SY:2011-2012 ACT/PSAE Action Words

Mr. Gibson ClassesDefining & Utilizing

Action Words in Contextual SettingsWeek 6: November 07 - 10 Two-thousand &

eleven

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Good morning ladies & gentlemen!

Week 6: November 07-10

Please open your PSAE Vocabulary Journals provided to you this morning by your Advisory Teacher.

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Week 6: November 07-10

The PSAE/ACT “action” words to the left are to be entered into your journal.

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•Collaborate•Compassion•Compromise•condescending

Week 6: November 07-10

Collaborate The first word in this week’s group of four

is…________________co-LAB-oh-rate

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Week 6: November 07-10

Collaborate The first word in this week’s group of four

is…________________co-LAB-oh-rate

Work together to achieve a common goal, enterprise, or

project.

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Week 6: November 07-10

Collaborate

Work together to achieve a

common goal, enterprise, or

project.

The first word in this week’s group of four is…

________________co-LAB-oh-rate

Although they were scattered across the

globe, the four scientists decided to collaborate

on the project to find an answer.

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Week 6: November 07-10

Compassion The second word in this week’s group of four

is…________________

come-PASS-shun

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Week 6: November 07-10

Compassion The second word in this week’s group of four

is…________________

come-PASS-shun

A deep awareness [of] and sympathy [for] – another’s suffering.

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Week 6: November 07-10

Compassion

A deep awareness [of] and sympathy

[for] – another’s suffering.

The second word in this week’s group of four is…

________________

come-PASS-shun

Seeing the old lady struggle to keep warm in the cold driving rain,

the man removed his cloak and draped it

gently over her shoulders.

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Week 6: November 07-10

Compromise The third word in this week’s group of four

is…________________COM-pro-mize

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Week 6: November 07-10

Compromise The third word in this week’s group of four

is…________________COM-pro-mize

A middle way between two extremes.

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Week 6: November 07-10

Compromise

A middle way between two

extremes.

The third word in this week’s group of four is…

________________

COM-pro-mize

The man told his friend, “When we were first married

I wanted to keep my stuff and my motorcycle. My wife

said it all had to go. I compromised and got rid of

it all.”

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Week 6: November 07-10

Condescending The fourth word in this week’s group of four

is…________________

con-deh-SEN-ding

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Week 6: November 07-10

CondescendingThe fourth word in this week’s group of four is…

________________

con-deh-SEN-ding

Showing or implying one is descending from a

position of superiority to another’s lower position in order to communicate with them at the lower

level.

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Week 6: November 07-10

Condescending

Showing or implying one is

descending from a position of superiority to

another’s lower position in order to communicate with them at the

lower level.

The fourth word in this week’s group of four is…

________________

con-deh-SEN-ding

Knowing he was older and not adept at new

computer technology she sneered, “I’ll let you

know when e-books come out in a version that you can use your crayons and

color.”

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Week 6: November 07-10

The leaders of the two warring tribal nations were unable to reach a _____________ in their ongoing hostilities. Each time the representatives met to discuss terms of cessation, deep-seated hatred and _____________ attitudes precluded any agreement. Having no _____________ for the other side’s war refugees it took the ordinary citizens to _______________ in order to find a means to help themselves.

Collaborate

Compassion Compromise

condescending

The leaders of the two warring tribal nations were unable to reach a _____________ in their ongoing hostilities. Each time the representatives met to discuss terms of cessation, deep-seated hatred and _____________ attitudes precluded any agreement. Having no _____________ for the other side’s war refugees it took the ordinary citizens to _______________ in order to find a means to help themselves.

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CollaborateCompassion

Compromise

condescending

The leaders of the two warring tribal nations were unable to reach a _____________ in their ongoing hostilities. Each time the representatives met to discuss terms of cessation, deep-seated hatred and _____________ attitudes precluded any agreement. Having no _____________ for the other side’s war refugees it took the ordinary citizens to _______________ in order to find a means to help themselves.

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CollaborateCompassion

Compromise

condescending

The leaders of the two warring tribal nations were unable to reach a _____________ in their ongoing hostilities. Each time the representatives met to discuss terms of cessation, deep-seated hatred and _____________ attitudes precluded any agreement. Having no _____________ for the other side’s war refugees it took the ordinary citizens to _______________ in order to find a means to help themselves.

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Action Words

Collaborate

Compassion

Compromise

condescending

The leaders of the two warring tribal nations were unable to reach a _____________ in their ongoing hostilities. Each time the representatives met to discuss terms of cessation, deep-seated hatred and _____________ attitudes precluded any agreement. Having no _____________ for the other side’s war refugees it took the ordinary citizens to _______________ in order to find a means to help themselves.

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Action Words

Collaborate

Compassion

Compromise

condescending