1. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/5/15 STEM: SUPER - OVER 1.superfluous (adj.) – being more than is needed or required; excessive Ex. The talkative fool made many superfluous comments that wasted everyone’s time. STEM: SYM – TOGETHER 2.symposium (n.) – meeting in which a collection of opinions are expressed on a given topic Ex. Donald Trump addressed a symposium of Republicans at the American Airlines Center.

2. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/6/15 STEM: SYN - TOGETHER 3.synopsis (n.) – a brief statement giving a general view of a subject; summary Ex. After John read the synopsis of the first Harry Potter book, he decided to buy the novel and read the whole thing. STEM: TRI - THREE 4.trialogue (n.) – discussion or conversation in which 3 people or groups participate Ex. The three students carried on a trialogue about the book they were reading.

3. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/7/15 STEM: UN – NOT 5.unconventional (adj.) – not bound by rule or precedent Ex. Most people consider Donald Trump to be an unconventional candidate for President. STEM: ARCHY - GOVERNMENT 6.monarchy (n.) – state or nation in which the supreme power is held by a single person Ex. England is ruled by a monarchy.

4. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/8/15 STEM: ARD - ALWAYS 7.laggard (n.) – a person or thing that always lags or loiters behind Ex. Jamie considered himself a laggard after he came in last place in the relay. STEM: CIDE – KILL 8. genocide (n.) – the planned killing of an entire racial, political, social, or cultural group Ex. Hitler’s plan for the Jews during World War II was certainly considered a genocide.

5. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/13/15 STEM: ICIAN - SPECIALIST 9.statistician (n.) – an expert in collecting, classifying, and analyzing numerical data Ex. It would take a statistician to figure out all the numbers in that math problem. STEM: ITIS - INFLAMMATION 10.bursitis (n.) – inflammation of an elbow, knee, or shoulder Ex. Playing tennis was hard for Martha because of her bursitis.

6. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/14/15 Write one synonym and two antonyms for the words SUPERFLUOUS and UNCONVENTIONAL. In your own words, rewrite the definitions for the wordS MONARCHY and GENOCIDE. Describe an encounter with a friend or family member using the word BURSITIS. ** Quiz FRIDAY**

7. 8 th PreAP Vocabulary Journal 10/15/15 Draw a picture representing the words SYMPOSIUM and LAGGARD. Describe a favorite movie, TV show, song, or video game using the words TRIALOGUE and STATISTICIAN. Write an original sentence using the word SYNOPSIS. ** Journal Check NOW** ** Quiz TOMORROW **