Vocabulary Slide A Porcelain (noun) - a white vitrified translucent ceramic; china. Gestapo (noun) - a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty. Symptom (noun) - a physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient. Hazardous (adj) –risky; dangerous. Recessed (verb) – 1) to suspend for a break ; 2) To create a secret or secluded space Philanthropy (noun) - the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. Aleck (noun) – a stupid person; smart alec - someone who always says clever things or always has the right answer, in a way that is annoying
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Vocabulary Slide A
Porcelain (noun) - a white vitrified translucent ceramic; china.
Gestapo (noun) - a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty.
Symptom (noun) - a physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
Hazardous (adj) –risky; dangerous.
Recessed (verb) – 1) to suspend for a break ; 2) To create a secret or secluded space
Philanthropy (noun) - the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Aleck (noun) – a stupid person; smart alec - someone who always says clever things or always has the right answer, in a way that is annoying
Vocabulary Slide BAvocation (noun) – a hobby or minor occupation
Colossal (adj) – extremely large
Lunatic (noun) – a mentally ill person
(adj) - mentally ill
Scrawny (adj) – (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony
Mortified (verb) – cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
Incandescent (adj) – 1. emitting light as a result of being heated
2. passionate or brilliant
Commemorative (adj) – acting as a memorial or mark of an event or person
(noun) – an object such as a stamp or coin to mark an event or honor a person
Vocabulary Slide C
Enthusiastic (adj) - feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something
Sophomore (noun) - a second-year college or high school student
Dimwit (noun) – a slow-thinking person
Livelier (comparative adj) - full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
Opinionated (adj) - expressing very strong opinions about things
Memorial (adj) - done or made in order to remind people of someone who has died
(noun) - something, especially a stone with writing on it, that reminds people of someone who has died
Epic (noun) - a book, poem, or film that tells a long story about brave actions and exciting events