English 10--all classes

The vocabulary tests will be ready on Tuesday, be sure to study!  The rest of the classes on Tuesday and Thursday will be devoted to writing the rough copy of the short story.

Impending due dates for assignments:

• January 8th:  independent novel review
• January 18th:  good copy of your short story is due, typed and proofread
• the short story will be 700-1000 words
• if you are not using a Harris Burdick image, you must hand in a copy of your picture with the story.  Bibliographical information for the image must also be supplied in the MLA format

Find a slideshare of the book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, here.

English 12

The vocabulary tests will be ready on Tuesday.  Each individual can choose between writing it on Tuesday or Thursday.  Moreover, all other class time on Tuesday and Thursday will be for writing the synthesis essay that we began preparing for today.  You may bring the Venn Diagram as your planning sheet, be sure to include on that sheet six quotations (with page numbers)--three per story.

English 10, Period 5

For homework, bring in two copies of one of your extended metaphors that we wrote in class.  Make sure you have at least 3 points of comparison in your extended metaphor.  You need to make sure that you are comparing an emotion to an animal.  Here is an example:

Anger is a panther.  

It focuses on its prey; stalks it silently.  Then with an ear-splitting roar, it pounces, tearing its victim from limb to limb.  It will be satisfied only when it can walk away from the bloody pulp of its enemy.

1. serendipity: good luck; happy chance
2. adjacent:  next to; adjoining
3. atrocious: especially vicious or repellant
4. detrimental: something which creates a bad or negative effect
5. opportune: well-suited and well-chosen timing
6. ailurophile: cat lover
7. oblivious: totally unaware
8. ebullience:  bubbly enthusiasm
9. fabricate:  to make; invent
10. to loom: to hover over someone/something in a threatening manner
11. espionage:  the act of spying, involving countries or corporations/industries
12. vicinity:  area
13. redistribution:  the act of sharing something between people in a different way
14. abibliophobia:  the fear of running out of books to read
15. jubilation:  extreme happiness; great rejoicing
16. intrepid:  fearless
17. cantankerous:  testy; cranky; bad-tempered
18. feral:  savage; wild
19. lurid:  shocking; sensational
20. intrinsic:   extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
21. misogynist:  a person who hates women
22. misanthrope:  a person who hates humanity; avoids human society
23. sadist:  a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others
24. masochist:  a person who enjoys receiving pain
25. profuse:  abundant
26. tacit:  silent agreement or understanding; communicating with looks, not words
27. mitigate:  to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
28. largesse:  generosity; bounty
29. purport:  to make a false or questionable claim
30. torrid:  blistering hot; passionate
31. uxoricide:  the act of killing one's wife
32. neophyte:  an amateur; one who is new to a stiuation, experience, or process
33. slugabed: a lazy person who stays in bed all day
34. tommyrot:  utter nonsense
35. austere:  plain; unadorned; strict in manner
36. argle-bargle:  meaningless talk
37. solicitous:  eager; anxious to do something for someone else; showing great care/worry for another person
38. chronic:  something which lasts a long time; constantly recurring
39. cryptic:  hard to understand; has a secret meaning
40. riven:  cracked or split in two; broken violently

English 10, Period 6

For homework, bring in two copies of one of your extended metaphors that we wrote in class.  Make sure you have at least 3 points of comparison in your extended metaphor.  You need to make sure that you are comparing an emotion to an animal.  Here is an example:

Anger is a panther.  

It focuses on its prey; stalks it silently.  Then with an ear-splitting roar, it pounces, tearing its victim from limb to limb.  It will be satisfied only when it can walk away from the bloody pulp of its enemy.

