Vocab Cartoons 1

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Take the

Vocabulary Cartoon

CHALLENGE!

Unlock the power of mnemonicscartoons in your classroom! Use theenclosed samples with your students

by making copies for each student or overheads. Review a word a day withyour class or use one of the teachingstrategies on page 4, then test themwith the review on page 17. Im sureyou will be please with the results.

The following ten sampleswere taken from:

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LAMENT (luh MINT) v.

to express sorrow or regret; to mournLink: CEMENT

We LAMENT that Joe got buried in CEMENT .

q The song, Cowboys LAMENT , is a ballad aboutthe lonely life of those who drive cattle for a living.

q The nation LAMENTS the passing of the

President while at the same time celebrating hisachieve-ments while in office.

q It is LAMENTABLE that Roscoe quit college inhis sophomore year; his professors consideredhim the brightest engineering student in his class.

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CACOPHONY (kuh KAH fuh nee) n.

harsh soundsLink: COUGH

A CACOPHONY of COUGHING

q A CACOPHONY isnt just noise, it is disturbingnoise such as when people shout all at once.

q Gene thinks all rock music is a CACOPHONY to

be avoided whenever possible.q An unpleasant CACOPHONY of sound was

produced as the orchestra tuned their instruments. But once they began to playtogether the sounds became euphonious.

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THE GAL IM MARRYIN is an EGALITARIAN .

q The Communists preached an EGALITARIANphilosophy, but in the end they were the same oldfascists the world has known through the ages.

q Martin Luther King was a true EGALITARIAN , hepreached for equal rights for all citizens.

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EGALITARIAN (ih gal uh TEAR ee un) adj .advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizensLink: THE GAL IM MARRYIN


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CHATTEL (CHAT ul)

an item of personal,movable property; slave

Link: CATTLE

q The bank held a CHATTEL mortgage on all our office equipment, chairs, computers and even our electric clock.

q Please do not order me around, Lady Boswell, Iam neither your servant nor your CHATTEL .

q The CHATTEL belonging to Herodotos of Athensat his death were sixteen slaves, seven horses,six hunting dogs and three dwarf gladiators.

Texs CATTLE were his CHATTEL.

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A POTENTATE in Tater Kingdom isan IMPORTANT TATER .

q POTENTATES are usually not elected officials,but the descendants of a line of rajahs, sheiks,or kings.

q The shah of Iran was an Iranian POTENTATEwho lived in the twentieth century.

q Ever since Sarah was elected president of the junior class, she walks around with her nose inthe air, as if she thinks she is a POTENTATE .

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POTENTATE (POE tun tate) n. a powerful ruler; an important personLink: IMPORTANT TATER


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A SURFEIT of SURFERS is a sure path todisastrous surfboard accidents.

q Thanksgiving is a time when most families havelarge meals that are a SURFEIT for everyone atthe table.

q The beach store had a SURFEIT of bathing suitsand last Saturday put on a bathing suit sale.

q A SURFEIT of recruits showed up to try out for the team, and Coach Rex had to turn thefreshmen away.

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SURFEIT (SUR fit) adj.

an overabundant amount, especiallyoverindulgence in eating and drinking

Link: SURFERS


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The TRUCK YOU LENT Uncle Frank made him TRUCULENT .

q Looking back on it, we never understood whatmade Randolph TRUCULENT all throughschool; he always had a chip on his shoulder.

q A TRUCULENT attitude seldom wins friends or influences people in a positive way.

q Just because your birthday cake was full of bugs, you dont have to be so TRUCULENTabout it.

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TRUCULENT (TRU kyoo lunt) adj. inclined toward conflict; eager to fightLink: TRUCK YOU LENT


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A SPACIOUS CAP is CAPACIOUS .

q The old castle has a CAPACIOUS dining roomlarge enough to seat a small army.

q Davids memory for jokes is CAPACIOUS ; he

remembers them all.q Our bed at the hotel was really CAPACIOUS ; all

three sisters slept there.

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CAPACIOUS (kuh PAY shush) adj.

roomy, able to hold muchLink: CAP SPACIOUS


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ARDUOUS ( AHR joo us) adj .hard, difficult, tiresomeLink: HARD ON US

q The assignment given the recruits was ARDUOUS :twenty miles with full packs in the hot sun.

q Swimming three miles was the most ARDUOUSexercise Jeannie ever had, particularly since sheswam all the way on her back.

q The long, ARDUOUS boat trip was made evenworse by stormy seas and much seasickness.

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The ARDUOUS snow-covered trail is HARD ON US .


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Doctors could never FATHOM the reasonfor Larrys FAT THUMB .

q Her friends thought they had FATHOMED thereason Estelle applied for entrance in an all-boys college: She never had any dates.

q The jury found it hard to FATHOM how thedefendant could commit such a terrible crime.

q (In nautical terms, FATHOM is six feet of water depth.) We dropped anchor in four FATHOMS of water and made plans to stay for the night.

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FATHOM (fa THUM) v .

to understand fully;to penetrate the meaning of

Link: FAT THUMB


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1. Martin Luther King was a true _____________, hepreached for equal rights for all citizens.

2. The beach store had a _______ of bathing suits for sale.

3. Please do not order me around Lady Boswell, I am notyour _______.

4. Gene thinks all rock music is a _________ to beavoided whenever possible.

5. Mikes _______ journey of sailing around the worldtook him over six months.

6. The nation ________ the passing of the President whileat the same time celebrating his achieve-ments while inoffice.

7. The jury found it hard to _______ how the defendantcould commit such a terrible crime.

8. The Shah of Iran was an Iranian _________ who livedin the twentieth century.

9. Our bed at the hotel was really _________; all threesisters slept there.

10. A _________ attitude seldom wins friends or Influences people in a positive way.

__1. lament __2. cacophony __3. egalitarian __4. chattel __5. potentate __6. surfeit __7. truculent __8. capacious __9. arduous __10. fathom

an item of personal, movable property; slavean overabundant amountroomy, able to hold muchharsh soundsto understand fullyhard, difficult, tiresomehe doctrine of equal rights for all citizens

inclined toward conflict; eager to fight

to express sorrow or regret; to mourna powerful ruler; an important person

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