Tuesday, November 8, 2016

English 11

Tonight, read Chapters 11, 12, and 13.  Keep track of any questions or comments you may have while reading this.

Also, your first 10 class vocabulary words for Vocabulary Test #2 are as follows:
  1. candor (n): honesty, frankness
  2. brusque (adj): abruptness of speech or manner; dismissive, rude
  3. dwell (v): to think deeply about something; to live in a specified place
  4. scrupulous (adj): having moral principles; extreme attention to detail
  5. dismantle (v): to take something apart into it component pieces
  6. dwindle (v): to decrease gradually in size, amount, or strength
  7. ephemeral (adj): lasting only a very short duration of time
  8. matriarch (n): female leader of a family or tribe
  9. hobble (v): to walk in an awkward way because of pain or injury
  10. shimmer (v): to shine or with a soft, wavering light               
                        (n): a soft, wavering light