Today we took a fourfold analysis quiz from chapter seven. I checked vocabulary cards and we read from outside reading books. Here are the vocab definitions:
Posthumous (3): occurring after death
Volition (45): the act of choosing
Obligatory (3): mandatory
Beatific (48): experiencing of bestowing joy
Titter (71): a nervous giggle
Veritable (4): being true or very much true
Subversive (75): in opposition to a group/government
Ermine (134): a weasel with a white winter coat
Shies (5): to draw back, as if from fear or caution
Prickly (5): causing trouble or vexation
Monolithic (7): characterized by uniformity
Admonitions (195): cautionary advice or warning
Circumscribed (7): limited
Parceling (199): to distribute into portions
Transcending (7): to pass beyond the limits of
Contraband (198): anything prohibited by law
Invariably (200): not changing; constant
Agitating (9): to arouse support
Jowls (202): the jaw, lower jaw
Gabardine (202): a tightly woven fabric with a twill weave
Immaculate (17): virginal
Coax (17): to attempt to influence with gentle persuasion
Hubbub (28): uproar
Pastoral (207): a letter from a pastor to her/his congregation
Contingent (207): a group
Contrition (31): penitence or remorse
Bemoan (36): to express distress or grief over
Desecrating (207): violating the sacredness of
Extol (51): to praise highly
Pittance (214): a small amount
We will have our vocab. quiz on Wednesday of next week instead of Tuesday since Monday night we hope to unplug. With that in mind, it may be a good idea to read beyond chapter 8 this weekend, although I will promise that a good portion of the period Monday will be reserved for reading time.
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