Vocabulary Words Sept 6 th Week Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words Sept. 6 th Week

Vocabulary Words 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Interpersonal Disguise Clumped Illustrate Propaganda Theme Plot Contract Satire Bind Tranquilizer Dopey Compositions Dynamics

Interpersonal �Adjective: Of or relating to relationships or communication between people: "interpersonal skills".

Disguise �Verb: Give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity. �Noun: A means of altering one's appearance or concealing one's identity.

PARODY �Noun: An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Clumped � 1. Form into a clump or mass. � 2. Walk with a heavy tread

illustrate � 1. Provide (a book, newspaper, etc. ) with pictures: "illustrated with photographs". � 2. Explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc: "the results are illustrated in Figure 7"

propaganda � 1. Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. � 2. The dissemination of such information as a political strategy.

Theme �Noun: The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic: "the theme of the sermon was reverence".

Plot �Noun: A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful. �Verb: Secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action).

Contract �Noun: A written or spoken agreement, esp. one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

Satire � 1. The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. � 2. A play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire.

Bind �Verb: Tie or fasten (something) tightly. �Noun: A problematical situation.

Tranquilizer �Noun: A medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety.

Dopey � 1. Stupefied by sleep or a drug: "she was under sedation and a bit dopey". � 2. Idiotic: "did you ever hear such dopey names? "

Compositions � 1. The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up. � 2. The action of putting things together; formation or construction

Dynamics � 1. The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces. � 2. The branch of any science in which forces or changes are considered: "chemical dynamics"