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4. The clever speaker provided a mixture of rousing bombast and quiet persuasion. “Evades them with a bombast circumstance Horribly stuff’d with epithets of war; And, in conclusion, Nonsuits my mediators.” - Othello

5. By leaving proper orthography to a computerized spell checker, Sandi was trusting a flawed system. She studied French, learning orthography, which includes established usage of words.

6. An expert in Paleontology said the remains were 150,000-year-old human skulls. It was such a remarkable find that the book explaining the journey instantly became a valuable contribution to paleontology.

7. The general public recoiled at the scenes of brutality that had occurred inside the prison. When the engineer accidentally released the giant spring, its powerful recoil sent him sprawling.

8. With graceful panache, Gerald removed his coat and placed it over his shivering girlfriends shoulders. Despite tripping on the way down the stairs, the contestant continued her walk with great panache.

9. The saturnine team stared blankly out the bus windows on the drive home after losing their championship game by a single point.

10. The sugar maple tree is endemic to eastern North America.

11. Though obviously mendacious, James kept friends entertained with his wildly fictional tales.

12. Madeline obviated a confrontation by winning her critics over with laughter. As it rained, we all held large paper bags over our heads to obviate the need to return to the hairdresser.

14. Ralph aggrandized his own argument while belittling his opponent’s points.

15. The politician did not deign to speak candidly and thus lost the election. “Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colme's inch Ten thousand dollars to our general use.” - Macbeth

16. “If you got it, flaunt it,” said the arrogant athlete. She always flaunts her fame and wealth in front of media.

17. The disguised Confederate soldier accidentally used a Southern shibboleth, and the nervous Union sentry shot him. Gatsby uses “Old Sport” as a shibboleth of the elite Oxford class.

18. Peter tried to elicit laughter by telling a racist joke, but he provoked only disdain. Stephen Colbert elicited lots of laughter from the audience when he lampooned bookclubs and The Great Gatsby. http://on.cc.com/10nS1O8

20. Holocaust 1. Holocaust. n. a great or complete destruction of life holocaust The rebels would sooner turn their city into a holocaust than surrender themselves to the invaders. TOOtoo suffer too not enough monotonous holocaust “The truth is, Alisande, these archaics are a little TOO simple; the vocabulary is too limited, and so, by consequence, descriptions suffer in the matter of variety; they run too much to level Saharas of fact, and not enough to picturesque detail; this throws about them a certain air of the monotonous ; in fact the fights are all alike: “a couple of people come together with great random?” -- random is a good word, and so is exegesis, for that matter, and so is holocaust, and defalcation, and usufruct and a hundred others, but land! A body ought to discriminate.” A Connecticut Yankee by Mark Twain

21. Embroil. 2. Embroil.v. to draw into a conflict or fight. syn: entangle embroiled Marilyn became embroiled in controversy after hiring dishonest friends and relatives amid promises of ethics reform. (sounds like someone’s practicing nepotism) embroil “It behoved him, therefore, to upset this state of affairs and embroil the powers, so as to make himself securely master of part of their states.” The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

22. Anachronism 3. Anachronism n. something or someone existing outside of its proper time. anachronism The author had Roman centurions looking at their digital watches, a distinctly literary anachronism. anachronism“Brutus: Peace! count the clock. Cassius: The clock has stricken three.” In Act II, scene i : lines 193 – 194, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, exemplifies anachronism: “Brutus: Peace! count the clock. Cassius: The clock has stricken three.” There were no clocks during Roman times, and the striking clock was not invented until 1,400 years after Caesar’s death. anachronisms Contemporary theater often uses anachronisms, such as when one of Shakespeare’s plays is performed in modern-day clothing.

23. Denigrate 4. Denigrate. v. to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of syn: defame; belittle / ant: praise; promote Time and again, evidence shows that ads which denigrate opponents are more effective than positive ads. denigrate “The O.I.C. (Organization of Islamic Conference)rejects all types of activities that denigrate or insult prophets and religious symbols," Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said in a statement yesterday.” Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

24. Humane 5. Humane. adj. kind; compassionate syn: kindly; benevolent; considerate ant: inhumane; cruel. humane The 1949 Geneva Conventions help assure humane treatment for prisoners of war. humane humane “He was a fairly humane man toward slaves and other animals; he was an exceedingly humane man toward the erring of his own race.” Pudd’n’head Wilson by Mark Twain

25. Effusive 6. Effusive : adj. emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative syn: gushing / ant: reserved; restrained effusive It is shocking when an unemotional man of few words suddenly turns effusive. effusive “Presently, with an odour of cooking, the Frau Professor came in, a short, very stout woman with tightly dressed hair and a red face; she had little eyes, sparkling like beads, and an effusive manner.” Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham

26. Defunct 7. Defunct. adj. no longer in existence syn: invalid; extinct Laser surgery has rendered the scalpel defunct in certain applications. defunct “ The brother and sister departed, and left Judge Pyncheon sitting in the old home of his forefathers, all by himself; so heavy and lumpish that we can liken him to nothing better than a defunct nightmare, which had perished in the midst of its wickedness, and left its flabby corpse on the breast of the tormented one, to be gotten rid of as it might!” House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

