Vocabulary

Smug: adjective
Source Sentence:
pg. 39 "Stupidly, with a kind of smug removal that I can't begin to fathom..."

Context Clue: The problems of killing and dying, wasn't his area of interest (pg. 39)


Original Sentence:
With a smug look on her face, the woman ended her presentation satisfied with her work.


Imperative adjective
Source Sentence:
pg. 39 "It seemed to me that when a nation goes to war it must have reasonable confidence in the justice and imperative of its cause".

Context Clues:
Necessary

Original Sentence:
It was imperative to evacuate the people to safety




Tedious adjective
Source Sentence:
pg. 39: "Nothing radical, no hothead stuff, just ringing a few doorbells for Gene McCarthy, composing a few tedious, uninspired editorials for the campus newspaper".

Context Clues:
Uninspiring, boredom

Original Sentence:
Writing my essay was a tedious task, so I decided to take a break and eat a snack

Weekly Calendar

To Do List

Must Do:
-English Essay/readings from SW4
-Math Homework
-Read "The Things They Carried"

Should Do:
-Study
-Clean my room
-Laundry

Could Do:
-Finish watching Guardians of the Galaxy
-Be on Tumblr