English I (Pre-AP): Vocabulary/Meaningful Sentences

The following vocabulary words come from The Alchemist. Use them to write meaningful sentences (meaningful sentences do not need to have anything to do with The Alchemist; page numbers are included for context within the story).

• Convey (v): to communicate or make known—p. 139


• Luminous (adj): radiating light; shining; bright—p. 130


• Neutral (adj): not taking sides in a conflict or disagreement—p. 106


• Oasis (n): a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well—p. 104


• Paradise (n): a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness—p. 127


• Proverb (n): a short popular saying that expresses a common truth or useful thought—p. 132


• Reiterate (v): to say again; repeat—p. 115


• Scimitar (n): a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin—p. 112


• Treasonous (adj): traitorous; involving the betrayal one’s country—p. 129


• Vulnerable (adj): capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt—p. 107

Remember:

• a meaningful sentence is made up of two independent sentences combined with a semicolon (;)


• the first sentence includes a vocabulary word


• the second sentence contains the definition of that vocabulary word


• the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized


• you should underline the vocabulary word and its definition

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

shepherd (n.): someone who raises or tends to sheep.

a meaningful sentence would be:

Joe was a shepherd; he has raised sheep in Montana for twenty years.

Due Date: Wednesday, Nov. 2