Steven's Supreme Court Decision
We are continuing with the above in class. Many chose not to complete last week's vocabulary homework. This is now recorded as a zero.
HOMEWORK for periods 6 and 9: past participle verb exercise. DUE TUESDAY-TOMORROW- SEPTEMBER 24 class handout / copy below.
Grammar Link exercise 10 using correct verb forms
When
you check your verbs, be especially alert to possible errors in the use of the
past and past participle of irregular verbs.
What
is a past participle?
A past participle indicates past or completed action or
time. It is often called the 'ed' form as it is formed by adding d
or ed, to the base form of regular verbs, however it is also formed in
various other ways for irregular verbs.
What have
other people said to you about it?
Write
each sentence, using the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
1. Dylan had (rise) to his feet.
2. He (take) notes on our ideas.
3. All of us have (draw) on many sources.
4. We (seek) out new sources, too.
5. We had (speak) to many people.
Books and articles (give) us additional facts.
7. Then we (make) use of all that information.
8. We have (begin) to discover a unifying thread.
9. The thread has (spring) from somewhere.
10. It has (come) from our shared ideals
PERIOD 8 vocabulary 1 DUE FRIDAY, SEPT 27 class handout / copy below
Vocabulary I definitions
.
1) acquisitive- adj -able to get and retain information;
concerned with acquiring wealth or
property, greedy, avaricious
2) arrogate-
verb- to claim or take without right, usurp, expropriate
3) banal-
adj- hackneyed, trite, commonplace, stale
4) belabor-
verb- overwork, pummel, to thrash soundly
5) carping-
adj- tending to find fault in a hairsplitting way, nit-picking
6) coherent
–adj- consistent, comprehensible, cohesive, unified
7) congeal-
verb- to change from liquid to solid, thicken, harden, jell, coagulate
8) emulate-
verb- to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing, copy, mimic
9) encomium-
noun- a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute, panegyric,
commendation;
eulogy
10) eschew-
verb- to avoid, shun, keep away, steer clear of, forgo
11) germane-adj-
relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
12) insatiable-
adj- not to be satisfied, unquenchable, ravenous, voracious
13) intransigent-
adj- refusing to compromise, uncompromising, obdurate
14) invidious-
adj- offensive, hateful, malicious, spiteful; perjorative
15) largesse-
noun- generosity, lavish, munificence, bounty
16) reconnaissance-
noun- survey made for military purposes, scouting expedition
17) substantiate-verb-
to establish by evidence, to prove, verify, confirm, validate
18) taciturn-
adj- habitually silent or quiet, tight-lipped, uncommunicative; laconic
19) temporize-
verb- to stall or act evasively, hedge, dillydally, procrastinate
20) tenable-
adj- capable of being held or defended, justifiable; maintainable
1. The novel contains an interesting
study of a miser’s _____________________________ lust for gold and its evil
effects on those around him.
2. Some of the episodes in the series
were wonderfully fresh and original; others were just plain
______________________________.
3. I don’t object to the inclusion of
anecdotes in a serious lecture, but they should at the very least be
________________________ to the subject.
4. “There is no need for you to
_________________________ the point,” I replied, “when I already understand
what your criticism is.”
5. There is nothing wrong with
________________________________ the great singers of the past, as long as you
eventually develop a style of your own.
6. When the temperature dropped
suddenly, the water in the ditch _____________________ into a mass of icy
sludge.
7. Your essay would be a great deal
tighter and more _____________________________ if you removed the extraneous
information it now contains.
8. I would rather work at the most
menial, ill-paying job than be the recipient of the government’s
____________________________.
9. The purpose of military _____________________________remains
the same whether cavalry or helicopters are used: to learn as much as possible
about the enemy.
10. I doubt very much that he can
____________________________his assertion that he won two gold medals in the
1956 Olympics.
11. Despite the ________________________
and nit-picking of a few petty minds, I feel we have substantially improved our
school system of late.
12. In any crisis, as long as a person
______________________________, the greater the danger is likely to become.
13. In my humble opinion, there is no
justification for making such ____________________ distinctions between two
types of products.
14. Never having any money in one’s
pockets can be a real trial for someone born with the __________________________
habits of a pack rat.
15. Students who seek high grades must
learn to _____________________ the allure of the TV set.
16. As the result of recent research,
earlier theories about the origin of the universe are no longer
__________________________.
17. In spite of the size, he was so
_________________________ that we tended to forget that he was even in the
room.
18. By whose authority did you
____________________________to yourself the right to decide how the club’s
money should be spent.
19. Even the most severe critics showered
_____________________________on the young writer for the remarkable narrative
power of the novel.
20. How can we “meet them halfway” when
they are so ________________________________in their opposition to what we
propose to do?
Vocabulary 1,
exercise 2 Choose the word that best completes each of the following
sentences. Make sure to use the correct
verb tense or plural as needed.
1. 1, If
you do not wash your dishes right away, the food on them will ____________________________.
2. 2.The
young athletes promised the coach that they would train vigorously and
_______________________ bad habits.
3. 3. The
field officer required a thorough ______________________________ before
ordering troop movements.
