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Mastering Vocabulary: Pre-AP English II Lesson 4 Overview

This lesson focuses on an array of important vocabulary words for Pre-AP English II, enhancing students' understanding of nuanced language. Words include "aesthetic," "aloof," and "contentious," each defined with examples and context clues for deeper comprehension. Students will create sentences emphasizing the use of these vocabulary words, which must incorporate context clues and relate to the themes in "Huckleberry Finn." This engaging approach promotes vocabulary retention and application in literature.

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Mastering Vocabulary: Pre-AP English II Lesson 4 Overview

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  1. SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4 Pre-AP English II

  2. 1. Aesthetic • Adj. – relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art

  3. 2. Aloof • Adj. – apart, indifferent

  4. 3. Archaic • Adj. – antiquated, old, out of use

  5. 4. Assuage • V. – to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome; to calm

  6. 5. Belie • V. – to contradict, to give a false impression

  7. 6. Contentious • Adj. – quarrelsome, stirring controversy

  8. 7. Daunt • V. – to intimidate, to dismay

  9. 8. Debilitate • V. – to weaken, to enfeeble

  10. 9. Discord • N. – lack of agreement, tension, strife

  11. 10. Dissemination • N. - the act of spreading widely, scattering

  12. 11. Dogmatic • Adj. – strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

  13. 12. Duplicity • N. – double-dealing, hypocrisy

  14. 13. Egocentric • Adj. – self-centered, selfish

  15. 14. Euphemism • N. – substituting a less offensive phrase or word for one that may be offensive

  16. 15. Gluttonous • Adj. – greedy for food and drink

  17. 16. Mundane • Adj. – ordinary, commonplace

  18. 17. Ominous • Adj. - threatening

  19. 18. Petulance • N. – unreasonable touchiness or irritability

  20. 19. Pompous • Adj. – exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic

  21. 20. Precocious • Adj. – exceptionally early in development or occurrence

  22. 21. Slothful • Adj. – lazy, indolent

  23. 22. Trivia • N. – insignificant matters

  24. 23. Verbose • Adj. – wordy, very talkative

  25. 24. Virulent • Adj. – extremely poisonous, hateful

  26. 25. Volatile • Adj. – quickly changeable, easily vaporized

  27. Sentences – due 4/25 • Use context clues in the sentence for each vocabulary word. Highlight the context clues you used. • Circle the vocabulary word in each sentence. • Your sentences must be a minimum of 15 words in length and should show variety. • Must be related to Huck Finn • DUE Friday, 4/25 • Vocabulary Test is 5/2 • *Other deadlines - Don't forget ch. 26-34 due Friday, the rest of the book is due 4/30, and the dialectical journal is due 5/1.

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