Vocabulary List 1

[Mr. Wells]

canon – n. a law or code of laws
“Please follow the canons outlining traits appropriate to an AP student.”

wont – adj. – accustomed to or used to; likely
“Paula is wont to use vulgar language, but has become more mature and stopped doing so.”

deign – v– to think it appropriate to one’s dignity; condescend
“Thayne would not deign to wear a Tupac shirt.”

copious – adj. – large in quantity; abundant
“AP English students will have copious writing assignments this year.”

engender – v. – to bring into existence; give rise to
“Hatred engenders violence.”

harried – adj. – perturbed by petty annoyances
“Gabriel’s multiple tests caused the harried expression on his face.”

pedantic – adj. – characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules “Many instructors have a pedantic approach to teaching.”

polysyndeton – n. – the repetition of conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect
“Here and there and everywhere.”

ascribe – v. – to assign as a quality or characteristic
“Mr. Wells ascribed jealousy to his critics in order to explain their reactions to his teaching methods.”

inauspicious – adj. – not favorable
“Tesharia had an inauspicious beginning to the year when she forgot her first homework assignment.”

[Mr. Wells]

Done, Paula, though it's a shame to see such a beautiful name so American-ized. Nevertheless, I will respect your decision.

Thank you again for doing so well thus far.

[Mr. Wells]

Post the vocab under Vocabulary List 2, as List 1 is complete.

I assume some will inevitably copy and paste. They will likely get far less out of this process than those who do as I suggest.

Thanks.

[Mr. Wells]

Paula you simply must pay attention...here it goes again:

No one was graded for the creation of vocabulary list 1. We did it in class as we discussed and read a few pieces and came across "unfamiliar" words. This was done to model how I want all students to think about learning new words. As we created the list together in class, having students post words for list 1 on the discussion board would have been redundant.

Now, starting with List 2 (see the board description on the main page for due dates) you will be posting 2 - 5 words (minimum) per list. Please include the word, part of speech, and definition just as I did on the page for list one. This is worth 5 points total. If a word you post makes it to the final list, you receive an extra credit point.
I hope this clarifies everything.
I hope this clarifies