San Diego Jewish Academy
10th Grade Humanities
Vocabulary


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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.


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 5-28 - Ch. 31 | Top

nonaggression pact

blitzkrieg

underground

embargo

genocide

Holocaust

internment camp

Week of 5-07 - Ch. 28 | Top

autocrat

nihilism

collective farm

command economy

soviet

Week of 4-30 - Ch. 30 | Top

isolationism

depression

standard of living

fascism

nazism

authoritarian

censor

appeasement

puppet government

negotiation

Week of 4-23 - Ch. 27

total war

rationing

propaganda

abdicated

reparations

mandates

self-determination

armistice

genocide

convoy

Week of 4-17 - Ch. 27 | Top

militarism

entente

ultimatum

neutrality

mobilize

Week of 3-19 - Ch. 26

evolution

impressionism

anarchist

pogrom

mass culture

interchangeable parts

assembly line

anesthesia

social insurance

home rule

Week of 3-05 | Top

From the vocabulary lists of 2-05 to 2-26, select any five words. Show your clear understanding of each by appropriately incorporating them into your Art With a Voice Feature Article.

Week of 2-26 - Ch. 25

imperialism

colonialism

hegemony

racism

protectorate

condominium

extraterritorial rights

spheres of influence

intervention

cash crop

Week of 2-19 - Ch. 24 | Top

emigration

immigration

socialism

communism

stock

corporation

bourgeoisie

proletariat

realism

manifesto

Week of 2-12 - Ch. 23

On Thursday, we will select three terms from the list below and you will define each by giving two clear examples from the appropriate time period.

diplomacy

conservatism

liberalism

radicalism

romanticism

nationalism

reform movement

Week of 2-05 - Ch. 22 | Top

industrialization

mechanization

economics

mass production

crop rotation

urbanization

entrepreneur

union

output

consumption

Week of 1-15

segregated

amnesty

equality

compassion

solidarity

spontaneity

justice

legality

morality

human rights

Week of 1-08 | Top

apartheid

amnesty

sympathy

empathy

apathy

excuse

reason

segregated

African National Congress

economic sanctions

Week of 1-02

equality

vigilance

handicap

jury

verdict

unanimous

guilt

innocence

compassion

mercy

Week of 12-11 | Top

monotheism

covenant

ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)

laissez faire

free trade

glasnost

parliament

papal

solidarity

suffragette

Week of 12-04

(presentation terms)

rehearse

visualization

paraphrase

audience

delivery

gestures

eye contact

focus

spontaneity

effective

Week of 11-27 | Top

(PowerPoint terms)

slide

slide sorter

handout

notes page

background

alignment

spell check

slide show

animation

transition

Week of 11-13

justice

legality

morality

United Nations

Magna Carta

revolution

due process

Enlightenment

expatriate

human rights

Week of 10-29 | Top

Take any five words from the previous weeks' vocabulary and one quote of your choice to create a show, not tell paragraph, poem, character sketch, vignette, or editorial.

Coherent transitions, powerful language, and unexpected twists would inspire us.

See sense web; one true sentence; show, not tell; and using quotes for added insight

Week of 10-23

Analogy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.

Review all of the words in the list and be prepared to create an analogy for each one.

See: Analogies - explains analogies and how to solve them on the PSAT or SAT.

From the list of vocabulary words, excluding the words used for the week of 10-16, create two analogy roots and three possible answers for each. Answer (a) represent antonyms, (b) represents synonyms, and (c) respresents the correct choice. For example:

RATIONAL:CRAZY

(a) HAUGHTY:MEEK
(antonyms)

(b) PRIDE:HUBRIS
(synonyms)

(c) SANE:IRRATIONAL
(correct choice)

Week of 10-16 | Top

Analogy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.

Review all of the words in the list and be prepared to create an analogy for each one.

See: Analogies - explains analogies and how to solve them on the PSAT or SAT.

Construct a test sentence for each of the following analogy roots. The sentence should show the clear and logical relationship between the two given words. For example:

A crazy person is not rational.

  • ORATORY:RHETORIC
  • RATIONAL:CRAZY
  • PLATFORM:AL GORE
  • PARADOX:"FAIR IS FOUL"
  • TREASON:TRAITOR
  • TYRANT:DESPOT
  • CONFORM:REBEL
  • IMPERIOUS:ROYAL
  • FLOURISHING:HEALTHY
  • ALLITERATION:POETRY

Week of 10-09

tragedy

philosopher

Socratic method

debate

syllogism

logic

pride (hubris)

oratory

rational

abstract

Week of 10-02 | Top

Act, scene, and line references match the New Folger Library Edition, 1992.

anon (i, l.11)

thane (iii, l. 50)

treason (iii, l. 123)

harbinger (iv, l. 51)

rhetoric

platform

aside

soliloquy

paradox

dramatic irony

Week of 9-25

polis

citizen

aristocracy

oppressive

tyrant

spartan

conform

reform

democracy

despot

Week of 9-18 | Top

integrity

rubric

flourishing

hoard

imperious

infest

malice

reproach

skulk

supple

Week of 9-11

Anglo-Saxon

Old English

fate (wyrd)

reparation

alliteration

epithet

oral tradition

epic

lament

pagan


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