Vocabulary 7

1. Benign- adj- doing little or no harm
2. Animosity- n- a feeling of strong dislike or hatred; ill will
3. Capricious- adj- on a whim, subject to sudden changes; erratic
4. Chronicle- v- to tell a story or (n) the story told
5. Hapless- adj- unfortunate, luckless
6. Rogue- n- an unprincipled person; scoundrel, rascal
7. Proximity- n- nearness;  closeness
8. Ponderous- adj- having great weight; heavy
9. Sentient- adj- having sense perception; conscious, thinking
10. Sanguine- adj- cheerful, perceiving the future favorably; optimistic
11.  port= carry

1. chagrin- embarrassment; being abashed

2. charisma- a quality that inspires others to want to follow or copy; a sparkling personality

3. malevolent- wishing evil to others; maliciousness

4. blithe- carefree; amiable

5. impetuous- acting without thinking; impulsive

6. sage- judicious or wise

7. panacea- a remedy for all diseases, ills, or difficulties

8. parsimonious- excessive frugality; stingy

9. sloth- laziness or indolence; inactive

10. insolvent- unable to pay one's debt; destitute

11. meter= measure

Vocabulary 4

1. benevolent- wishing or doing good for others- adj
2. amiable- adj- good-natured
3. impugn-v- to criticize or slur someone's reputation
4. encroach-v- to trespass
5. foible- n- a small flaw; fault
6. kindle- v- to start (a fire)
7. abrasive- adj- harsh or irritating in manner
8. cower-v- to cringe in fear
9. enhance- v- to make greater in value or usefulness
10. obdurate- adj- hardened against feeling; stubborn
11. bio= life

Vocabulary Lesson 3

1. Eccentric- adj- unusual; strange (syn: odd, extraordinary)
2. Destitute- adj- poor; without resources (syn: poor)
3. Goad- v- to urge on or compel; galvanize 
4. Ambiguous- adj- unclear; vague 
5. Insatiable- adj- unable to be satisfied; greedy
6. Surreptitious- adj- secret and stealthy (syn: sneaky)
7. Viscous- adj- having relatively high resistance to flow (syn: syrupy)
8. Myopia- n- nearsightedness or short-sightedness in thinking or planning 
9. Nostalgia- n- a bittersweet longing for the past (syn: sentimentality)
10. Kinetic- adj- of or produced by motion (syn: active)
11. audi= hear

Vocabulary 5

1. Acrimonious- bitter or caustic in temper, manner, or speech
2. Docile- tame or gentle
3. Guile-sneakiness or trickiness
4. Cajole- to plead or beg with flattery
5. Inclement- stormy or unmerciful
6. Obfuscate- to purposefully make difficult to understand
7. Reprehensible- deserving criticism or rebuke; blameworthy
8. Plausible- apparently true or likely
9. Tawdry- gaudy and cheap
10. Lachrymose- tearful
11. 11. bene=good

Vocabulary Lesson Two

1. Abate- v- to slow or reduce; to make less in amount, degree, or force (syn: lessen)
2. Chastise- v- to punish, scold, or condemn sharply (syn: punish)
3. Brevity- n- briefness of duration or time; the quality of being brief (syn: concise)
4. Coherent- adj- making sense; sticking together logically; capable of logical speech or thought (syn: logical)
5. Extrovert- n- one who is outgoing and communicative or a person who is expressive (syn: people-person)
6. Strife- n- bitter conflict; heated, often violent dissention (syn: fight)
7. Sinuous- adj- twisting, winding (syn: curved)
8. Prudent- adj- wise in practical matters (syn: sensible)
9. Pacify- v- to end fighting; to ease the anger and agitation (syn: appease)
10. Lethargy- n- a state of sluggishness, inactivity, or apathy (syn: vapidness)

Vocabulary One

1. Adamant- adj- not giving in or relenting; unyielding (syn: inflexible)
2. Accolade- n- given as a sign of great respect, approval, or appreciation (syn: praise)
3. Abhor- v- to shrink from in disgust, hatred (syn: hate)
4. Acrid- adj- sharp, bitter, or stinging in taste or smell (syn: bitter)
5. Affluent- adj- wealthy, prosperous (syn: rich)
6. Vapid- adj- lacking liveliness, zest, or interest (syn: dull)
7. Tenacious- adj- holding firmly to a belief, stubborn, clinging (syn: retentive)
8. Vex- v- to annoy or bother (syn: harass)
9. Lament- v- to express grief for or about (syn: grieve)
10. Plethora- n- a superabundance, excess (syn: surplus)

Grading Percentages:

•  60% Major / 40% Minor ( All class levels)

• Major Grades should include, but are not limited to:

• Test/Assessments

• Projects

• Presentations

• Minor Grades should include, but are not limited to:

• Participation grades

• Daily Assignments/ Homework

• Quizzes

After Unless

Although Until

As When 

Because, Whenever,

Before Where

If Whereas

Since Wherever

Than While

Though

DGP Form

Monday: Identify each word as a noun (common, proper, possessive), pronoun (type, case), Verb (action, linking, helping), adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction (coordinating, subordinating, correlative), or interjection. 

Tuesday: Identify sentence parts including subject ( complete and simple), complete predicate, verb (transitive or intransitive), direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, predicate adjective, appositive, appositive phrase, and prepositional phrase (adjective or adverb).

Wednesday: identify each clause as independent or  dependent; identify the sentence type as simple, compound, or complex; and identify the sentence purpose as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory.

Thursday: Add capitalization and punctuation including end punctuation, commas, semicolons, apostrophes, underlining, and quotation marks.

Friday: Fill in the diagram structure using this week’s sentence. (Hint: To start, make a cross and place the simple subject on the left and the verb on the right.)