27. Lackey 8. Lackey. n. a slavish follower. syn: minion Lackeys Lackeys get ahead by telling only the good news to their bosses. lackeylackey “The saviour, the former hero, was flying like a mangy, unkempt sheep-dog at his lackey, and the lackey was jeering at him.” Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

28. Envisage 9. Envisage. v. to form a mental picture. syn: imagine; visualize envisage When you envisage success, you often attain it. envisage “He would despise him, and perhaps be shocked or disgusted that he could envisage the possibility of making Mildred his mistress after she had given herself to another man.” Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham

29. Lament. 10. Lament. v. to mourn. syn: grieve / ant: rejoice lament Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a melancholy lament for the dead. lament “You will but spoil your life if you constantly lament another person's sorrow.” Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

30. 11. Gape 11. Gape. v. to stare with an open mouth. Drivers who gape at accidents cause traffic backups and more accidents. “Like those who stand in the street and gape at the passers-by: thus do they also wait, and gape at the thoughts which others have thought.” Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche “The Scream” by Edvard Munch

31. Impertinent 12. Impertinent. adj. rude and disrespectful syn: insolent; impolite / ant: polite; courteous impertinent “You are an impertinent twit,” said the patrician to the uppity minion. impertinent “Poor Geppetto kept cutting it and cutting it, but the more he cut, the longer grew that impertinent nose.” The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

32. Haughty 13. Haughty. adj. arrogant; proud syn: arrogant /ant: humble; shy haughty Outsiders who take a haughty attitude into a neighborhood restaurant are almost guaranteed to offend the locals. haughty “His head was immovable; nor did he betray the slightest consciousness that any were present, except when his haughty eye rolled toward the dusky forms of the warriors, who stalked in the background silent and sullen observers of the scene.” The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

33. Nemesis 14. Nemesis. n. someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy. syn: rival; adversary /ant: collaborator; friend nemesis An outraged humanity is the fatal nemesis of vicious despots. Nemesis “No, certainly; I pity him in proportion to his struggles, for they foreshadow the inward suffering which is the worst form of Nemesis.” Adam Bede by George Eliot

34. Lethal 15. Lethal. Adj. deadly; fatal. syn: mortal / ant. harmless lethal Arlene’s constant carping had a lethal effect on our good will. lethal “As he went down the wall, lizard fashion, I wished I had a gun or some lethal weapon, that I might destroy him.” Dracula by Bram Stoker

38. Similar to PiDifferent from Pi

39. Gatsby Questions/ Topics 1.Does Nick come from a family with money, or was he sort of a middle class fellow? 2.With the quote “Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book,” is this just a 4 th wall break or is Fitzgerald writing Nick as the author of this book? 3.Why is Nicks tiny shack next to Gatsby's giant mansion? 4.When it says “why ye-es” on page 3, does it mean hesitation on letting him join the stock market jobs? 5.

42. Life of Pi Topics 1.Chapter 69- Hope 2.Chapter 75 Moms Birthday 3.Chapter 77-Desperation 4.Chapter 72- End, Stare off 5.Page 200-201 blind 6.Chapter 78 7.Is it realistic to survive 227 days at sea? 8.Chapter 56 and 73 fear and loneliness 9.Chapter 59: detail and realism

43. Life of Pi Topics 1.Why in chapter 71 did the author go into such great detail on how to live in a boat with a wild animal? 2.Appearance of the raft with/without the mast 3.Is it good to drink blood if your dying of thirst? 4.Page 180 – 181Chapter 69- HopeChapter 75 Moms Birthday 5.Chapter 77-DesperationChapter 72- End, Stare offPage 200-201 blind 6.Chapter 78Is it realistic to survive 227 days at sea? (article) 7.Chapter 56 and 73 fear and loneliness Chapter 59: detail and realism 8.No human contact Chapters 73 & 74 9.Chapter 78 – metaphor/symbolism for Pi’s emotions 10.Does one of Pi’s Belly Of The Whale moments start on chapter 69? 11.Chapter 74 faith is difficult Why does Pi go into detail on page 214? 12.You can get used to anythingPast tense in chapter 81 13.Page 215 is an allegory for Pi and Richard Parker/ How did he suck the fluid out of the vertabrae on page 212 14.On page 219 does the biblical reference of David and Goliath add more texture to the book 15.Appearance of the raft page 149-150, Raft improvement 173-174 16.Chapter 71 – satiric humor of survival guide Chapter 90 17.What is on his eyes? 18.Chapter 90, How does he know Richard Parker went blind. Chapter 86-Sorrow after not being saved and hopes raised 19.Chapter 89, Last pages of his diary 20.--  How he sees the world differently 21.Is “The man” symbolism for real Richard Parkers p. 242

44. Reading Fix-up strategies: 1.Make a connection between the text and: Your life. Your knowledge of the world. Another text. 2.Make a prediction. 3.Stop and think about what you have already read. 4.Ask yourself a question and try to answer it. 5.Reflect in writing on what you have read. 6.Visualize. 7.Use print conventions. 8.Retell what you've read. Reread. Notice patterns in text structure. 9.Adjust your reading rate: slow down or speed up. From: Cris Tovani. I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers (Kindle Locations 784-787). Kindle Edition.

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