Vocab List 2. Quiz on Friday!
sage (n) a person, usually
elderly, who is venerated for wisdom, experience, and judgment (adj) having,
proceeding from, or showing wisdom and calm judgment; judicious; wise
tangible (adj) discernible
to the touch; capable of being touched visible and appraisable; corporeal
capable of being exactly comprehended that which can be treated as a fact;
real; concrete
verbose (adj) using or
containing an excessive number of words; wordy; talkative
advocate (v) to speak in favor of;
recommend; support (n) a person who argues for a cause; a supporter or defender
comply (v) to act in
accordance with a command, request, rule, wish, or the like
deride (v) to speak of or
treat with contemptuous mirth; to scoff at derision (n) scoffing; ridicule; an
object of ridicule; a laughingstock derisive (adj) mocking, scoffing
divert (v) to turn aside
from a course or direction; to deflect; to distract; to amuse or
entertain
euphony (n) agreeable sound,
especially in the phonetic quality of words euphonious (adj) agreeable to the
ear
infamy (n) evil fame or
reputation infamous (adj) notorious; having a bad reputation; detestable;
loathsome
philanthropy (n) the effort
or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or
donations; love of mankind in general; actions or institutions designed to
promote human welfare
English 10- Today we completed an interactive quiz over chapter 2 and began reading chapter 3 in The Lord of The Flies. Homework: You need to be done with chapter 3 by tomorrow! We will have a quiz.
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