English 11 Unit 1 Word Wall by Amanda https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11 Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-09-17 15:48:26 UTC 2025-10-25 00:36:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Irate ahughes31 https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/188238698 Part of Speech: adjective

Definition:  Very angry; enraged

Sentence:  She was irate that her sister hacked her Facebook account. ]]> 2017-09-17 15:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/188238698 aesthetics https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016602 part of speech:noun

the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.

 It was a tense matchup that made up in suspense for what it lacked in aesthetics. 




]]> 2017-09-19 17:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016602 affluent https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016633 Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich

Sentence: an affluent person. 



]]> 2017-09-19 17:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016633 Structure https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016848 2017-09-19 17:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016848 Stru https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016861
Part of Speech: Noun

Definition:  the relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature

Sentence: The white house is a public structure.]]> 2017-09-19 17:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189016861 roil https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017078  to disturb or disquiet
part of speech; adjective
sentence; to be roiled by delay]]> 2017-09-19 17:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017078 categorical https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017145  without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional:
 
 ]]> 2017-09-19 17:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017145 causal https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017175  relating to or acting as a cause. ]]> 2017-09-19 17:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017175 Inchoate https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017233 part of speech: adjective

definition:  just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

 
 
 ]]> 2017-09-19 17:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189017233 Narcassistic https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018160 Part of speech: noun
Definition: excessive self-love, egotistical
sentence: Quit being so narcassistic

]]> 2017-09-19 17:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018160 understatement https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018233 definition ;  the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. 
sentence ; because your small your a understatement 

]]> 2017-09-19 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018233 comparison https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018250 the act or instance of comparing]]> 2017-09-19 17:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018250 supine https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018316 Part of speech:  adjective

Definition:  lying on the back, face or front upward
sentence: the girl was supine in bed

]]> 2017-09-19 17:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018316 marginal https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018552 Part of speech: adjective
 
Definition:  Sociology. marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them.
sentence:

]]> 2017-09-19 17:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018552 flashback https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018876 a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
 
 ]]> 2017-09-19 17:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189018876 evaluate https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019090  form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess. ]]> 2017-09-19 17:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019090 Narrative https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019225
Part of Speech: Noun

Definition:   a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious 

sentence: We construct narratives in English.

]]> 2017-09-19 17:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019225 Prowess https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019567 part of speech: noun

definition: skill or expertise in a particular activity or field]]> 2017-09-19 17:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019567 sequential https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019632 forming or following in a logical order or sequence.]]> 2017-09-19 17:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019632 Turbulent https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019796  characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm.
 (adjective)
 (of air or water) moving unsteadily or violently. 

 
 


]]> 2017-09-19 17:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189019796 inflection https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020055  modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice. ]]> 2017-09-19 17:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020055 naive https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020203 having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.]]> 2017-09-19 17:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020203 Commiserate https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020216  express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize. (2)definitions
part of speech: verb   ]]> 2017-09-19 17:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020216 gregargarious https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020392 2017-09-19 17:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020392 indelible https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020505 part of speech: adjective

definition:  not able to be forgotten or removed. 

sentence:  "his story made an indelible impression on me" ]]> 2017-09-19 17:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020505 Argument https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020553
Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse

Sentence: The siblings had a huge argument over cereal.


]]> 2017-09-19 17:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020553 Condone: To give tacit approval to; https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020660 2017-09-19 17:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020660 sarcasm https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020913 part of speech: noun

definition: harsh or bitter derision or irony

sentence: But it is the quest of a father and son to invent a symbol for sarcasm that will live in infamy


]]> 2017-09-19 17:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189020913 presumptuous https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021100 full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.]]> 2017-09-19 17:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021100 insatiable https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021212 definition: incapable of being satisfied or appeased 
part of speech : adverb
sentence : insatiable hunger for knowledge]]> 2017-09-19 17:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021212 Nonchalant: Cooly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021419 2017-09-19 17:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021419 Analysis https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021978
Part of Speech: Plural Noun

Definition: This process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations

Sentence: ]]> 2017-09-19 17:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189021978 elicit https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022405 to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:]]> 2017-09-19 17:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022405 Lambaste: To reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022446 2017-09-19 17:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022446 influx https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022450  an inflow
 an influx of tourists. ]]> 2017-09-19 17:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022450 mollify https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022884 to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.]]> 2017-09-19 17:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022884 Diaspora https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022988  
1.
(usually initial capital letter) the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
2.
(often initial capital letter) the body of Jews living in countries outside Israel.
3.
(often initial capital letter) such countries collectively:the return of the Jews from the Diaspora.
4.
any group migration or flight from a country or region.Synonyms: dispersion, dissemination, migration, displacement, scattering.Antonyms: return.
5.
any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. 
]]> 2017-09-19 17:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189022988 Bucolic: of, relating to or suggesting an idyllic rural life. https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023014 2017-09-19 17:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023014 scintillating https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023135 2017-09-19 17:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023135 askance https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023305 definition : with suspicion or mistrust
part of speech : adverb
sentence : he looked askance at my offer]]> 2017-09-19 17:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023305 tirade https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023724 2017-09-19 17:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189023724 St https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189025067 2017-09-19 17:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189025067 Dilapidated https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189025164  
1.
reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect. 
]]> 2017-09-19 17:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189025164 smug https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189026868 Part of speech: adjective

Definition: contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent
Sentence: "That's what I thought." Billy said with smug content.]]> 2017-09-19 17:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ahughes31/English11/wish/189026868