San Diego Jewish Academy
9th Grade Humanities
Vocabulary


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Online reference sources


Identify the part of speech, provide a complete and culturally accepted definition, and use the word in a sentence of your own. This must be typed and turned in on Wednesday at the beginning of the period and you should be prepared for a quizola on Friday.

Week of 03-18 | Top

Renaissance

fresco

vernacular

humanist

perspective

monopoly

caravel

compass

dissenter

epidemic


Week of 03-11 | Top

William Shakespeare

sonnet

tragedy

prologue

pun

oxymoron

Globe Theater

mutiny

star-crossed

Cupid

Week of 03-04 | Top

Words from WH, chapter 11

due process of law

limited monarchy

burgess

parliament

representative

nation-state

schism

clergy

nationalism

Reconquista


Week of 02-04 | Top

Words from WH, chapter 10, sec 3-5

jury

common law

chivalry

troubadours

crusade

Words from The Canterbury Tales, "Knight's Tale"

covenant

disconsolate

eschew

iniquity

lascivious

Week of 01-28 | Top

Words from The Canterbury Tales prologue

accrue

benign

cloister

felicity

heathen

pestilence

solicitous

sundry

tempest

verity

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Fall 2001 Vocabulary

Week of 01-07 | Top

Words from the WH, Ch 10 -
"The High Middle Ages"

guild

apprentice

middle class/
bourgeoisie /
burghers

charters

words from Chaucer

characterization

dramatic irony

frame story

satire

realism

persona

Week of 11-26 | Top

All words from the
WH, Chapter 9

medieval

monastery

abbot

knight

count

feudalism

lord

vassal

investiture

serf


Week of 11-12 | Top

All words from the
Beowulf

Anglo-Saxon

Old English

fate (wyrd)

reparation

alliteration

epithet

oral tradition

epic

lament

pagan

 Week of 11-5 | Top

All words from the
WH, Chapter 7.

aqueduct

civil service

succession

satire

apostle

messiah

martyr

bishop

pope

inflation


Week of 10-29 | Top

All words from the
Julius Caesar,
Act 5 glossary.

consort

hilt

peevish

cur

epicurean

peril

vile

providence

engender

Literary Devices

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

pun

foreshadowing

persuasion

soliloquy

theme

aside

characterization


Week of 10-22 | Top

All words from the
Julius Caesar,
Act 4 glossary.

contaminate

deceitful

endure

grudge

nimbleness

Stoicism

chastisement

apparition

 Week of 10-15

All words from the
Julius Caesar,
Act 3 glossary.

abridge

apprehensive

compel

foreshadowing

leaden

omen

oration

persuasion

render

reverence


Week of 10-08 | Top

All words from the
Julius Caesar,
Act 2 glossary.

carrion

cognizance

construe

disperse

hideous

insurrection

interpose

redress

semblance

spurn

Week of 10-01

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

pun

Select five words from the Julius Caesar, Act I glossary.


Week of 9-17 | Top

patrician

plebian

legion

consul

veto

senate

dictator

mercenary

proletariat

triumvirate

Week of 9-10

Western Civilization

epic

arête

myth

polis (and derivations)

acropolis

Pericles

classical art

tragedy

philosopher


Week of 9-03 | Top

economy

glasnost

perestroika

revolution

apartheid

telecommunication

literacy

Week of 8-27

democracy

dignity

justice

equality

human rights

declaration

freedom

totalitarianism

republic

monarchy


Online reference sources

Dictionary.com - http://www.Dictionary.com/ - includes foreign language dictionaries, Roget's Thesaurus, a translator, writing resources, a word of the day, and more. - This link is courtesy of Neuriel Shore.

Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk - http://www.itools.com/research-it/ - This site has everything from a dictionary to language translations to stock quotes.

The Virtual Reference Desk - http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/index.html - Provides links to a variety of sources including Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms, and tons more.

Yahoo Reference Search - http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/ - Contains tons of sites that will provide useful information such as: Acronyms and Abbreviations, Almanacs, English Language Usage, my personal favorite - Etiquette, and tons more.


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