Name: Period: Due Date: 11/7/14, Friday

W.O.W. ( W ords O f the W eek) #7 – Honors ELA 8 advocate aloof atrocity banter bountifulcomponent confiscate decipher deter eccentricelite era fastidious forfeit grope

incense mercenary muster stance turbulent

1. Mix and Match - Directions: Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition. Write the letter in the Answer section.Answer Vocabulary word Definition

1. Advocate (n) A. A very cruel or terrible act

2. Aloof (adj) B. Successful or powerful people; people who have the most wealth & status in a society

3. Atrocity (n) C. A soldier who will fight for any group or country that will pay him or her

4. Banter (v) D. One of the parts of something

5. Bountiful (adj) E. To search for something by reaching or touching, usually in an awkward way

6. Component (n) F. To prevent something from happening

7. Confiscate (v) G. A period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, or person

8. Decipher (v) H. To cause extreme anger

9. Deter (v) I. Not involved, influenced by, or friendly toward other people

10.Eccentric (adj) J. A publicly stated opinion or perspective

11.Elite (adj) K. To seize by authority

12.Era (n) L. To gather together a group of people; to work hard to get something

13.Fastidious (adj) M. To speak to or address in a witty & teasing manner

14.Forfeit (n) N. Liking few things; hard to please

15.Grope (v) O. A person who works and supports a cause or group

16. Incense (v) P. Tending to act in strange or unusual ways

17.Mercenary (n) Q. Full of confusion, violence, or disorder; not stable or steady

18.Muster (v) R. Giving or providing many desired things

19.Stance (n) S. Something that is lost or given up as punishment or because of a rule or law

20.Turbulent (adj) T. To find the meaning of something that is difficult

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to read or understand

2. Context Clues – Directions: Read the sentences below. Use context clues to fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words. Correct spelling counts!

advocate aloof atrocity bantered bountifulcomponent confiscate decipher deter eccentric

elite era fastidious forfeit groped

incense mercenary mustered stance turbulent

21. Captain Jaggery is an extremely man who is very hard to please.

22. Batteries are an important of your car.

23. Boba Fett, the famous from Star Wars, is hired by Jabba the Hut to kill Han Solo.

24. Many people don’t really like Jane because she acts ; no one feels like they know her.

25. Henry’s football team had to the game, because they weren’t wearing the proper uniforms for the championship game.

26. Martin Luther King Jr. was an for African Americans.

27. Harvard University is considered to be one of the most schools in the world.

28. Brushing your teeth will bad breath.

29. Julius Cesar his troops against his rival, Pompeii.

30. In the year of “The Great Rains,” there was a harvest that fed all the villagers.

31. Many people consider Albert Einstein to be an genius.

32. The internet has brought about a new in communication & technology.

33. As a teacher, Mrs. Higgins takes a strongly negative toward cheating.

34. The prison guards told the prisoners, “We will any weapons we find.”

35. Bethany’s attitude is so bad that it is bound to her teachers.

36. The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was a horrible .

37. Sarah was thrilled that Ben had written her a note, since she really liked him. But she was frustrated as she realized that she couldn’t his sloppy writing.

38. The cave was completely dark as Ryan around in his backpack for his flashlight.

39. Carl’s relationship with Donna was filled with drama.

40. The young lovers happily at the school dance.

3. Original Sentences – Directions: Writing in paragraph form, use all 20 of this week’s words.

Your paragraph(s) should “flow” and make sense! The vocabulary words should stand out! Use any old W.O.W.s for extra credit (these should stand out in a different way).

Name: Period: Due Date: 11/7/14, Friday

W.O.W. ( W ords O f the W eek) #7 – ELA 8 advocate aloof atrocity banter bountifulcomponent confiscate decipher deter eccentricelite era fastidious forfeit grope

incense mercenary muster stance turbulent

1. Mix and Match - Directions: Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition. Write the letter in the Answer section.

Answer Vocabulary word Definition1. Advocate (n) A. A very cruel or terrible act

2. Aloof (adj) B. Successful or powerful people; people who have the most wealth & status in a society

3. Atrocity (n) C. A soldier who will fight for any group or country that will pay him or her

4. Banter (v) D. One of the parts of something

5. Bountiful (adj) E. To search for something by reaching or touching, usually in an awkward way

6. Component (n) F. To prevent something from happening

7. Confiscate (v) G. A period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, or person

8. Decipher (v) H. To cause extreme anger

9. Deter (v) I. Not involved, influenced by, or friendly toward other people

10.Eccentric (adj) J. A publicly stated opinion or perspective

11.Elite (adj) K. To seize by authority

12.Era (n) L. To gather together a group of people; to work hard to get something

13.Fastidious (adj) M. To speak to or address in a witty & teasing manner

14.Forfeit (n) N. Liking few things; hard to please

15.Grope (v) O. A person who works and supports a cause or group

16. Incense (v) P. Tending to act in strange or unusual ways

17.Mercenary (n) Q. Full of confusion, violence, or disorder; not stable or steady

18.Muster (v) R. Giving or providing many desired things

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19.Stance (n) S. Something that is lost or given up as punishment or because of a rule or law

20.Turbulent (adj) T. To find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand

2. Context Clues – Directions: Read the sentences below. Use context clues to fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words. Correct spelling counts!

advocate aloof atrocity bantered bountifulcomponent confiscate decipher deter eccentric

elite era fastidious forfeit groped

incense mercenary mustered stance turbulent

21. Captain Jaggery is an extremely man who is very hard to please.

22. Batteries are an important of your car.

23. Boba Fett, the famous from Star Wars, is hired by Jabba the Hut to kill Han Solo.

24. Many people don’t really like Jane because she acts ; no one feels like they know her.

25. Henry’s football team had to the game, because they weren’t wearing the proper uniforms for the championship game.

26. Martin Luther King Jr. was an for African Americans.

27. Harvard University is considered to be one of the most schools in the world.

28. Brushing your teeth will bad breath.

29. Julius Cesar his troops against his rival, Pompeii.

30. In the year of “The Great Rains,” there was a harvest that fed all the villagers.

31. Many people consider Albert Einstein to be an genius.

32. The internet has brought about a new in communication & technology.

33. As a teacher, Mrs. Higgins takes a strongly negative toward cheating.

34. The prison guards told the prisoners, “We will any weapons we find.”

35. Bethany’s attitude is so bad that it is bound to her teachers.

36. The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was a horrible .

37. Sarah was thrilled that Ben had written her a note, since she really liked him. But she was frustrated as she realized that she couldn’t his sloppy writing.

38. The cave was completely dark as Ryan around in his backpack for his flashlight.

39. Carl’s relationship with Donna was filled with drama.

40. The young lovers happily at the school dance.

Original Sentences – Directions: Choose 10 of this week’s vocabulary words. Write 10 original sentences. The vocabulary word should stand out! Use any old W.O.W.s for extra credit (these should stand out in a different way).