Vocabulary and HW for March 7th

HW:  Read Parker's "A Telephone Call" by Friday, March 9th.  Be sure to annotate this story!

Vocabulary:

3.    vulnerable—(adj.) open to physical OR mental damage, injury, or hurt; weak [HAS A CONNOTATION THAT THE PERSON/OBJECT AROUSES ONE’S PITY]

COMES FROM LATIN—VULNUS (WOUND)

·       invulnerable, adjective—strong, without weakness, not susceptible to injury

·       vulnerability, noun—the quality of being vulnerable

·       vulnerably, adverb—performing an action with the understanding that there is a chance of being harmed/injured/damaged

4.    anomaly—(n) something/someone that is different from the norm; irregularity  [EXCEPTION TO THE —LY RULE!!]

·       anomalous, adjective— inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected

SAMPLE SENTENCE: 

·        Although the townspeople view Miss Emily as an anomaly,  she cannot help how she was raised/she cannot help that she was brought up that way.   

·        Miss Emily is quite vulnerable because she lives in a patriarchal society.

ADJ	NOUN	ADV	ADJ
—able (comfortable)	—ity (hilarity)	—ly (confidently)	—ous (humorous)

SAMPLE SENTENCE: The fact that Miss Emily is an anomaly makes her more vulnerable to criticism; if she were like everyone else in Jefferson, nobody would care about her.