Here is the complete list of 40 words for Vocabulary Test 3:

1. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
2. sadist: a person who enjoys inflicting pain
3. conspicuous: obvious
4. land lubber: a person who spends most of his/her life on land (not at sea)
5. misogynist: a person who hates women
6. purport: to make a false or questionable claim
7. eminence: high placement/elevation or importance in rank
8. misanthrope: a person who hates others (mankind/humanity)
9. gullible:  easily fooled; easily duped
10. presumptuous: a person rudely bold; one who goes beyond the limits of what is acceptable
11. devious: underhanded; dishonest; cunning
12. imbibe: to drink (often alcohol); to absorb ideas--this is a lesser used meaning
13. logophile: a lover of words
14. flamboyant: loud and showy; attracting attention
15. frivolous: lack of seriousness; lack of sense
16. plethora: an abundance; and excessive amount
17. vile: evil or disgusting
18. tommyrot:  complete and utter nonsense
19. void: the emptiness and lack of life that is space (noun--I'll test you on the noun) OR to cancel--as in a cheque--or to empty--as in one's bladder (verb)
20. delirious: confused; hallucinating; in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
21. profuse:  abundant
22. tacit: silent agreement or understanding; communicating with looks, not words
23. mitigate:  to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
24. largesse:  generosity; bounty
25. loom:  to hover in a threatening manner (verb)
26. lurid:  scandalous; sensational
27. detrimental:  having a bad or negative effect
28. intrinsic:  extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
29. serendipity:  good luck; happy chance
30. torrid:  blistering hot; passionate
31. uxoricide:  the act of killing one's wife
32. neophyte:  an amateur; one who is new to a process, situation, or experience
33. slugabed:  a lazy person who stays in bed
34. austere:  plain; unadorned; strict in manner
35. mariticide:  the act of killing one's spouse
36. indubitable:  certain; without doubt
37. inconnu: an unknown person; a stranger; a foreigner
38. nincompoop:  a pathetically stupid or foolish person
39. sycophant:  one who uses flattery to get ahead 
40. terraqueous:  consisting of both land and water

English 10, Period 8

For homework, bring in two copies of one of your extended metaphors that we wrote in class.  Make sure you have at least 3 points of comparison in your extended metaphor.  You need to make sure that you are comparing an emotion to an animal.  Here is an example:

Anger is a panther.  

It focuses on its prey; stalks it silently.  Then with an ear-splitting roar, it pounces, tearing its victim from limb to limb.  It will be satisfied only when it can walk away from the bloody pulp of its enemy.

Here all the 40 vocabulary words for Vocabulary Test 2:

1. contentment:  the state of wanting for nothing; happily satisfied
2. mitigate: to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
3. grim:  looking/being harsh or stern
4. draconian: harsh or severe in manner
5. misogynist: a person who hates women
6. misanthrope: a person who hates others (mankind/humanity)
7. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
8. sadist: a person who enjoys inflicting pain
9. profuse: abundant
10. tacit: agreement or understanding without words/silent agreement or silent understanding
11. uxoricide:  the act of killing one's wife
12. pulchritude:  beauty
13. intrinsic: extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
14. consolidate:  to unite; to bring together
15. neophyte:  an amateur; someone who is completely new to a place or a process
16. covet:  to be envious; to desire what another person has
17. charisma: charm; a magnetic quality which attracts people
18. largesse:  bounty; generosity
19. infatuated: to be intensely passionate about someone or something
20. enfeebled:  to make weak or feeble
21. loom:  to hover in a threatening manner (verb)
22. lurid:  scandalous; shocking
23. detrimental:   having a bad or negative effect
24. purport:  to make a false or questionable claim
25. serendipity:  good luck; happy chance
26. torrid:  blistering hot; passionate
27. tommyrot:  utter nonsense
28. austere: extremely plain/unadorned; strict in manner, attitude or appearance
29. slugabed:  a lazy person who stays in bed long past the time he or she should rise
30. elucidate:  to make clear through explanation; to shed light on something
31. martyr:  one who dies for a cause
32. insatiable:  cannot be satisfied/filled
33. indulge:  to allow oneself or someone else the pleasure of doing something
34. genii:  more than one genius
35. sycophant: a toady; one who uses flattery to get ahead
36. miniscule:  extremely small in size
37. exacerbate:  to make something worse
38. masticate:  to chew
39. imbibe:  to drink (usually alcohol); to absorb an idea
40. poignant:  painfully moving; touching

English 12

For homework do questions 1-6 on "The Destructors"

Here are the 40 class vocabulary words for Vocabulary Test 2:

