English 10 Notes

The denotation of a word is its actual dictionary definition. It is the simplest, most used, and most basic understanding of the word.

Connotation is the cultural and emotional association of a word. It is the meaning beyond the word and is more subjective and fluid. The nuances of connotation change based on usage, so the same word can have a positive or negative connotation.

Context is all of the surrounding material that helps readers understand the meaning of a word.

Abstemious (ADJ) - Eating and drinking in moderation. From latin Abstemius

Bemuse (Verb) - to cause to be bewildered; confuse.

Benighted (ADJ) - Resulting from or in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened.

Dogmatic (ADJ) - Asserting or insisting upon ideas or principles, especially when unproven or unexamined, in an imperious or arrogant manner.

Egocentric (ADJ) - confined in attitude or interest to one’s own needs or affairs

Exacerbate (verb) - to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate.

Gregarious (adj) - seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable.

Hedonism (noun) - pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.

Idealism (noun) - the act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal and often impractical form.

impassive (adj) - devoid of or not subject to emotion

Invincible (adj) - incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable.

Lackadaisical (adj) - Characterized by a lack of effort, care, or involvement.

Maladroit (adj) - marked by a lack of adroitness; inept

Mawkish (adj) - Excessively and objectionably sentimental.

Mendacious (adj) - lying; untruthful

Mercurial (adj) - having the characteristics of eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, and theivishness attributed to the god Mercury

Munificent (adj) - very liberal in giving; generous.

negligent (adj) - given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect.

Obstinate (adj) - Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action.

Philistine (adj) - a person who is smugly indifferent or hostile to art and culture.

Plebeian (adj) - unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar.

Presumptuous (adj) - going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward.

Sophomoric (adj) - exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment

Uproarious (adj) - loud and full; boisterous.

Verbose (adj) - Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.

parallel structure is using the saem grammatical form to express equal or parallel ideas. it is also called parallelism

active and passive voice