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Vocabulary List 5

Academic Vocabulary Words Content Words

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Activity Menu

Directions: Select from the activities below and complete the number of activities you need to do to total up to 25 points. Activities are due the day before the quiz for review.

Activity / Points Possible
Flashcards – words on front/definition on back / 5
Synonym/Antonym chart – create a chart with categories for the word, a synonym, and an antonym – fill it in / 5
Sentences – use each word in a sentence – be sure the sentence has enough context to reveal the definition – underline the word / 5
Word Search – create a word search puzzle using the words as clues – good for spelling! / 5
Crossword – create a crossword puzzle using the definitions as clues – see my website for links to crossword puzzle generators / 10
Pictionary – create a visual or symbolic representation of each word to help remember the definition – can be done digitally if you provide image credit / 10
Categorize It – create criteria to categorize the words – helps to connect multiple words / 10
Frayer Model Chart – create and complete a Frayer Model chart for each word – definition, characteristics/explanation, example, non-example / 15
Narrative – write a narrative using all of the words – context should reveal the definition / 15
Fold It – create a “fold it” for each word – see Mr. Grande’s handout / 20

Vocabulary words:

obscure (adj) – faintly perceptible; unclear

reprimand (v) – to scold

blandly (adv) – mildly; plainly

elude (v) – to escape; to avoid

connived (v) – plotted; planned

maintain (v) – to keep in appropriate condition; preserve

relevant (adj) - bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent

discriminate (v) - to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality

transfer (v) – to move from one place to another

compensate (v) – to repay for something; counterbalance