Homework due October 6th.
Vocabulary Test link will be emailed to you on Friday. You have until SUNDAY at midnight to take it.
Follow Hand-out for Personal Essay. Let me know if you have any questions.
Your Creative Poetry book due Oct. 20.
Vocabulary Test by Sunday, Oct. 4 midnight
1. Plethora noun a large or excessive amount of something
If you love cheesecake, The Cheesecake Factory has a plethora of flavors.
2. Dubious adj doubtful, not to be relied on, suspect
Karyn’s compliance seemed dubious, but she came through after all.
3. Daunting verb intimidating
Cleaning Mr. Myers’ house was the most daunting task we ever attempted.
4. Acquiesce verb to passively consent
Although Jesse refused to go to the wedding, he acquiesced and showed up at the reception.
5. Indomitable adj impossible to defeat or subdue
The indomitable spirit of the American founding fathers has given us the greatest country in the world.
6. Enmity noun hostility
The enmity in the Reese household is intolerable.
7. Peripatetic adj move from place to place
Because migrant workers lead a peripatetic existence, their children are not typically educated
well.
8. Ebullient verb very lively or cheerful
Sam’s ebullient personality is contagious.
9. Machination noun plot or scheme, esp. with evil intent
The toxic machinations of the evil doctor made the movie all the more disturbing.
10. Pernicious adj very harmful; destructive
Legalizing marijuana may turn out to be a pernicious decision.
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