Plan Ahead!

Plan Ahead!• Test on Section 8 words will be Tuesday, April

27!• There will be 16 words, 3 sections.• It’s raining words! April showers bring May

test results.

Week 1• Old hat, new hat•Words relating to the old or

the new

Antediluvian- adj• Very, very old; “before the

flood”; out of date• Though the woman tried to be

youthful, her antediluvian clothes pegged her for an older generation.

Antiquated- adj• Very old and no longer in use;

obsolete• The typewriter is a piece of

antiquated equipment.

Inception- noun• The start or beginning of something• Since the inception of the school

year, Dylan has been a hard working student.

Unprecedented- adj• Unequaled and unrivaled; head

of the game• The number of colleges rivaling

for her attention has been unprecedented.

Week 2• Is there anybody out there?

Just nod if you can here me…•Words related to being hardly

noticeable or sneaky

Clandestine- adj• Hidden, secret, concealed• During the party, two students

from English 11AP stole away into the woods for a clandestine rendezvous.

Covert- adj• Secret, hidden• Very few students know that

Alexandria is actually an FBI agent performing a covert mission at WiHi searching out aliens.

Furtive- adj• Sneaky• Aliens are very furtive, cleverly

disguising themselves to look like every day people.

Inconspicuous- adj• Hardly noticeable• Aliens make themselves

inconspicuous by staying quiet and reclusive, rarely will they be seen performing in school functions.

Surreptitious- adj• Done or made in a secret way• Using surreptitious tactics, Alex

has been able to infiltrate the alien world, thus saving all mankind.

Week 3•Who do you know?•Words relating to people

you will meet in life.

Adversary- noun•An opponent• In the volleyball match,

Laura encountered a worthy adversary.

Advocate- noun• A supporter; proponent• When she’s on the court, her

biggest advocate is Jacquel.

charlatan

pariah

raconteur