1. TOP 5 REVIEW!

2. Advocate – urge; plead for
Tommy’s good conscience advocated that he not steal the new X-Men movie.

3. autonomous Self-governing
The autonomous drivers decided that they didn’t need roads, because they had the ability to drive where ever they wanted.

4. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
The austere woman believed that children should be seen and not heard.
Austere
Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
The austere room had only a single couch and table.

5. benevolent
Generous; charitable

6. bolster Support; reinforce
Try as he might, the boss just couldn’t bolster morale. The creepy clown did nothing to make the employees excited about working.
Meg bought a billow to bolster her back while she sat on the couch.

7. Remember last time…

8. Readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements
Compliance
Geraldine thought the first day of Kindergarten was okay; however, she was concerned by the number of rules for which she would be held compliant.
Readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements

9. Composure Mental calmness
Audrey Hepburn was known for keeping her composure in even the most dramatic of times.

10. comprehensive Thorough; inclusive
After reviewing the class syllabus, Ned Stark was terrified to learn that there would be a comprehensive exam at the end of his Calculus semester, which would include all of the math he had ever learned.

11. Concede
Admit; yield
Jeff refused to concede that his golf ball would not be recovered.

12. Reconciling; soothing
Conciliatory
Reconciling; soothing
Once Derrick and Quinn shared a conciliatory handshake, they put their disagreements aside and began working on their project.

13. concise Brief and compact
The concise anatomy chart made it easier to understand the important parts of a corgi.
concise
Brief and compact
The Venn Diagram presented a concise recipe on how to make various foods.

14. Concur
agree

15. Condone Accept or allow in order to continue
Approve or sanction with reluctance.
During the interview, the boss condoned Rebecca’s shoes and tried to listen to focus on her answers.
Ms. Geiss does not condone the dying of dog’s hair any color, especially pink.

16. Confound Confuse; puzzle
Trying to catch the toy was a completely confounding task for the puppy.

17. NEW WORDS!

18. The conflagration was a little terrifying.
Great fire
The conflagration was a little terrifying.

19. Consensus General agreement
There was a consensus that Herald was just not that funny.
General agreement

20. Compulsion; repression of feelings
Constraint
Compulsion; repression of feelings
Due to the strict rules of the writing assignment, Lily felt constraints in the expression her true beliefs.

21. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
Contend
Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
Howard did not know how to contend with this troublesome problem.

22. Causing or likely to cause argument; quarrelsome
Contentious
Causing or likely to cause argument; quarrelsome
The contentious Grumpy Cat liked to say negative statements just to upset others.

23. Contract
Compress or shrink;
make a pledge;
catch a disease

24. Conviction
Judgment that someone is guilty of a crime;
strongly held belief
Mr. Ring Tail held the conviction that cupcakes were the best food.

25. Gracious; courteous; heartfelt
Cordial
Gracious; courteous; heartfelt
The cordial corgi always brought a cup of hot tea to his guests.

26. Corroborate Confirm; support
The evidence corroborated that the dog was in fact very guilty of the mess.

27. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté
Credulity
Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté
Some of Gerry’s suggestions seem possible; however, others are completely credulous.

28. Standard used in judging
Criterion
Standard used in judging
The device provided a consistent criterion for measuring pasta amounts.

29. Appeal to false Authority
Devices…
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Analogy
Anaphora
Anecdote
Annotation
Ansyndeton
Antimetabole
Antithesis
Apostrophe
Appeal to false Authority

30. Archaic Language old-fashioned or outdated language
ex. "Thou hast delivered mine enemy into my hands."

31. Argument
a process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse moving from a claim to a conclusion.

32. Assertion
an emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument

33. Assonance
Assonance takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.

34. Audience
one's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed; most texts have multiple audiences -- both direct and indirect

35. Anastrophe