Mr. Gibson ClassesDefining & Utilizing
Action Words in Contextual SettingsWeek 2: October 11 – 14 Two-thousand &
eleven
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Good morning ladies & gentlemen!
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Please open your PSAE Vocabulary Journals provided to you this morning by your Advisory Teacher.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
The PSAE/ACT “action” words to the left are to be entered into your journal.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
• adversity• aesthetic• amicable• anachronistic
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Adversity The first word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
ad-VERSE-ih-tee
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Adversity The first word in this week’s group of four is…
________________
ad-VERSE-ih-tee
“a person’s life or situation marked by a
bad situation or distress”
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Adversity
“a person’s life or situation
marked by a bad situation or
distress”
The first word in this week’s group of four is…
________________
ad-VERSE-ih-teeEven after much
adversity, he completed his training and
eventually won the NCAA National Title for long distance running.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
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Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Aesthetic The second word in this week’s group of four
is…________________Ath-STET-ick
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
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Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Aesthetic(adj.)
The second word in this week’s group of four
is…________________eth-STET-ick
“a sense of the beautiful”
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
Aesthetic(adj.)
“a sense of the beautiful”
The second word in this week’s group of four
is…________________eth-STET-ick
“The red rose in the white vase on the dark mahogany table was
quite aesthetic.”
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
AmicableAdj.
The third word in this week’s group of four
is…________________AM-ick-ah-bull
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
AmicableAdj.
The third word in this week’s group of four
is…________________AM-ick-ah-bull
“showing goodwill; friendly or peaceable “
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
AmicableAdj.
“showing goodwill; friendly or peaceable “
The third word in this week’s group of four
is…________________AM-ick-ah-bull
After much heated debate, they worked out an amicable agreement.
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
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Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
AnachronisticAdj.
The fourth word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
uh-nack-ron-ISS-tick
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
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Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
AnachronisticAdj.
The fourth word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
uh-nack-ron-ISS-tick
“referring to a place, thing, or person that belongs in an much earlier time or era”
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
AnachronisticAdj.
“referring to a place, thing, or
person that belongs in an much earlier time or era”
The fourth word in this week’s group of four
is…________________
uh-nack-ron-ISS-tick
“The jeweled sword painted on the side of
the Predator Drone was quite anachronistic .”
SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACT
Action Words
Tuesday October 11th - 1st Hour
“As I look at them both now, they seem very _________ since they are both smiling and chatting casually. The quill pen & ink used for the document signing seemed quite ____________ when compared to the gleaming ultra-modern sleek office surroundings. In fact the ornate cut-glass ink holder and the lavender colored ink on the highly polished mahogany table was visually rather ___________ to the casual observer. “With this agreement, the _________ between the two of you is finally over!” I declared euphemistically.
adversity aesthetic amicable anachronistic