1. PICK UP TWO VOCAB SHEETS AND 5 NOTECARDS. YOU WILL NEED 5 MORE OF YOUR OWN FROM HOME. WE WILL USE BOTH SIDES.

2. NEED A LITERATURE BOOK DUE TO ABSENCE OR CHANGE OF MIND? ASK FOR A PASS TO 228 IN THIS BUILDING.

3. HAVE YOU CHECKED GRADES YET? NEW STUDENTS TO MISD WILL GET PORTAL ID AT MEET THE TEACHER OR IT WILL BE MAILED TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS.

Today is Monday, September 8, 2014~~Good morning

VOCABULARY—UNIT ONE

Week 1 & 2

Admonish

V. To caution or advise against something V. To scold mildly V. To remind of a duty

Breach

N. An opening, gap, rupture, rift N. A violation or infraction V. To create an opening, break through

Brigand

N. A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Circumspect

ADJ. Careful, cautious

Commandeer

V. To seize for military or official use

Cumbersome

ADJ. Clumsy, hard to handle ADJ. Slow-moving

Deadlock

N. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

V. To bring to such a standstill

Debris

o N. Scattered fragments, wreckage

Diffuse

V. To spread or scatter freely or widely ADJ. Wordy, long-winded, or unfocused ADJ. Scattered or widely spread

Dilemma

N. A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Efface V. To wipe out V. To keep oneself from being noticed

Muddle

V. To make a mess of V. Muddle through: to get by N. A hopeless mess

Opinionated

ADJ. Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

Perennial

ADJ. Lasting for a long time, persistent N. A plant that lives for many years

Predispose

V. To incline to beforehand

Relinquish

V. To let go, give up

Salvage

V. To save from fire or shipwreck N. Property thus saved

Spasmodic

ADJ. Sudden and violent but brief ADJ. Fitful ADJ. Intermittent

Spurious

ADJ. Not genuine, not true, not valid

Unbridled

ADJ. Lacking in restraint