Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

Vocabulary:

Being familiar with the vocabulary in a story in important because if you don’t understand the words in the story then you won’t understand the story itself. Complete the vocabulary assignment below so that you are familiar with the words that will appear in the story.

Directions: Read through ALL the vocab words below so that you are familiar with these words and their definitions. Then pick 10 of the ones that you find the most interesting and write them in a sentence. The sentence must include context clues to what the word means.

Example: The loquacious boy ran down the hall making tons of noise.

• 1. venerable -impressive by reason of age

  2. withered -lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

  3. vigor -active strength of body or mind

  4. mendicant -a pauper who lives by begging

  5. obscure -not famous or acclaimed

  6. scandalous -giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

  7. desirous -having or expressing desire for something

  8. ajar -slightly open

  9. relate -give an account of

  10. verge -a region marking a boundary

  11. array -especially fine or decorative clothing

  12. brocade -thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern

  13. visage -the appearance conveyed by a person's face

  14. ponderous -having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

  15. ghastly -gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

  16. brazen -made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)

  17. ashen -anemic looking from illness or emotion

  18. eccentricity -strange and unconventional behavior

  19. veracious -habitually speaking the truth

  20. stigma -a symbol of disgrace or infamy

  21. pester -annoy persistently

  22. yonder -at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)

  23. deem -keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

  24. revive -return to consciousness

  25. effervescent -(of a liquid) giving off bubbles

  26. beseech -ask for or request earnestly

  27. repentance -remorse for your past conduct

  28. astray -away from the right path or direction

  29. impute -attribute or credit to

  30. dotage -mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

  31. intoxicate -have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug

  32. vogue -the popular taste at a given time

  33. deferential -showing deference

  34. complaisant -showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

  35. dispute -take exception to

  36. quaff -to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

  37. exuberant -joyously unrestrained

  38. decrepitude -a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

  39. rheumatic -of or pertaining to arthritis

  40. alight -to come to rest, settle

  41. transient -lasting a very short time

  42. bemoan -regret strongly

Mini Lesson:

Complete the mini lessons below. This mini lessons will help you to think more critically about the story.

Theme: Watch the clip on theme and take notes as to what theme really is: Clip

Symbolism: Watch the clip on symbolism and take notes as what symbolism really is: Clip

Reading the story:

Read the story and complete the assignment for the story.

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Assignment