AE Contemporary Comp, Period 2

AE Contemporary Composition – Per. 2

Homework for Wed. 1/23/2013

Finish questions on p. 421

Read and complete questions on:

pp. 423, 425, 427, and 428

Please be prepared for lively discussion tomorrow ;-)

Vocabulary due Thurs. 1/24/2013

1. nonconformist-a person who refuses to be bound by or accept the established practices of a social group, business or church
2. importune-ask urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands
3. ephemeral-lasting for only a very short time
4. capitulate-surrender on certain terms or conditions
5. philanthropy-love of humanity shown by practical kindness and helpfulness
6. affectation-the act of talking or displaying an attitude or behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt
7. doctrine-teaching instruction; a set of principals held and put forward by a religious or philosophical group
8. affinity-a natural attraction to a person or a thing
9. succumb-to yield to; give into
10. interloper-a person who interferes; unasked and unwanted; intruder; meddler
11. circumnavigation-the act of sailing completely around
12. benevolence-disposition to do good; act of kindness
13. domesticate-to change from a wild to a tame or cultivated state
14. dilapidate-to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin; to deteriorate
15. deprecate-express strong disapproval of
16. delegation-act of delegating; assigned power of authority
17. mutation- act or process of changing; an experiment gone bad
18. sublime-lofty or elevated in thought, feeling, language; noble; exalted
19. metamorphosis-the act of changing to a different physical form
20. placid-serenely free of interruption or disturbance; calm
21. digress-to turn aside
22. anecdotal-short account of a story of some happening or of a person
23. infer-to conclude by reasoning
24. congenial-having similar character habits or tastes; socialable
25. impromptu-devised or performed without prior planning or preparation
26. allusion-the act of referring to something indirectly
27. satire-the use of mockery, sarcasm or humor in a literary work
28. conciliatory-to win over or to gain a friendship
29. superfluous-more than is wanted, needed or useful
30. evitable-capable of being avoided
31. juxtaposition –placement close together
32. paradox-a statement that reveals a kind of truth, although it seems at first to be self-contradictory and untrue