4. 4. In
an _________________________________ society, there is a great deal of emphasis
on buying and selling.
5. 5.The
play’s ______________________ dialogue made it seem more like a soap opera than
a serious drama.
6. 6. Abraham
Lincoln has the reputation of having a dour and _______________________
personality.
7. 7. For
most of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, the protagonist Hamlet chooses to
______________________________ rather than act.
8. 8.Most
beginning writers try to ___________________________ a great writer and later
develop their own individual style.
9. 9.The
ambitious noblemen will put the young king under house arrest and
_______________________________ royal privileges.
10. 10.The physics
teacher gave a surprisingly _________________________ description of quantum
mechanics.
11. 11.The
prospector was unable to _____________________________ his claim to the land
where the gold was found.
12. 12.The
university was the fortunate beneficiary of the ____________________________ of
many of its graduates.
13. 13. Little will
be accomplished if the legislators of both parties maintain their
_________________________________ attitudes.
14. 14. Most
artists choose to ignore the _______________________ of critics and just get on
with their work.
15. 15.His
tendency to _____________________________ the small points often made him miss
the big picture.
16. 1.Teachers
should avoid making ______________________________ comparisons between their
students.
17. 17.Bringing up
examples from the past is not _________________________ to the present
discussion.
18. 18.The
researchers put forth a ____________________________ theory, but their
conclusions would be reviewed by others.
19. 19. People with
an ____________________________ appetite for gossip often do not have
compelling stories of their own.
20. 20.On
Veteran’s Day, the President delivered a heartfelt _________________________ to
those who died for their country.
Vocabulary I, exercise 3 Provide either the synonym or antonym for the bold
word.
Synonyms
1. harp on the same point again and again ____________________________
2. the grasping real estate developer
______________________________
3. tries to copy her social graces
______________________________
4. tends to hedge when confronted by direct questions _______________________________
5. the nit-picking comments of a perfectionist _______________________________
6. the voracious hunger
_______________________________
7. led the scouting expedition into the jungle
_______________________________
8. was thanked for her munificence
_______________________________
9. could not verify the alibi
_______________________________
10. received a well-deserved commendation _______________________________
11. blood that does not coagulate _______________________________
12. was pertinent to the investigation
_______________________________
13. obdurate on certain points
_______________________________
14. a justifiable reason for disagreeing
_________________________________
15. tried to usurp control of the finances
________________________________
Antonyms
16. made a very complimentary remark
_________________________________
17. questioned the garrulous witness _________________________________
18. the novel lyrics to that song
_________________________________
19. a disjointed essay on foreign policy
_________________________________
20. adopted the use of technology
__________________________________
Vocabulary I, exercise 4
Circle the correct word for each sentence.
- Aristotle
had such a(n) (acquisitive, tenable)
mind, that his writings are a veritable gold mind of odd and interesting
information.
- The
mood of easy cordiality with which we began the meeting soon (congealed, temporized) into icy
politeness.
- “That
word has such (invidious, germane)
connotations in American parlance,” I said, “that I would hate to use it,
even in jest.”
- In
that moment of grief, the conventional expressions of sympathy I had
always considered (tenable, banal)
were surprisingly comforting.
- The
speech was so filled with (encomiums,
reconnaissance) that I found it hard to believe that the subject of
all this acclaim was plain ole me.
- When
the evidence of his misconduct became irrefutable, he saw that his
position was not (banal, tenable)
and resigned.
- I am
proud to have it said of me that I am (invidious, intransigent) when genuine moral issues are
involved.
- His
figure bears witness to his (acquisitive,
insatiable) appetite for the pleasures of the table.
- Ethelred
the Unready was so reluctant to face the Vikings who invaded his kingdom
that in effect he (arrogated,
temporized) himself off the throne.
- After
I mowed the lawn for an hour, he gave me a whole dollar with the air of a
feudal lord bestowing his (largesse,
intransigence) on a grateful serf.
- The
poor woman was in such a state of shock after the accident that she
couldn’t give a (coherent, taciturn)
account of what had happen.
- Your
critical comments about my “lack of social background” may be true, but
they are not (coherent, germane)
to my qualifications for office.
- What
evidence can you offer to (substantiate,
eschew) the assertion that capital punishment does not deter potential
murderers?
- Aerial
(reconnaissance, encomium) of
the enemy’s positions provided the general with the information he needed
to plan the attack.
- In our
attempt to improve the quality of life in
- The
new batting champion in our softball league is a(n) (insatiable, taciturn) young man who prefers to let his bat to
his talking for him.
- Suddenly
a band of ruffians set upon us and began to (congeal, belabor) us with blows and curses.
- After
the editor read the story, he returned it to the author with only a few (carping, coherent) criticisms of
minor faults penciled in the margin.
- Even a
very imperfect human being may have virtues of mind or character that are
worthy of (carping, emulation).
- The
Constitution is uniquely designed to provide protection against those who
might seek to (substantiate,
arrogate) undue power to themselves.
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