1. profuse: abundant
2. interminable: never-ending
3. perfunctory: carried out with a minimum of reflection or thought
4. audacity: boldness, gall, nerve
5. derision: ridicule, scorn
6. tacit: agreement or understanding without words/silent agreement or silent understanding
7. torrid: very hot (in terms of temperature); very passionate
8. myriad: an indefinitely great number; numerous
9. petulant: childishly sulky; bad-tempered
10. tirade: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
11. blarney: flattery
12. rhetoric:  effective use of language (speaking/writing); often this word is used to indicate that the message lacks sincerity or meaningful content
13. epoch: a period of time in history (or less commonly--a period of time in an individual's life)
14. mellifluous: having a pleasing, sweet, or musical sound
15. laud:  praise
16. frangible:  fragile; brittle
17. tommyrot:  utter nonsense
18. ineffable:  too great to be expressed in words (positive connotation); not to be uttered (a more negative connotation)
19. austere:  extremely simple style; unadorned; strict in manner, attitude or appearance
20. soporific:  sleep-inducing
21. misogynist:  a person who hates women
22. misanthrope:  a person who hates humanity/who avoids human society
23. sadist:  a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others
24. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
25. mitigate:  to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
26. loom:  to hover in a threatening manner (verb)
27. lurid:  scandalous; sensational
28. detrimental:  having a bad or negative effect
29. intrinsic:  in-born; important and basic to the nature of something/someone
30. largesse:  generosity; bounty
31. uxoricide:  the act of killing one's wife
32. neophyte:  an amateur; someone who is new to an event, process or activity
33. slugabed:  a lazy person who stays in bed as long as possible
34. purport:  to make a false or questionable claim
35. serendipity:  good luck; happy chance
36. protestation:  an emphatic declaration that something is not true; an objection/protest
37. engender:  to cause; give rise to; beget (this is an older meaning)
38. blanche:  to lose colour suddenly (often from shock); to whiten; to pale
39. ephemeral:  lasting for a very short time
40. gauche: unsophisticated; socially awkward; lacking grace; lacking ease of movement

English 12

Here are the 30 class vocabulary words that we have amassed so far:

1. profuse: abundant
2. interminable: never-ending
3. perfunctory: carried out with a minimum of reflection or thought
4. audacity: boldness, gall, nerve
5. derision: ridicule, scorn
6. tacit: agreement or understanding without words/silent agreement or silent understanding
7. torrid: very hot (in terms of temperature); very passionate
8. myriad: an indefinitely great number; numerous
9. petulant: childishly sulky; bad-tempered
10. tirade: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
11. blarney: flattery
12. rhetoric:  effective use of language (speaking/writing); often this word is used to indicate that the message lacks sincerity or meaningful content
13. epoch: a period of time in history (or less commonly--a period of time in an individual's life)
14. mellifluous: having a pleasing, sweet, or musical sound
15. laud:  praise
16. frangible:  fragile; brittle
17. tommyrot:  utter nonsense
18. ineffable:  too great to be expressed in words (positive connotation); not to be uttered (a more negative connotation)
19. austere:  extremely simple style; unadorned; strict in manner, attitude or appearance
20. soporific:  sleep-inducing
21. misogynist:  a person who hates women
22. misanthrope:  a person who hates humanity/who avoids human society
23. sadist:  a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others
24. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
25. mitigate:  to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
26. loom:  to hover in a threatening manner (verb)
27. lurid:  scandalous; sensational
28. detrimental:  having a bad or negative effect
29. intrinsic:  in-born; important and basic to the nature of something/someone
30. largesse:  generosity; bounty

English 10, Period 8

On Friday, you will write the in-class essay on "The Metaphor".  Remember to bring your planning sheet.

