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Caesars English II

• Lesson XX

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• epithet n. (EP-ih-thet) a characterizing
  term Spanish epíteto

The English noun epithet comes from the Latin
epitheton, which the Romans derived from the
Greek epithetos. An epithet is a word or phrase
that we add to someones name to characterize
him it can also be an abusive word. The most
famous epithets are from Homer, as when he
referred to gray-eyed Athena in The Odyssey.
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• abject adj. (AB-ject) miserable Spanish abyecto
• The English adjective abject comes from the
  Latin abjectus, a form of the verb abicere, to
  cast off. Abject means miserable, thrown-down
  emotionally. In James M. Barries Peter Pan, we
  see Hook in their midst as abject as if he heard
  the crocodile.

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• eccentric adj. (eck-SENT-rick)
  unconventional Spanish excéntrico
• The English adjective eccentric means
  unconventional, deviating from societys
  established patterns. The Romans got their Latin
  word eccentricus from the Greek ekkentros, out of
  the center. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
  wrote that we came to know Dill as a pocket
  Merlin whose head teemed with eccentric plans.

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• imperious adj. (im-PEER-ee-us)
  overbearing Spanish imperioso

The English adjective imperious comes from the
Latin imperiosus, and refers to behavior that is
commanding, domineering, overbearingas though
the imperious person is acting like an emperor.
In Black Beauty Anna Sewell wrote that in an
imperious voice she said, York, you must put
those horses heads higher, they are not fit to
be seen. http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDsUCRcK
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• solicitude n. (so-LISS-ih-tood) concern Spanish
  solicitud
• The English noun solicitude means concern it
  suggests the desire to protect. Its adjective
  form, solicitous, comes from the Latin
  sollicitus. In Profiles of Courage John Kennedy
  describes a politician who pretends
  extraordinary solicitude for the people.

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• Caesars English XX
• epithet a characterizing term
• abject miserable
• eccentric unconventional
• imperious overbearing
• solicitude concern

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Caesars Classic Words Challenge

• From George Orwells 1984
• Thought-criminals made _____________ confessions
  of their crimes.
• abject
• eccentric
• imperious
• solicitous

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Caesars Classic Words Challenge

• From George Orwells 1984
• Thought-criminals made _____________ confessions
  of their crimes.
• abject
• eccentric
• imperious
• solicitous

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• 2. From Robert Penn Warrens All the Kings Men
• She commanded me in an ___________ whisper.
• abject
• eccentric
• solicitous
• imperious

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• 2. From Robert Penn Warrens All the Kings Men
• She commanded me in an ___________ whisper.
• abject
• eccentric
• solicitous
• imperious

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• 3. From Thomas Hardys The Return of the Native
• She glanced at him with furtive ____________.
• abjection
• eccentricity
• solicitude
• epithet

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• 3. From Thomas Hardys The Return of the Native
• She glanced at him with furtive ____________.
• abjection
• eccentricity
• solicitude
• epithet

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• The Grammar of Vocabulary abject, an
  adjective.
• Some barbarians lived in abject submission
  to Rome.