The "Mixer" Vocabulary

The "Mixer" Vocabulary

Learning Objectives: 

1. Recall: Read the text aloud and Identify the meaning of target vocabulary words.

2. Apply: Use context clues to determine the meaning of the selected vocabulary.

3. Create: Write simple, compound, and complex sentences using the selected words.

surfeit (n.)

An excessive amount of something.

Multiple Choice

Surfeit (n)

• To tell someone what you think is wrong with them.

• An excessive amount of something.

• friendly; sociable

Fill in the Blank

The country has a ________ of cheap labor.

A ______ of something like food or drink is an amount that is too large.

Open Ended

Use "surfeit" in a sentince of your own

criticize (v.)

To tell someone what you think is wrong with them.

Fill in the Blank

It’s a lot easier to _____ (a plan) than to offer useful suggestions.

We'll get nowhere if all you can do is __________.

We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and ________ each other's work.

Multiple Choice

Criticize (v)

• To strike or hit very hard.

• friendly; sociable

• To tell someone what you think is wrong with them.

Open Ended

Use "Criticize" in a sentence of your own.

Amiable (adj.)

Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; friendly; sociable

Fill in the Blank

He seemed an _____ young man.

So _______ was the mood of the meeting that a decision was soon reached.

He was ________ and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence.

Multiple Choice

Amiable (adj)

• Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

• To tell someone what you think is wrong with them.

• Gloomy

Open Ended

use "amiable" in a sentence of your own.

Wallop (v.)

To strike or hit very hard.

Fill in the Blank

They ________ed the back of his head with a stick.

My mother gave me such a _________ when she eventually found me. (n.)

Multiple Choice

Wallop (v)

• too much of something.

• friendly and pleasant.

• Strike or hit very hard.

Open Ended

Use "wallop" in a sentence of your own.

Mope (v)

To be unhappy and unwilling to think

 or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment; gloomy; miserable.

Fill in the Blank

Don’t sit in the house ______ing – go out and enjoy yourself.

Salem can only ________ about the lost opportunity.

Multiple Choice

Mope (v)

• Friendly and pleasant

• gloomy and miserable

• to tell someone what you think is wrong with them.

Open Ended

Use " mope" in a sentence of your own.

Morbid (adj)

Too interested in unpleasant subjects, 

especially death; unhealthy; gruesome

Fill in the Blank

Why do people have such a ______ interest in the execution process?

He has a ___________ sense of humor.

Some people have a ________ fascination with crime.

Multiple Choice

Morbid (adj)

• Friendly and pleasant

• Excessive amount of something

• Too interested in unpleasant subjects, esp. death

Open Ended

Use "morbid" in a sentence of your own.

Multiple Choice

Morbid (adj)

• Hit or strike

• friendly and pleasant

• Too interested in unpleasant subjects, esp. death