“new”

“study of”

-ology

Pan- Omni-

“throughout”

“many”

“after”

forward

“again” I sure hope I pass it this

time.

“back”

Retro-

“under”

“more than”

Super-

“together”

““thousand”thousand”

Milli-Milli-

““single”single”

Mono-Mono-

““billion”billion”

Nano-Nano-

Occurring at just the right timeOccurring at just the right time

Opportune (adj)

• Opportunely (adv)

• Opportunity (noun)

-DOM-DOM-ILE-ILE-ISM-ISM-OUS-OUS-TION-TION

= quality or state= quality or state

To slowly weaken by wearing away To slowly weaken by wearing away at something or someoneat something or someone

Undermine (verb)undermining (adj)

Easily tricked

Gullible (adj)

•Gullibly (adv)

-AL-AL-IC-IC

-ULAR-ULAR

= relating to= relating to

Similar to integrity, but not the same word. Based on morals/values; acting on what is right.

Ethical (adj)

• Ethically (adv)

• Ethics (noun)

againstagainst

Anti-Anti-

“Both”

It’s a bunny and a bird

Ante-

Pre-

Before

Unable to be fixed

Irreparable (adj)

• Irreparably (adv)

Un- and In-Un- and In-

NotNot

Circum-Circum-

aroundaround

Di- Di-

bi-bi-

twotwo

Centi-

hundred

-arium

Place of

opposite

All around

OUTOUT

““too little”too little”

hypohypo

Deliberate, on purpose,

without hiding, obvious

Blatant (adj)

• Blatantly (adv)

Firmly sticking to moral beliefs or

valuesGandhi

Integrity (noun)

What matters to a person regardless of consequences or what others think

Prerogative (noun)

Who the story is

about; the one we

want to win

Protagonist (noun)

From or

down

To feel a deep, brewing anger

Seethe (verb)

Someone or something that takes and takes without giving in return

Parasite (noun)

• Parasitic (adj)

• Parasitically (adv)

To give up and/or to give in

…Oh, all right, you can have it,

but stop whining.

Succumb (verb)

Understood, but not clearly

stated or written

Implicit (adj)

• Implicitly

• To agree withTo agree with

Concur (verb)

Super freaked out; upset

Distraught (adj)

• Distraughtly(adv)

Doubting, distrustful, pessimistic

Cynical (adj)

• Cynically (adv)

Claiming beliefs

that one does not

really possess or follow; falseness

Stop smoking; it’s bad.

Hypocrisy (noun)

• Hypocritical (adj)

• Hypocritically (adv)

• Hypocrite (noun)

Directly stated, spelled out clear

I want to break up.

I love you with all my heart,

Darling.

Explicit (adj)Explicitly (adv)

Foreshadows something bad is Foreshadows something bad is going to happengoing to happen

Ominous (adj)

• ominously (adv)

Stubbornly unyielding;

won’t surrender to begging. Standing

firm. Determined.

No, dog, NO

MORE FOOD!

Adamant (adj)

• Adamantly (adv)

Short, but clearly understandableShort, but clearly understandableTo brief, vote for me; I’m

great!

Succinct (adj)

• Succinctly (adv)

The one working against the protagonist; the one

we want to fail

Antagonist (noun)

• Antagonistic (adj)

• Antagonistically(adv)

DIFFERENTDIFFERENT

heterohetero

Guilt and regretGuilt and regret

Remorse (noun)

• Remorseful (adj)

• Remorsefully (adv)

““between”between”

interinter

Sadness, gloom, depression

Melancholy (noun)

• Melancholy (adj)

““within”within”

intraintra

““one who practices”one who practices”

-ist-ist

““large”large”

macromacro

““small”small”

Micro-Micro-

• To understand, to To understand, to comprehendcomprehend

Fathom (verb)

To banish or exclude someone To banish or exclude someone from a groupfrom a group

Ostracize (verb)

• Ostracism (noun)

• ostracizing (adj)

Someone blamed for the faults of others

Scapegoat (noun)

To put off until later; to avoid

Procrastinate (verb)Procrastination (noun)procrastinating (adj)

procrastinatingly (adv)

The direct opposite of

what a character,

audience or person

expects.

Irony (noun)

• Ironic (adj)

• Ironically (adv)

Recklessly ignoring what is right; immoral, cruel or excessive

fighterfighter

Wanton (adj.)• Wantonly (adverb)

• Wantonness (noun)

To draw logical conclusions based on information

Infer (verb)inference (noun)

A wise, trusted teacher or counselor

Mentor (noun)

Delusion, false impression of reality; misconception,

false idea.

Illusion (noun)

• Illusionary (adj)

Done to sub-

standard quality, without

much effort.

Half- a _ _ .

Mom, I cleaned my room… the closet,

too.

Cursory (adj)Cursorily (adv)

Smart, clever; able to read people and situations well

Astute (adj)astutely (adv)

Intense, passionate

Fervent (adj)fervently (adv)fervor (noun)

Of great importance

Momentous (adj)

• Momentously (adv)

• Momentousness (noun)

Arouse false hopes; to make you want it.