Here are the first three weeks of vocabulary words for our next vocabulary test:

1. contentment:  the state of wanting for nothing; happily satisfied
2. mitigate: to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
3. grim:  looking/being harsh or stern
4. draconian: harsh or severe in manner
5. misogynist: a person who hates women
6. misanthrope: a person who hates others (mankind/humanity)
7. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
8. sadist: a person who enjoys inflicting pain
9. profuse: abundant
10. tacit: agreement or understanding without words/silent agreement or silent understanding
11. uxoricide:  the act of killing one's wife
12. pulchritude:  beauty
13. intrinsic: extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
14. consolidate:  to unite; to bring together
15. neophyte:  an amateur; someone who is completely new to a place or a process
16. covet:  to be envious; to desire what another person has
17. charisma: charm; a magnetic quality which attracts people
18. largesse:  bounty; generosity
19. infatuated: to be intensely passionate about someone or something
20. enfeebled:  to make weak or feeble
21. loom:  to hover in a threatening manner (verb)
22. lurid:  scandalous; shocking
23. detrimental:   having a bad or negative effect
24. purport:  to make a false or questionable claim
25. serendipity:  good luck; happy chance
26. torrid:  blistering hot; passionate
27. tommyrot:  utter nonsense
28. austere: extremely plain/unadorned; strict in manner, attitude or appearance
29. slugabed:  a lazy person who stays in bed long past the time he or she should rise
30. elucidate:  to make clear through explanation; to shed light on something
31. martyr:  one who dies for a cause

English 10, Period 6

On Friday, you will write the in-class essay on "The Metaphor".  Remember to bring your planning sheet.

Here are the first three weeks of vocabulary words for our next vocabulary test:

1. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
2. sadist: a person who enjoys inflicting pain
3. conspicuous: obvious
4. land lubber: a person who spends most of his/her life on land (not at sea)
5. misogynist: a person who hates women
6. purport: to make a false or questionable claim
7. eminence: high placement/elevation or importance in rank
8. misanthrope: a person who hates others (mankind/humanity)
9. gullible:  easily fooled; easily duped
10. presumptuous: a person rudely bold; one who goes beyond the limits of what is acceptable
11. devious: underhanded; dishonest; cunning
12. imbibe: to drink (often alcohol); to absorb ideas--this is a lesser used meaning
13. logophile: a lover of words
14. flamboyant: loud and showy; attracting attention
15. frivolous: lack of seriousness; lack of sense
16. plethora: an abundance; and excessive amount
17. vile: evil or disgusting
18. tommyrot:  complete and utter nonsense
19. void: the emptiness and lack of life that is space (noun--I'll test you on the noun) OR to cancel--as in a cheque--or to empty--as in one's bladder (verb)
20. delirious: confused; hallucinating; in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
21. profuse:  abundant
22. tacit: silent agreement or understanding; communicating with looks, not words
23. mitigate:  to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
24. largesse:  generosity; bounty
25. loom:  to hover in a threatening manner (verb)
26. lurid:  scandalous; sensational
27. detrimental:  having a bad or negative effect
28. intrinsic:  extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
29. serendipity:  good luck; happy chance
30. torrid:  blistering hot; passionate

English 10, Period 5

On Friday, you will write the in-class essay on "The Metaphor".  Remember to bring your planning sheet.

Here are the first three weeks of vocabulary words for our next vocabulary test:

1. serendipity: good luck; happy chance
2. adjacent:  next to; adjoining
3. atrocious: especially vicious or repellant
4. detrimental: something which creates a bad or negative effect
5. opportune: well-suited and well-chosen timing
6. ailurophile: cat lover
7. oblivious: totally unaware
8. ebullience:  bubbly enthusiasm
9. fabricate:  to make; invent
10. to loom: to hover over someone/something in a threatening manner
11. espionage:  the act of spying, involving countries or corporations/industries
12. vicinity:  area
13. redistribution:  the act of sharing something between people in a different way
14. abibliophobia:  the fear of running out of books to read
15. jubilation:  extreme happiness; great rejoicing
16. intrepid:  fearless
17. cantankerous:  testy; cranky; bad-tempered
18. feral:  savage; wild
19. lurid:  shocking; sensational
20. intrinsic:   extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
21. misogynist:  a person who hates women
22. misanthrope:  a person who hates humanity; avoids human society
23. sadist:  a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others
24. masochist:  a person who enjoys receiving pain
25. profuse:  abundant
26. tacit:  silent agreement or understanding; communicating with looks, not words
27. mitigate:  to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
28. largesse:  generosity; bounty
29. purport:  to make a false or questionable claim
30. torrid:  blistering hot; passionate

English 12

Please finish reading "The Rocking Horse Winner" and answer questions 1-3 for Tuesday.

