Vocab 13

WHAT IS THE PART OF SPEECH?

In Putin’s Russia, political activists often faded amid factional disputes or went into exile after imprisonment, suspected poisonings or other repression. But Navalny grew consistently stronger and reached the apex of the opposition through grit, bravado and an acute understanding of how social media could ______________ the Kremlin’s suffocation of independent news outlets.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

FILL IN THE BLANK

In Putin’s Russia, political activists often faded amid factional disputes or went into exile after imprisonment, suspected poisonings or other repression. But Navalny grew consistently stronger and reached the apex of the opposition through grit, bravado and an acute understanding of how social media could ______________ the Kremlin’s suffocation of independent news outlets.

• deprecate

• circumvent

• chastise

• acquit

How does CIRCUMVENT connect "social media" with what the Russian governement is doing to "independent news outlets"?

PART OF SPEECH?

Regional accounts with such names as “Slideadelphia” or “Jersey Streets” routinely promote similar meet-up events, often in a minimally ____________________ fashion in order to maximize attendance. Host accounts advise those interested in attending to RSVP by direct messages, and locations are then shared on the day-of to minimize the time police have to organize a response.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

FILL IN THE BLANK

Regional accounts with such names as “Slideadelphia” or “Jersey Streets” routinely promote similar meet-up events, often in a minimally ____________________ fashion in order to maximize attendance. Host accounts advise those interested in attending to RSVP by direct messages, and locations are then shared on the day-of to minimize the time police have to organize a response.

• Inert

• clandestine

• pernicious

• artful

• jocose

Which answer is better?

• Clandestine

• Artful

PART OF SPEECH

As always there were some big surprises, like Jennifer Lawrence getting nominated for her __________________ R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings” for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy. She was nominated alongside Robbie, Stone and Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”), Natalie Portman (“May December”) and Alma Pöysti (“Fallen Leaves”).

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

What context clues help you pick bawdy as the correct word?

As always there were some big surprises, like Jennifer Lawrence getting nominated for her __________________ R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings” for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy.

PART OF SPEECH

Government officials cited the pile as an especially _________________ example of environmental injustice, saying the dumping was illegal. The removal, which began in March, is the result of multiple city and state lawsuits and a city takeover the property through a tax foreclosure.

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

What did you learn from reviewing the vocabulary questions today?

OR

How will you prepare differently for Lesson 14 quiz next Wednesday?