Vocabulary Workshop Unit 4

FORM “to form, to establish” Misinformation: noun –Untrue or wrong information The North Vietnamese circulated misinformation to confound the U.S. soldiers. Reform: verb –To bring back to rightness, order, or morality We need to reform our health care system so everyone has insurance to go to the doctor.

Formative: adjective –Occurring at the time of most influence The jazz age was a formative time for musicians in Harlem.

APT/EPT “to fit” Inept: adjective –Unskilled, clumsy Ms. Ryan is inept when it comes to teaching Calculus. Adept: adjective –Skilled; expert at Ms. Kirk is adept at dealing with conflicts among students.

Aptitude: noun –Skill or suitability for Rob did not discover his aptitude for politics until he was in college.

POS/PON “to put, place” Posit: verb –To put forth; assert Ms. Leahy posited her belief that all people should be treated fairly. Impose: verb –To forcibly place upon The new student council president tried to impose her ideas onto the students.

Disposition: noun –Attitude or mood Ms. O’Brien’s happy disposition helps the students feel at ease in her class.

FIG “to shape” Figment: noun –Something invented or imaginary The specters in the haunted house were only a figment of my imagination. Effigy: noun –A figure constructed in mockery An effigy of the other team’s mascot was burned at the pep rally.

Prefigure: verb –To look like or predict a later thing or event The protestors in Washington D.C. prefigured a conflict about the Vietnam War.

Identifying Sentence Errors The sentences test your knowledge of grammar, usage, and diction(choice of words) Read the whole sentence, “listening” for the mistake. If you “heard” a mistake, choose it and you’re done. If not, read each underlined choice and eliminate choices that contain no error. If you’re sure the sentence contains no errors, choose E. 1. The students have discovered that they can address issues more effectively through letter- writing campaigns and not through public demonstrations. No error 2. If he had begun earlier, he might have succeeded in finishing the extremely complex project before the deadline. No error