Here are your vocabulary words for the first week of our second set of 40 words:

1. profuse: abundant
2. interminable: never-ending
3. perfunctory: carried out with a minimum of reflection or thought
4. audacity: boldness, gall, nerve
5. derision: ridicule, scorn
6. tacit: agreement or understanding without words/silent agreement or silent understanding
7. torrid: very hot (in terms of temperature); very passionate
8. myriad: an indefinitely great number; numerous
9. petulant: childishly sulky; bad-tempered
10. tirade: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

Keep collecting vocabulary words.

English 10, Period 8

Here are the first two weeks of vocabulary words for our next vocabulary test:

1. contentment:  the state of wanting for nothing; happily satisfied
2. mitigate: to make less severe, less serious, or less painful
3. grim:  looking/being harsh or stern
4. draconian: harsh or severe in manner
5. misogynist: a person who hates women
6. misanthrope: a person who hates others (mankind/humanity)
7. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
8. sadist: a person who enjoys inflicting pain
9. profuse: abundant
10. tacit: agreement or understanding without words/silent agreement or silent understanding
11. uxoricide:  the act of killing one's wife
12. pulchritude:  beauty
13. intrinsic: extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born
14. consolidate:  to unite; to bring together
15. neophyte:  an amateur; someone who is completely new to a place or a process
16. covet:  to be envious; to desire what another person has
17. charisma: charm; a magnetic quality which attracts people
18. largesse:  bounty; generosity
19. infatuated: to be intensely passionate about someone or something
20. enfeebled:  to make weak or feeble

English 10, Period 6

Please answer questions 1-4 on "The Metaphor".  You can find a copy of the story here.

Also, here are the first two weeks of vocabulary words for our next vocabulary test:
   

1. masochist: a person who enjoys receiving pain
2. sadist: a person who enjoys inflicting pain
3. conspicuous: obvious
4. land lubber: a person who spends most of his/her life on land (not at sea)
5. misogynist: a person who hates women
6. purport: to make a false or questionable claim
7. eminence: high placement/elevation or importance in rank
8. misanthrope: a person who hates others (mankind/humanity)
9. gullible:  easily fooled; easily duped
10. presumptuous: a person rudely bold; one who goes beyond the limits of what is acceptable
11. devious: underhanded; dishonest; cunning
12. imbibe: to drink (often alcohol); to absorb ideas--this is a lesser used meaning
13. logophile: a lover of words
14. flamboyant: loud and showy; attracting attention
15. frivolous: lack of seriousness; lack of sense
16. plethora: an abundance; and excessive amount
17. vile: evil or disgusting
18. tommyrot:  complete and utter nonsense
19. void: the emptiness and lack of life that is space (noun--I'll test you on the noun) OR to cancel--as in a cheque--or to empty--as in one's bladder (verb)
20. delirious: confused; hallucinating; in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech

English 10, Period 5

Please answer questions 1-4 on "The Metaphor".  You can find a copy of the story here.

Also, here are the first two weeks of vocabulary words for our next vocabulary test:

1. serendipity: luck finding good
2. adjacent:  next to; adjoining
3. atrocious: especially vicious or repellant
4. detrimental: something which creates a bad or negative effect
5. opportune: well-suited and well-chosen timing
6. ailurophile: cat lover
7. oblivious: totally unaware
8. ebullience:  bubbly enthusiasm
9. fabricate:  to make; invent
10. to loom: to hover over someone/something in a threatening manner
11. espionage:  the act of spying, involving countries or corporations/industries
12. vicinity:  area
13. redistribution:  the act of sharing something between people in a different way
14. abibliophobia:  the fear of running out of books to read
15. jubilation:  extreme happiness; great rejoicing
16. intrepid:  fearless
17. cantankerous:  testy; cranky; bad-tempered
18. feral:  savage; wild
19. lurid:  shocking; sensational
20. intrinsic:   extremely important and basic to the nature of a thing/person; in-born

I have substituted intrinsic for errorist: for while errorist is a fun word, it is not yet an official one.  It is still new and not widely used.  Therefore, please score errorist from your list and add intrinsic.

errorist:  one who makes many mistakes

English 12

Please try to complete the sheet on symbolism in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery".

