Transcript Vocabulary Lesson 9

Vocabulary Lesson 9
Using visualization and context
clues to memorize definitions.
pestilent
• Deadly
Resulting in serious and
widespread illness
Context Clue
• Think of the base word “pest.”
• Do we want creatures in our
home?
• NO!
So, what must be done to prevent
these creatures from spreading
illness and disease?
Visual Challenge
• Imagine a pest
control man with
deadly chemicals
spraying for those
disease spreading
pests.
• Now visualize the
word pestilent
• Deadly; relating to
the spread of
disease or death.
• Better to have death
to them than us!
stagnation
• Motionless;
• the process of being foul and stale from
lack of motion.
• “Sta” sounds like stay…a command given
to indicate lack of movement.
Visual challenge
• A motionless swamp
will begin to smell foul
and stale from lack of
movement.
• Hunters and
fishermen know what
this is like…..
stagnation
• Motionless
• Process of becoming
stale and foul from
lack of motion.
• “This swamp smells
foul…”
disdain
• Scorn;
• To look upon something
with dislike or contempt
Visual challenge
• This is Officer Dain, a
person you don’t want
feeling scornful towards
you!
• Disdain is all over his
face!
• To look upon something
or someone with dislike.
pervade
• To spread throughout
• To pass through
Visual challenge
• Bubbles spread
throughout
• The color has
pervaded throughout
these bubbles
• And
• The bubbles are
pervading the
atmosphere
impetuous
• Characterized by sudden energy
• Wreckless
• Quick movement
Visual challenge and context clue
• Impetuous contains
the word “pet”.
• This pet is recklessly
showing displays of
sudden energy.
• The pet is impetuous.
flaunt
• To show off
• To brag or boast
Visual Challenge
• This movie star is
obviously flaunting
her style.
• She seems to be
flipping or flaunting
her tobacco.
sedate
• Calm and composed
• Lacking any sense of
urgency
Visualize surgery
• You want your
surgeon to be
calm and
composed.
• You want to be
sedated.
• Sedate: calm
and composed
curtail
• To cut short
• To reduce
• restrict
Visualize this situation
• This “cut-tail”
will curtail the
tiger!
• It will reduce…
• Restrict…
• Cut short…
solace
• Something that gives
comfort or relief
• The word “sol" is the
personification of the sun in
literary terms.
Visualize the comfort of the
• Our favorite
place to be….
• We find
“solace”…
• Comfort…
• Relief…
• In the sun!
alluring
• Attractive
• Tempting
• fascinating
Visualize how tempting this lure
is to a fish…..
• This is
alluring…
• Tempting
• Attractive…to
a fish
Now,
• Visualize the corners of the
room
• The words
• The definitions