MIDTERM REVIEW TERMS

Hello students,

TEST FORMAT: Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blanks

DATES: Tuesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 21 (The test is one and a half periods)

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: Define the words, use them in sentences, tell which part of speech the word is, match the words to synonyms and/or antonyms



UNIT #1
ADAGE
BONANZA
CHURLISH
CITADEL
COLLABORATE
DECREE
DISCORDANT
EVOLVE
EXCERPT
GROPE
HOVER
JOSTLE
LAGGARD
PLAUDITS
PRECLUDE
REVERT
RUBBLE
SERVILE
VIGIL
WRANGLE

UNIT#2
ANTICS
AVOWED
BANTER
BOUNTIFUL
CONGESTED
DETRIMENT
DURABLE
ENTERPRISING
FRUGAL
GINGERLY
GLUT
INCOGNITO
INVALIDATE
LEGENDARY
MAIM
MINIMIZE
OBLIQUE
VEER
VENERATE
WANTON

UNIT #3
ALLOT
AMASS
AUDACIOUS
COMPLY
DEVOID
ELITE
GRAPPLE
INCAPACITATE
INSTIGATE
LONGEVITY
MYRIAD
PERSPECTIVE
PERTURB
PRODIGIOUS
RELEVANT
SKITTISH
TETHER
UNISON
VIE
WILLFUL

UNIT #4
ANNUL
BLASÉ
BOLSTER
DEPLORE
FRIVOLOUS
MUSTER
NONENTITY
OBSESS
ORNATE
OUST
PERUSE
POROUS
PROMONTORY
PRONE
QUALM
RECOURSE
RESIDUE
SOLICITOUS
STAID
SUSTAIN

UNIT #5
AGHAST
AMPLE
APPARITION
ASSERT
COWER
DISDAIN
EPITAPH
ETHICAL
FACETIOUS
INAUDIBLE
INDISCRIMINATE
INTRIGUE
JURISDICTION
PLAUSIBLE
PLEBEIAN
PRODIGAL
PROXIMITY
PULVERIZE
SEQUEL
VOLATILE

UNIT #6
ABASHED
ALOOF
ANGUISH
ARTICULATE
BASK
DEFECT
FINESSE
FLANT
FORTHRIGHT
GENEAL
INSTILL
OSTRACIZE
PREMONITION
PSEUDONYM
PURGE
REHABILITATE
REPERCUSSION
RESOLUTE
RETENTIVE
SCAPEGOAT

HW Due M / T

VOCABULARY UNIT 5 TEST MONDAY/TUESDAY!!

Read and annotate pages 233-242. Then answer the following questions on loose leaf.Use vocabulary words in your responses and underline them.

Chapter 19 Questions:
1. Describe Farid’s family. How come he only has five children now?

2. How does Amir feel about being in Afghanistan? What is the taxi driver’s response? What does he say about Amir that is true? Why is he so offended?

3. How is Wahid’s opinion of Amir different from that of Farid’s?

4. What does Farid say to Amir before they go to bed? How has his tone changed? Why?

5. What does Amir dream? How is this different from what really happens? Why do you think he is dreaming this?

6. What has Amir left under the mattress? What does this reveal about his character?