English 10, all classes

Please complete a summary sheet for the short story "The Possibility of Evil" that looks like this:

"The Possibility of Evil"

by Shirley Jackson

Characters:                                                        Conflict:

Point of View:                                                    Symbol and Irony:




Setting and Mood:                                              Theme:


Also, here are links to the audio and PDF versions of our next story, "The Telltale Heart":

Find the audio version here. It's only about 14 minutes in length.

Find the PDF version here.

English 10, Periods 6 and 8

Today, we wrote journals.  The topics were as follows:

1. People sometimes surprise us.
2. Most people are basically good.
3. Most people are basically bad.

We read "The Possiblilty of Evil" by Shirley Jackson.  You can find a copy of the story here.
There are no questions assigned for this evening.  Instead, review your vocabulary words for the test on Friday, October 30th.  In addition, make sure your journal is finished.   Finally, complete a study sheet on "Lamb to the Slaughter".  If you forget how to do this, see today's blog posting for  English 10, Period 5.

English 10, Period 5

Today, we answered the final questions on "Lamb to the Slaughter" and then watched a video of the story.  For homework, students should study for the vocabulary test that will be on Friday, October 30th.  Also, students need to complete a study sheet for "Lamb to the Slaughter".  The sheet layout should look like this:

"Lamb to the Slaughter"

by Roald Dahl

Characters:                                                        Conflict:

Point of View:                                                    Symbol and Irony:




Setting and Mood:                                              Theme:

English 12

Today, we wrote a journal and read the short story "The Lottery".  The journal topics were as follows:

1. If I won the lottery...
2. An important ritual for me...

For next class, answer question #s 1-4 on the short story handout that I gave you.  If you do not have the handout, email me for a PDF copy.

The vocabulary quiz will be on Friday, Oct. 30th.

English 12

On Tuesday, you will write a paragraph explaining whether you think the barber in "Just Lather, That's All" is heroic or unheroic.  Also, here is a completed list of your vocabulary words:

1. coddle: to overprotect
2. erudite: sophisticated; worldly
3. saxicolous: one who is unaware; one who "lives under a rock"
4. boisterous: rough and noisy
5. nefarious: wicked
6. comprehensive: including all elements or aspects of a thing
7. impavid: fearless; intrepid
8. etiquette: manners; customary codes of polite behaviour
9. feign: to pretend
10. noxious: harmful or corrupt
11. obtuse:  stupid or dense; annoyingly insensitive
12. dwale: to wander deliriously or as if one were asleep; a sleeping draught made from the plant known as the deadly nightshade
13. bias: prejudice in favour or against a thing
14. beset:  threaten persistently
15. obsolete:  outdated; no longer of use
16. banal:  repeated often; boring; ordinary
17. apprise: to give notice; to inform
18. irenic: to promote peace
19. repertoire: a stock of pieces used for performance
20. stoic:  emotionless; strong in the face of adversity; uncomplaining during adversity
21. innocuous: harmless
22. trepidation: fearfulness; anxiety
23. nonchalant: unconcerned; elegantly casual
24. prosaic: lacking imagination; ordinary
25. malevolent: evil
26. benevolent: kindly; good
27. amoral: lacking a sense of right and wrong
28. vex: to frustrate; to annoy
29. candor: honesty; frankness
30. arcane: secret; obscure; known only by a few people
31. temperate:  moderate; restrained behaviour
32. aberration:  something which differs from the norm
33. morose:  gloomy; sullen
34. flummox:  to perplex or to be perplexed by
35. zenith:  the highest point
36. nadir:  the lowest point
37. maudlin:  foolishly or tearfully affectionate
38. censure:  to blame or criticize something or someone
39. transpire:  to occur; to happen
40. ambiguous:  open to more than one interpretation 

English 10, Period 8

Please complete the question sheet on "Lamb for the Slaughter" for Tuesday.  You can find a copy of the story at this link.  If you have not finished the vocabulary assignment, do so for Tuesday as well.  Remember, you must choose 10 of the following words and use them all in a cohesive paragraph.

