Altruistic – Noun
· Unselfish regard for the welfare of others.
· Taking one for the team
Malice – Noun
· Desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.
o Many many many movie characters use this root word for names of bad guys.
o Can you think of examples?
Myopic – Adjective
· Myo – closed. Opic – sight
· An unwillingness to look at the truth. Unable to see the facts. A narrow view
· Also a medical condition – Myopia.
Archaic – Adjective
· Having the characteristics of the past. Old. Usually in reference to an outdated way of thinking or doing things.
Euphemism – noun
· The substitution of an agreeable word or phrase for one that is not so acceptable.
o It’s a way of saying something naughty or mean without saying something naughty or mean. ;-)
o “If you know what I mean.”
- Due Friday.
Spelling week 3:
Treacherous - Deceitful/dangerous
Grotesque - Ugly
Auspicious - Noticeable, visible
Exhilarate - Gets the blood pumping!
Demeanor - Attitude and looks
Resilient - Tough
Demeanor - Accidental repeat. Sorry. Add it to the list anyway so I know you didn't skip a line.
Effusive - Very wordy. Talks a LOT.
Aerosol - Spray can
- Due Friday.
Journal week 3:
Describe a time you injured yourself because you were stupid, or didn't listen when you were warned about danger. - Due Wednesday.
2nd Per:
3rd Per:
5th Per:
8th Per: - Vocab 3, Spelling 3, Journal 3.
4th Per: - Discussion of money, jobs, unions, etc in the eyes of Republicans or Democrats. We read an article about the Postal service being heavily mired in debt right now, and yet, still paying thousands of employees to literally sit there and do absolutely nothing because of Union rules and regulations. Where do you stand on this kind of issue? In VERY simplistic terms, Republicans usually want to save the business at the expense of people's jobs and livlihoods, and Democrats usually want to save the jobs at the expense of the business
6th Per: Begin lesson 5.
8th Per - Key of Excellence - What is integrity and how to you manifest it?
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