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Okay, vocabulary for C period is the same this week as last week - you guys have a quiz this Friday!

Everybody else, your new list:

Vocabulary 28

1. iconoclast - n - a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
2. incisive - adj. - keen, penetrating, cutting, sharp
3. insurgent - adj./n - someone who rises in revolt; revolt-ing, rebellious
4. laconic - adj. - brief or terse
5. marred - adj. - damaged
6. obsolete - adj. - outdated
7. peerless - adj. - having no equal, better than the rest
8. sally - n - a sudden rushing forth to attack; a quick witticism
9. prodigious - adj. - enormous, extraordinary
10. quixotic - adj. - idealistic and impractical

Honors only:
11. snivel - v - to cry and sniffle and whine and complain
12. imperious - adj. - overbearing, arrogant
13. rhapsodize - v - to gush, to speak enthusiastically
14. truculent - adj. - ready to fight
15. bedizen - v - to dress or decorate in a gaudy or tasteless way

Extra credit:

blatherskite, n
katzenjammer, n
colporteur, n
zarf, n


Due dates:

B pd. : sentences 5/14; quiz, drafting 5/16; polished piece 5/20
C pd. : quiz 5/16
D pd. : sentences, 5/14; quiz, drafting, dialogue journal 5/16
F pd. : sentences, drafting, quiz 5/15; polished piece 5/19
H pd. : sentences, drafting, quiz, dialogue journal 5/15