Vocab 6 Connotation Selection

Goal: Provide a medical diagnosis that it's noncancerous, harmless "Fortunately, the tumor was benign."

Goal: A formal analysis of a character who only cares about money "Her avarice leads to her downfall in the novel."

Which vocab word is an antonym for agree?

Goal: to suggest disappointment about the movie that was adapted from your favorite book. "The film was bland at best."

Goal: to criticize in a formal way that something was boring "She never took risks, so her cooking was bland."

Goal: Unproductive disagreement about small things "The old married couple bickered about what to have for dinner."

Which vocab word is an antonym for deadly?

"How/why is (claim) true?" helps you to find which part of an argument?

Which vocab word is an antonym for reluctant?

Goal: Contrast grumpy Mrs. Smith to your other neighbor in an old-fashioned style. "Mr. Jones is actually quite benign."

Goal: Criticize the intensely upsetting experience of someone's actions. "Every day, he badgers me to go on a date."

The associations, imagery, symbolism, emotions, and "baggage" of a word is known as

Claim: High schools should start at 9am rather than 8am. Which would be a supporting reason?

Goal:Claim they're intentionally trying to prevent my success "At every step, my nemesis baffles me and ruins my plans!"

Which vocab word is an antonym for fresh?

Goal: to indicate horror "The monster was bizarre, a combination of parts of other animals."

Goal: Criticize their commonness/unoriginality "At this point, I find superhero movies entirely banal."

Goal: Criticize someone you HATE as a human being. "Her ideas are not just boring; she is completely banal."

Goal: somewhat informal to friends, relentless annoyance: Ugh, my sister badgers me to take her to the arcade daily.

Goal: to mildly criticize the strange fashion choice "Her mix of zebra print and polka dots was, in one word, bizarre."

Goal: Emphasize someone's business skills. "He began to bicker with the shopkeeper over the price."

Goal: Highly criticize my boss "His avariciousness led to distrust."

Goal: hard to understand due to complexity, neutral, no bad intentions "Even with tutoring, I find physics baffling."

To synthesize in your writing means to...

Goal: indicate an obsessive and intensely passionate belief. "She's avid about the necessity of environmental reform."

Questions starting with words like "can, do, is, are" are normally what types of questions?

The literal, dictionary definition of a word is known as

Goal:point out that they were warlike aggressors in a formal, militaristic way "Nazi Germany was a belligerent in WWII."

Goal: In a college essay, outline a lifelong interest. "I have been an avid reader of poetry since I was 5."

Goal: old-fashioned, gently point out a quirk of your neighbor's need to argue. "Mrs. Smith is quite belligerent."