Completed vocabulary list--English 10, Period 8:

1. loquacious:  chatty; very talkative
2. adequate:  enough; satisfactory for a purpose
3. abrogate:  to cancel
4. inquisitive:  curious; questioning
5. conundrum:  a confusing or difficult situation
6. epoch:  a particular time in history or a person's life
7. theology:  the study of religion
8. vindicate:  to show to be right by providing justification
9. cynosure:  an object at the focal point of attention
10. boondoggle:  work of little value that is done simply to look busy
11. constraint:  something which restricts one's actions or power
12. toady:  one who tries to gain an advantage through pleasing someone (or through flattery)
13. insipid:  weak
14. intrepid:  fearless
15. insolent:  boldly rude or disrespectful
16. abiotic:  of or characterized by the absence of living things; a non-living part of the environment
17. fiend:  a wicked or cruel being
18. camaraderie:  friendship based on trust
19. existential:  concerned with existence, especially human existence; affirming or implying the existence of a thing
20. insidious: sinister or menacing
21. innocuous:  harmless
22. trepidation:  fearfulness; anxiety
23. nonchalant:  unconcerned; elegantly casual
24. prosaic:  lacking imagination; ordinary
25. malevolent:  evil
26. benevolent:  kindly; good
27. amoral:  lacking a sense of morality (lacking a sense of right and wrong)
28. vex:  to frustrate; to annoy
29. candor:  honesty; frankness
30. arcane:  secret; obscure; known only by a few people
31. temperate:  moderate; restrained behaviour
32. aberration:  something which differs from the norm
33. morose:  gloomy; sullen
34. flummox:  to perplex or to be perplexed by
35. zenith:  the highest point
36. nadir:  the lowest point
37. maudlin:  foolishly or tearfully affectionate
38. censure:  to blame or criticize something or someone
39. transpire:  to occur; to happen
40. ambiguous:  open to more than one interpretation

English 10, Period 6

Please complete the question sheet on "Lamb for the Slaughter" for Tuesday.  You can find a copy of the story at this link.  If you have not finished the vocabulary assignment, do so for Tuesday as well.  Remember, you must choose 10 of the following words and use them all in a cohesive paragraph.

Completed vocabulary list--English 10, Period 6

1. bias:  leaning towards or against an idea, issue, person, or group
2. fallacious:  based on a mistaken belief
3. anthropomorphic:  attribution of human qualities to animals
4. hiatus:  a pause in a process
5. belligerent:  to be hostile and aggressive
6. vigil:  a state of wakefulness during sleeping hours; keeping watch at night
7. epigram:  a short, humorous or satirical saying
8. intercede:  to act on another's behalf or to smooth out troubles between two parties
9. omnipotent:  all-powerful
10. murmuration:  the act of murmuring (speaking indistinctly)
11. tomfoolery:  foolish or silly behaviour; shenanigans
12. cogitate:  to think deeply or meditate on something
13. ranivorous: frog-eating
14. redamancy:  to return an act of love
15. jocularity: playfulness; intended joking
16. uproarious:  loud laughter; very funny; hilarious
17. goofy: silly
18. abomination: something which is totally detestable
19. galumph: to move heavily or clumsily
20. penurious: extreme poverty; or extreme miserliness (penny-pinching)
21. innocuous:  harmless
22. trepidation:  fearfulness; anxiety
23. nonchalant:  unconcerned; elegantly casual
24. prosaic:  lacking imagination; ordinary
25. malevolent:  evil
26. benevolent:  kindly; good
27. amoral:  lacking a sense of morality (lacking a sense of right and wrong)
28. vex:  to frustrate; to annoy
29. candor:  honesty; frankness
30. arcane:  secret; obscure; known only by a few people
31. temperate:  moderate; restrained behaviour
32. aberration:  something which differs from the norm
33. morose:  gloomy; sullen
34. flummox:  to perplex or to be perplexed by
35. zenith:  the highest point
36. nadir:  the lowest point
37. maudlin:  foolishly or tearfully affectionate
38. censure:  to blame or criticize something or someone
39. transpire:  to occur; to happen
40. ambiguous:  open to more than one interpretation