Week 5 Vocabulary

1. Amorphous (adj.) – shapeless; of no particular form or type; not organized

2. Ascetic (n.) – a person who practices unusual self-denial or discipline, often for religious reasons; (adj.) – self-denying

3. Decorum (n.) – proper action, speech, and dress; good manners and behavior; polite behavior

4. Doggerel (n.) – badly written or trivial verse, often with a singsong rhythm

5. Facile (adj.) – easily done; performing or working with ease; adroit; not sincere or profound; superficial

6. Guile (n.) – craftiness; deceit; cunning

7. Proffer (v.) – to offer; (n.) an offer

8. Protégé (n.) – someone whose welfare or career is guided and helped by a more influential person

9. Sanguine (adj.) – naturally cheerful and hopeful; confident; having a ruby complexion

10. Seraphic (adj.) – angelic; of the highest order of angels

11. vacuum

12. restaurant

13. privilege

14. altar – raised center of worship

15. alter – to change

16. fair – even handed

17. fare – payment

18. idle – not working

19. idol – object of worship

20. conscience

Week 5 Vocabulary Practice

  1. Many Pre-Raphaelites were criticized for their sensual subject matter. The public expected them to be ______as artists and felt that neither their art nor their lives reflected sufficient strictness and severity.
  1. The painters were condemned for their informal lifestyles and what the public considered a lack of ______in their actions, conduct, and attire.
  1. They were certainly not ______, or perfectly behaved, but they did not deserve to have their works condemned because of their personal lives.
  1. Because the Pre-Raphaelites believed strongly in portraying realistic detail, their works were never ______.
  1. After their works were criticized by the public, the Pre-Raphaelites were not very ______about their future as artists. Fortunately, they never lost their optimism or confidence.
  1. The poets of the group included the Rossettis, George Meredith, William Morris, and Algernon Swinburne. These writers may have addressed unconventional subjects, but their works were intelligent and well-crafted—far from ______.
  1. Their works were ______to the public in various volumes. The Pre-Raphaelite poets, except for Christina Rossetti, tended to write overly romantic verse.
  1. George Meredith was ______, an adept writer who wrote novels as well as poetry.
  1. Eventually, the openness and the lack of ______of Pre-Raphaelite art attracted the public to the movement.
  1. Other schools of art, such as Impressionism, were also attracting followers, and the Pre-Raphaelites had few ______. A limited number of young artists sought their assistance.

Sentence Patterns

Write an example for each of these patterns. Remember that a PN or a PA gets a LINKING VERB.

  1. S V PN
  2. S V PA

Label the Subject, Verb and Predicate Nominative ORPredicate Adjective

  1. Troy is a carpenter of the highest level.

S = V =PA = PN =

  1. It was foggy outside.

S = V =PA = PN =

  1. This puzzle is difficult to solve.

S = V =PA = PN =

Week 5 Practice Answers

1. ascetics

2. decorum

3. seraphic

4. amorphous

5. sanguine

6. doggerel

7. proffered

8. facile

9. guile

10. protégés

11. S V PN

12. S V PA

13. S=Troy V=is PN=carpenter

14. S=ItV=was PA=foggy

15. S=puzzle V=is PA=difficult