NEW MASTERY VOCABULARY
•Get out your notebooks.
•VOCAB section!
•Week 4
NEW MASTERY VOCABULARY
•Please review this
week’s words and
word parts loudly
and with
enthusiasm!
CLASS WORK: NEW MASTERY VOCABULARY
Make sure you copy down the
following:
1.The word
2.Part of speech
3.Definition
4.Sentence (original or one of mine)
5.Synonyms
6.Antonyms
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• Empathy
(em-puh-thee)
• Ephemeral
(ih-fem-er-uhl)
• Extenuating
(ik-sten-yoo-ey-ting)
Please
repeat after
me…..
EMPATHY
(EM-PUH-THEE)
As the love of his life dumped him, Sarah felt so much
empathy for John that she actually felt his pain, and her own
heart broke a little, too.
EMPATHY (N.): IDENTIFICATION WITH
THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME…
•The definition of the word empathy
is identification with the feelings of
others.
WARM-UP
Describe a time when you have felt empathy for someone?
How did you identify with their feelings? Be specific, and don’t
forget to use the vocab word in your response. School
appropriate answers only. Get ready to share!
Example: A time that I have felt
empathy for someone was
when my best friend lost her
grandmother. They were very
close, and she was very upset,
but I tried to comfort her by
thinking of how I felt when I
lost my grandparents, and just
trying to listen, rather than talk.
Please repeat
after me…..
EPHEMERAL
(IH-FEM-ER-UHL)
MySpace proved to be an ephemeral social network, as
Facebook and Twitter soon took over, and rendered it
obsolete.
EPHEMERAL: (ADJ.) SHORT-LIVED,
OR FLEETING
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME…
•The definition of the
word ephemeral is
short-lived, or
fleeting.
CONNECTION:
Name at least two examples of bands, artists, athletes, or celebrities whose fame
proved to be ephemeral. Why were their careers so short-lived? Please be sure
to use your vocabulary word within your response, and be prepared to share.
School appropriate sentences, as always.
Example: I think that the cast
members from the Jersey Shore
have experienced ephemeral fame
because they really don’t have
anything positive to be remembered
for. Although they used to be
household names, they have really
decreased in popularity in the last
few years.
Please
repeat after
me…..
EXTENUATING
(IK-STEN-YOO-EY-TING)
After the student experienced the loss of a family member,
the teacher deemed the circumstances extenuating, and let
her make retake the exam.
Extenuating (adj.): serving to
make an offense appear less
serious.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME…
•The definition of the word
extenuating is serving to make an
offense appear less serious.
WARM-UP
What is the craziest extenuating circumstance that you have ever
heard someone use on a teacher to try to get out of doing their
homework? Describe it! Please make sure that you are using the
vocab word, and that all answers are school appropriate! Be
prepared to share.
Example: A former FTC student
of mine once told me that due
to extenuating circumstances,
she would not have her PBA in
on time, as her cat spilled a
bottle of honey all over it and
she wasn’t able to rescue the
paper in time…
THAT’S IT FOR VOCAB WEEK FOUR!
Be on the lookout for:
• Towne Word Parts
• Content Specific Vocabulary