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Mr. Gibson ClassesDefining & Utilizing
Action Words in Contextual SettingsWeek 7: November 14 - 18 Two-thousand &
eleven
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Good morning ladies & gentlemen!
Week 7: November 14-18
Please open your PSAE Vocabulary Journals provided to you this morning by your Advisory Teacher.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
The PSAE/ACT “action” words to the left are to be entered into your journal.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
•Conditional•Conformist•Convergence•Deleterious
Conditional The first word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
cuhn-DISH-on-al
Qualified by reservations.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Conditional
Qualified by reservations.
The first word in this week’s group of four is…
________________cuhn-DISH-on-al
The agreement’s third payment was conditional
upon the product making it to the store
shelves by the holidays.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Conformist The second word in this week’s group of four is…
________________
cuhn-FORM-ist
Someone who blends in with the established standards of
appearances or conduct. Someone who “conforms”.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Conformist
Someone who blends in with the established
standards of appearances or
conduct. Someone who “conforms”.
The second word in this week’s group of four is…
________________
cuhn-FORM-ist
The zebra was a conformist as he knew he was “white-
stripped-over-a-black-coat” but did not reveal
this to the rest of the herd who were “black-stripped-
over-white” coats.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Convergence The third word in this week’s group of four is…
________________
Con-VERGE-ans
The occurrence when two or more thing or events – come
together.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Convergence
The occurrence when two or more thing or events – come together.
The third word in this week’s group of four is…
________________
Con-VERGE-ans
Starting with today’s Earth and going back in time, one can
see the animation showing the convergence of the continents
to form Pangea – the super continent.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Deleterious The fourth word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
dell-eh-TEAR-ee-us
Harmful to a living organism.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
Deleterious
Harmful to a living organism.
The fourth word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
dell-eh-TEAR-ee-us
Almost all known mutations to the genetic code have deleterious effects on the
organism.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Week 7: November 14-18
The __________ of the two continents over time had a __________ effect on the land biome species as most were unable to adapt to the new related weather patterns.
Survival of most species would be _____________ upon the rapid addition of layers of lipid-fats just below the skin’s surface. Those who _____________ to this adaptation, lived. Those who did not, died off into extinction.
Conditional
Conformist Deleterious
Convergence
