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English 11a Vocabulary. Anglo-Saxon Era. Unit 1. The Words. Asunder Avenge Bog Brood Infamous. Lamenting Relish Spoil Temporal Tribute. Define In Context. Asunder – The log was split asunder by one powerful blow of the axe. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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English 11a Vocabulary
UNIT 1
Anglo-Saxon Era
The Words
AsunderAvengeBogBroodInfamous
Lamenting
RelishSpoilTemporalTribute
Define In Context
Asunder – The log was split asunder by one powerful blow of the axe.
Avenge – The angry soldiers sought to avenge the death of their comrade.
Bog – It is dangerous to ride a horse across a bog because its hoof might get caught in the mulch and it might break a leg.
Brood – the mother hen sat on her nest until she hatched her brood.
Infamous – Jesse James was an infamous outlaw of the nineteenth century in the American West.
Lamenting – My brother moaned and cursed, lamenting in grief when my parents took his video game privileges away.
Relish – Renee relished Sunday afternoons because she had time to do whatever she wanted – read a novel, skate in the park, or get together with friends.
Spoil – The victors of a war often take spoils from the defeated.
Temporal – The minister said that solving our temporal troubles is less important than caring for our immortal souls.
Tribute – Ancient Egypt became a wealthy nation in part because of the tributes of gold and products it demanded from nations it conquered.
Definition
Asunder – apart; separateAvenge – to take vengeance for or on behalf
of someone elseBog – wet, spongy groundBrood – offspring, or a family of offspring, of
animals
Infamous – having a very bad reputation; notorious; in disgrace or dishonor
Lamenting – to mourn aloud; wail; to express sorrow, mourning, or regret, often in a demonstrative way.
Relish – enjoy; like
Spoil – arms, money, or goods taken from a defeated foe; plunder
Temporal – lasting only for a time, limited; of this world, not spiritual
Tribute – regular payment of money or goods made by one ruler or nation to another as acknowledgement of servitude, for protection from invasion, etc.
UNIT 2
The Medieval Era
The Words
AccrueArbitrateBeguileMiscreantMortification
PersonableSaucySolicitousStrifeWanton
Define in context
Accrue – I went to the bank to see how much interest my savings had accrued.
Arbitrate – We need an unbiased party to arbitrate this argument.
Beguile – Did the deceptive advertisement beguile you into buying the product?
Miscreant – Because Rick performed so many malicious deeds and showed no sign of reforming, he was seen as the town’s miscreant.
Mortification – When the diary entry was read aloud over the public address system, my mortification was complete.
Personable – Lila hit it off immediately with her personable new neighbor..
Saucy – George’s hat was outdated, but he thought it was stylish with its saucy feather.
Solicitous – Nancy shows little concern for her own well-being, but she is extremely solicitous of others.
Strife – There seldom was peace between the two countries; they were in a constant state of bitter strife.
Wanton – “Eat, drink, and be merry” is the motto of one of my wanton friends.
Definitions
Accrue – accumulate periodicallyArbitrate – settle a disputeBeguile – mislead by trickingMiscreant – evil personMortification – shame; humiliation
Personable – having a pleasant appearance and personality
Saucy - stylishSolicitous – showing concernStrife – conflict; struggleWanton – unrestrained; extravagant
UNIT 3
The Renaissance (Hamlet)
The Words
Aside Apparition
BrevityEssentialFoil
FrailtyInferKin Rationalize
Soliloquy
Define in context
Aside – see examples Scrubs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemRiFuCgYM Malcolm in the Middle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNa8QyAl2YEApparition - In the Dickens classic, "A Christmas
Carol," the character Scrooge is visited by three apparitions.
Brevity – That six hour speech lacked the necessary brevity to keep the audience interested.
Essential – When shooting landscapes, good light is absolutely essential, which is why photographers often rise before dawn.
Foil example – Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson
Frailty – Due to its frailty, glass must be handled with care.
Infer – She inferred that the watch she was given as a gift was a signal to be more punctual.
Kin – My uncle John is kin to me!Rationalize – Addiction to cigarettes
(nicotine) has been used as a rationalization as to why it is so hard to quit smoking.
Soliloquy – In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet starts out speaking in what she thinks is a soliloquy except that unknown to her Romeo is listening below her balcony.
Definition
Aside – a statement made by a character in a play, intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage.
Apparition – a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
Brevity – concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
Essential – absolutely necessary; extremely important
Foil – a characters whose attributes, or characteristics, contrast with and therefore throw into relief the attributes of another character.
Frailty – the condition of being weak and delicate; weakness in character or morals
Infer – deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
Kin – one's family and relationsRationalize – attempt to explain or justify (one's
own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true
Soliloquy – a speech delivered by a lone character that reveals the speaker’s thoughts and feelings.
UNIT 3
The Renaissance (Macbeth)
The Words
AsideAugment
Corporal
FoilHarbinger
Malevolence
Recompense
SurmiseTrifleUsurper
Define in context
Aside – see examples Scrubs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemRiFuCgYM Malcolm in the Middle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNa8QyAl2YEAugment – Joe augmented his income by
playing saxophone in a jazz clubCorporal – The whipping of people for
minor offenses was a common form of corporal punishment in colonial America.
Foil – example Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson
Harbinger – The robin is often described as the harbinger of spring.
Malevolence – The villain of the murder mystery displayed his malevolence through an evil glare and wicked laugh.
Recompense – Carmen demanded recompense for all the extra hours she had worked.
Surmise – Although he did not know what was in the sealed locker, an intelligent surmise told him that the locker’s contents must be very valuable.
Trifle – After the writer was made poet laureate, people expected great things of him, but his later poems were only trifles.
Usurper – After the election was shown to be illegal, the candidate who had originally lost the race took office, and the usurper went to jail.
Definition
Aside – a statement made by a character in a play, intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage
Augment – add to; supplementCorporal – of the body; bodilyFoil – a characters whose attributes, or
characteristics, contrast with and therefore throw into relief the attributes of another character
Harbinger – person of thing that comes before and hints at what is to follow
Malevolence – malice, spitefulnessRecompense – repayment; rewardSurmise – guessing, imagined actionsTrifle – something of little value or
importanceUsurper – one who assumes power without
right