2014-10-01 Evening: vocab/idioms, Jabberwock

Greg Malivuk
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No Class October 13 (Monday) - Columbus Day
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Homework: 174-175 C (vocabulary reinforcement) and 175-178 A (reading)
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p. 174 C
2 (pervasive) - a really strong need to do something
3 (naysayer) - someone who is in favor of a group or idea
4 (pipe dream) - places addicts can end up
5 (bankruptcies) - having money
6 (vexing) - good behavior
7 (insignificant) - large quantities
8 (outpacing) - changing someone's mind or opinion
9 (diluted) - crowded/having a lot of something
10 (stall) - get more and more of something
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/
(slang and idiom dictionary)
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p. 180 exercise 1
1 c
2 a
3 b
4 c
5 a
6 b
7 c
8 a
9 b
10 c
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Underline the words you think Lewis Carroll made up.
What part of speech are they (noun, verb, adjective, or adverb)?
Do you think they are positive or negative? Are there any other details you can guess about Carroll's intended meaning?

'Twas = It was
thou = you (singular)
foe = enemy
sought = past of "seek" (= look for)
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Homework: handout p. 175, all three exercises about relative clauses