Vocabulary for Week of 2/23/15 (Maus)
Due Tuesday: Look up definitions at learnersdictionary.com.  Due Wednesday: Finish the Show Me You Know Sentences. Optional for +1 each: For any word you rate less than a 4 after class Thursday, review the definition, and use it in a sentence of your own on the back of this sheet. Show them to me Friday for extra credit.
1 = I have never heard of it.  2 = I kind of know what it means.  3 = I know it.   4 = I could teach it to the class.

Before
After  
Definition  (Due Tuesday.)                                                                
iconic
 


daunt(ing)
 


aspire

 
 
saw
(cutting thing)



pragmatic



skinflint



diminutive



volatile
(chemical one)



vivid



pacify



dilemma



Show Me You Know Sentences. (Due Wednesday.)
________ is an iconic figure...

It seemed rather daunting at first...

He aspired...

An example of an old saw would be...

She is very pragmatic...

An example of skinflint behavior would be...

She was diminutive...

The class was a volatile mix...

Her dream was very vivid...

In order to pacify the crowd...

She faced a dilemma...