ERWC VOCAB FIVE New ALLUDE Verb To make

ERWC: VOCAB FIVE New

ALLUDE Verb To make an indirect reference to something To hint at something without saying it specifically He was alluding to you and me when he was talking about students who need to step up and improve their grade.

BENEVOLENT Adjective Kind/Having good intentions Noun: Benevolence Root: Ben means “good” (Bien, bene…) He was a benevolent ruler and all of the citizens appreciated him.

CALAMITY Noun A disaster § Adjective: Calamitous (disastrous) Our group project was a calamity because no one did their part except for me.

ELUCIDATE Verb To make something clear I was hoping that providing logical evidence would elucidate my reasons for doing what I did.

DISPROPORTIONATE Adjective Unbalanced/More or less than is expected or would make sense Our class has a disproportionate number of A’s relative to most other periods. Probably because we are all great students.

GRAVITY Noun Importance or seriousness I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation, so let me elucidate it for you.

IMPENDING Adjective Going to happen soon Many of you are nervous and excited about your impending graduation. § Commonly Used: Impending danger, Impending doom

MOLLIFY Verb To soothe or appease someone (to calm them down) The angry customer was mollified by the manager’s promise to comp his food.

MALEVOLENT Adjective Unkind/having bad intentions The house was haunted by a malevolent ghost.

PERNICIOUS Adjective Destructive/Fatal (in a slow way) The pernicious virus ate away at his immune system.

SINGULAR Adjective (Adverb: Singularly) Remarkable/Exceptional The singular images captured by the telescope were breathtaking.

UNORTHODOX Adjective Unconventional—not the expected way Lonzo Ball has an unorthodox shot that has earned him a lot of criticism.

REVISING INTROS Most of the introductions successfully included the author’s argument (from the prompt) Most of the introductions successfully included a clear thesis Where most fell short was in the “general” section at the beginning— they failed to adequately introduce the controversy: § What happened in recent history to spark the controversy (Blackfish)? § Briefly describe the event and connect it to the topic at hand (captivity): What issues did it raise? How did people react? For most of you, this part should be pretty easy to repair.

REVISING BODY PARAGRAPHS This was a greater challenge for most essays. Each paragraph should have a clear focus: One aspect of the issue should be addressed and it should be consistent with your thesis: § Conditions are unnatural and insufficient § Captivity has as detrimental effect on the animals § Captivity can benefit entire species of animals § Etc. Once you have made your claim, you need to select evidence that specifically supports that claim. After the evidence, you need to make clear to your reader the significance of that evidence, how it connects to the major claim of the paragraph, and how that connects to the greater topic (captivity).