TEWWG Exam Short answer short essay matching Part

TEWWG Exam Short answer, short essay, matching Part 1: Reading Check. Plot-based questions. Part 2: People, Places Who’s who? Quote matching (Who said what…) Where events took place Part 3: Analysis (May use annotations) Excerpts/quotes/passages to analyze & explain. Symbols to analyze & explain. Relationships to analyze & explain

Vocabulary Unit 1 A Brief Introduction

Admonish (v. )- to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty Synonyms: warn, call on the carpet Antonyms: praise, pat on the back Mrs. Mc. Mahon admonished the student for picking his nose and eating it.

Breach (n. ) An opening, gap, rupture; rift; a violation or infraction; (v. ) to create an opening, break through Antonyms- close, seal The city of New Orleans flooded because of a breach in the levees.

Brigand (n. ) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman The brigand stole all of Mrs. Mc. Mahon’s books.

Circumspect (adj. ) careful, cautious Synonyms- wary, prudent, guarded Antonyms- incautious, rash, reckless, heedless After Mrs. Mc. Mahon admonished him, the student was always circumspect and careful.

Commandeer (v. ) to seize for military or official use Synonyms- take over, requisition, expropriate If we ever have a zombie apocalypse, public buildings will probably be commandeered and made into “safe zones. ”

Cumbersome (adj. ) clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving Synonyms- unwieldy, ponderous Antonyms- manageable, easy to handle Sometimes packages aren’t heavy, they are just cumbersome.

Deadlock (n. ) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; (v. ) to bring to such a standstill Synonyms- standoff, stalemate Antonyms- Agreement, accord, breakthrough Mrs. Mc. Mahon and the student reached a deadlock during their argument about grades.

Debris (n. ) scattered fragments, wreckage Synonyms- rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam In TEWWG, the roads were flooded with water, bodies, and debris.

Diffuse (v. ) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj. ) wordy, long winded, or unfocused Synonyms- disperse, rambling, verbose, prolix Antonyms- concentrate, brief, concise, succinct The speech was so diffuse that no one knew what the point was.

Dilemma (n. ) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem Synonyms- predicament, quandary, pickle, bind Antonym- cinch Judy faced a dilemma every morning: to get up, or not to get up?

Efface (v. ) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed Synonyms- blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge Shy people are self-effacing.

Muddle (v. ) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by (n. ) a hopeless mess Synonyms- jumble, mess up, confusion, disorder Antonyms- orderliness, tidiness, neatness Lots of students are overwhelmed in their first week, and they just muddle through.

Opinionated (adj. ) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind Synonyms- obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible Antonyms- open-minded, reasonable Donald Trump is quite opinionated.

Perennial (adj. ) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n. ) a plant that lives for many years Synonyms- enduring, recurring Antonyms- brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral Some people consider standardized testing a perennial problem.

Predispose (v. ) to incline to beforehand Synonyms- make susceptible to Antonyms- immunize against, shield from I am predisposed to vomiting anytime my stomach hurts.

Relinquish (v. ) to let go, give up Synonyms- surrender, abandon Antonyms- hold on to, keep, retain, cling to Mrs. Mc. Mahon likes to relinquish control and let students lead discussions

Salvage (v. ) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n. ) property thus saved Synonyms- rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim Antonyms- abandon, scrap, junk I hope you can salvage your grade after bombing that test!

Spasmodic (adj. ) sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent Synonyms-irregular, occasional Antonyms- steady, continuous, chronic The students didn’t know that by asking Mrs. Mc. Mahon to dance they would witness scary, spasmodic movements.

Spurious (adj. ) not genuine, not true, not valid Synonyms- false There are countless stories about princes and princesses with spurious origins.

Unbridled (adj. ) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint Synonyms- unrestrained, unchecked Antonyms- restrained, held in check, muted At Penn State games this fall, I plan to show unbridled enthusiasm.