Wednesday, October 8, 2014

English 12, Period 7

For Friday, finish the first side of the "Miss Brill" handout and the chart on the second side.  Also, your class vocabulary words are as follows:

eiderdown (noun) - small, soft feathers from the eider duck; a quilted bed cover, duvet, counterpane
disheveled (adj) - hanging in disorder; messy appearance
ambiguous (adj) - open to more than one interpretation
iota (noun) - a tiny amount
androgynous (adj) - displaying both male and female characteristics
gruntled (adj) - to be pleased with something/someone
loquacious (adj) - talkative
amicable (adj) - good-natured or friendly
fulminate (verb) - to loudly attack or denounce somebody; express vehement protest
transpire (verb) - occur; happen