Overview
This lesson introduces key vocabulary words used to describe attitudes, behaviors, and qualities in people, focusing on definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and usage.
Vocabulary Definitions & Concepts
- Vocabulary covers words describing personality traits, attitudes, and actions (e.g., altruistic, arrogant, subtle).
- Each word is defined, with synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences for context.
- Derivatives show related word forms such as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
Exercise A: Matching Vocabulary
- Students match definitions to words such as altruistic (generous), ambivalent (undecided), angular (lean), and taciturn (quiet).
- Focus on the ability to recognize vocabulary meaning in context.
Exercise B: Synonyms and Definitions
- Students practice matching words like innocuous (harmless), lament (to mourn), and ostentatious (showy) to their correct meanings.
- Reinforces comprehension of both synonyms and definitions.
Sentence Completion Practice
- Exercises require students to fill in blanks using vocabulary (e.g., “The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.”).
- Practice encourages application of vocabulary in contextually appropriate sentences.
Key Terms & Definitions
- Altruistic — unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
- Ambivalent — having mixed feelings or being uncertain
- Angular — lean or having sharp corners; gaunt
- Arrogant — overbearingly assuming, proud
- Aversion — strong dislike or disinclination
- Discern — to perceive or recognize differences
- Disdain — intense dislike, to treat with contempt
- Disparage — to belittle or speak of negatively
- Disparity — inequality or difference in age, rank, or degree
- Embellish — to decorate or add ornamentation
- Engender — to cause or produce
- Innocuous — harmless, not producing injury
- Insipid — boring or lacking interest
- Lament — to mourn or express sorrow
- Laud — to praise or extol
- Obscure — unclear or vague
- Ostentatious — showy, pretentious
- Prodigal — wasteful or lavish
- Repudiate — to reject or disown
- Reticence — restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
- Revere — to honor or respect deeply
- Serene — calm or tranquil
- Subtle — delicate, not obvious
- Superfluous — unnecessary, more than required
- Taciturn — quiet, reserved, not talkative
Action Items / Next Steps
- Complete Exercises A and B (matching and synonym practice).
- Finish the sentence completion activity using vocabulary from the lesson.
- Review key terms and practice using each in a sentence.