adage “silence implies consent” means that not objecting to an action that concerns you is (perfunctory / tantamount) to approving it. 18. One of the comforting things about reaching the (fetish / nadir) of one’s career is that the only place to go from there is up. 19. She sang a (laconic /plaintive) little ditty about a man who yearns wistfully for the girl he left behind many years before. 20. Many scholars believe that Beaumont or Fletcher (interpolated / requited) a scene or two into the present text of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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