Tantalize (verb)

• Tantalizing (adj)

• Tantalizingly (adv)

The perfect example of a type or group

Archetype (noun)

• Archetypal (adj)

Hard feelings, ill will, hatred

Rancor (noun)• Rancorous (adj)

• Rancorously (adv)

Unbeatable opponent; rival or enemy

Nemesis (noun)

To make happen, bring about.The reason why; principle, purpose

Cause (verb)Cause (noun)

Expression or idea that is overused

Life is like a

dating

Cliché (noun)

Result, outcome; influence; impact

Effect (noun)

• Effective (adj)

• Effective (adv)

The info necessary to understanding something as a

whole. Paragraphs/words surrounding a word or sentence; overall situation, background;

• The old, over-used car sputtered into the parking lot belching black smoke into the air. Sputtered=ran poorly

Context (noun)

• Contextual (adj)

• Contextually (adv)

An order issued publicly from the government or someone in

authority

Edict (noun)

Seemingly contradictory; seems like it couldn’t be

true, but it is

Paradox (noun)paradoxical (adj)

paradoxically (adv)

Something that stands for something else, often

something intangible/abstract

Not just a frog or a puppet, Mrs. C’s childhood

symbol

Clues in a story of what will likely happen later.

foreshadowing

What is conflict?

It’s the problem that makes the story go,

without it there is no story.

• What are the two kinds of conflict?

Internal and external

This is an example of what kind of conflict?

External Conflict


Why must he be a Montague?

Internal Conflict

Label the plot graph


Exposition:

which includes character and setting description


Conflict—the problem that makes the story go.


Rising action— Rising action— most of the story


Climax


Falling Action


Resolution

How to write an essay for LA9

(Schaffer writing/chunk writing)

Tells what your whole essay will be about, has a point to prove.

Must make it clear that at least 2 things will be proved, because

an essay is a minimum of 4 paragraphs long.

thesis

Where is the thesis located?

End of introductory paragraph

What’s the job of a topic sentence?

Tell the reader what the body paragraph will be about. Everything in the paragraph should

work to prove it.

Choose between the two sentences which is the thesis and

which is the topic sentence.

A: Both Friar Laurence, for his weakness, and Tybalt, for his hot-headedness, can be blamed for the untimely death of lovers, Romeo and Juliet.

B. Only destiny can truly be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet; fate is in control.

A = thesis

B = topic sentence

Definition: Evidence to prove

your topic sentence

Concrete details

What do you use to explain why or how

your CD proves your topic sentence?

commentary

Determine which is the CD and which is the CM.

A: The Friar should never have left Juliet alone in the tomb with Romeo’s body; he knew her desperate resolve.

B: Juliet plunges a dagger into her chest after realizing her Romeo is dead.

A = commentary

B = concrete detail

Name the five hooks.

Anecdote.Question.

Quote.Statistic.

Provocative Statement.

What does a conclusion paragraph

begin with?End with?

Restated thesis.

Take home message.

It’s only a topic sentence if it has what two things?

Topic/subject +argument/opinion

You will need to identify what qualifies as a topic sentence

• Topic sentence or other? Why?

The Nurse is a more true mother in Romeo and Juliet than Lady Capulet.

Topic Sentence• There is an argument to

prove.

Intense, passionate

Fervent (adj)fervently (adv)fervor (noun)

Of great importance

Momentous (adj)

• Momentously (adv)

• Momentousness (noun)

Delusion, false impression of reality; misconception, false

idea.

Illusion (noun)

• Illusionary (adj)

The perfect example of a type or group

Archetype (noun)

• Archetypal (adj)

To draw logical conclusions based on information

Infer (verb)inference (noun)

Expression or idea that is overused

Cliché (noun)

To put off until later; to avoid

Procrastinate (verb)Procrastination (noun)procrastinating (adj)

procrastinatingly (adv)

A wise, trusted teacher or counselor

Mentor (noun)

Done to sub-standard quality, without much effort.

Half- a _ _ .

Cursory (adj)Cursorily (adv)

Arouse false hopes; to make you want it.

Tantalize (verb)

• Tantalizing (adj)

• Tantalizingly (adv)

Hard feelings, ill will, hatred

Rancor (noun)• Rancorous (adj)

• Rancorously (adv)

Smart, clever; able to read people and situations well

Astute (adj)astutely (adv)

Sadness, gloom, depression

Melancholy (noun)

• Melancholy (adj)

Based on morals/values; acting

on what is right

Ethical (adj)

• Ethically (adv)

• Ethics (noun)

Recklessly ignoring what is right;

immoral, cruel or excessive

Wanton (adj.)• Wantonly (adverb)

• Wantonness (noun)

Stubbornly unyielding; won’t surrender to

begging. Standing firm. Determined.

Adamant (adj)

• Adamantly (adv)

Deliberate, on purpose, without hiding, obvious

Blatant (adj)

• Blatantly (adv)

The one working against the protagonist; the one we want to fail

Antagonist (noun)

• Antagonistic (adj)

• Antagonistically(adv)

Foreshadows Foreshadows something bad is something bad is going to happengoing to happen

Ominous (adj)

• ominously (adv)

Doubting, distrustful, pessimistic

Cynical (adj)• Cynically (adv)

Firmly sticking to moral beliefs or values

Integrity (noun)

Super freaked out; upset

Distraught (adj)

• Distraughtly(adv)

What matters to a person regardless of

consequences or what others think

Prerogative (noun)

Who the story is about; the one we

want to win

Protagonist (noun)

Claiming beliefs that one does not really possess or

follow; falseness

Hypocrisy (noun)

• Hypocritical (adj)

• Hypocritically (adv)

• Hypocrite (noun)

Directly stated, spelled out clear

Explicit (adj)Explicitly (adv)

Understood, but not clearly stated or written

“new”

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