VOCABULARY WORDS FOR MARCH 6TH

1.  revere—(vt.) to respect and honor [this verb needs an object]

·        reverable, adjective—deserving of respect

·        reverent, adjective—respectful

·        reverer, noun—one who admires or respects

·        unreverend, adjective—disrespectful

·        irreverent, adjective—disrespectful

·        reverence, noun—respect (tinged with awe)

2. pretentious—(adj.) showy, self-important, pompous, arrogant; insisting on recognition

·        pretentiously, adverb—to act in an arrogant manner

·        pretentiousness, noun—possessing the quality of being pretentious

SAMPLE SENTENCE: 

Whereas the townspeople revere Miss Emily’s father,

Sub. Con.              S                    Vt                      DO                  

they find her to be pretentious.

   S      Vt    DO              OC

WORD ENDINGS-

ADJ	NOUN	ADV	NOUN	NOUN
—ent (silent)	—ence (silence)	—ly (quietly)	—ness (sadness)	—er (teacher)

ADJ                      NOUN

intelligent   »»    intelligence

diligent        »»    diligence

competent   »»    competence

NOTE:  Your homework tonight is to finish your paragraph on the narration of "A Rose for Emily."