Shifting Perspectives

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Shifting Perspectives

• Unit 6 Part 1 Vocabulary and Theme
• Light
• Reflections
• Mirrors

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perspective

• View of something
• Can change as your position or focus changes

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Energy

• When energy moves through air, water and even
  solids, it creates waves.

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Electromagnetic waves

• Light waves

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Radio waves

• Carries information through radio and television

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Infrared waves

• Carries heat from sun and fire
• Used in heat lamps and remote controls

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Ultraviolet waves

• Too short for humans to see
• Cause sunburn and skin cancer

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X-rays

• Can pass through the body
• Used to photograph bones

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Gamma rays

• Kill some cancer cells
• Contain much energy produced by nuclear
  explosions

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Learn Key Words
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absorbed

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition to take something in through, to
  retain without reflection or transmission
• Synonym consumed, immersed, soaked up
• Antonym dry, parched, dehydrated

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absorbed

• Carolina absorbed the warmth of the sun.

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double

• Alejandro led a double life as a PHS student and
  secret agent.

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double

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition twice as great or many
• Synonym paired, twin, twofold, duplicated
• Antonym lone, single

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range

• Part of speech noun
• Definition the full extent the maximum
  distance
• Synonym selection, collection, assortment,
  variety
• Antonym no choice

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range

• Mantas enjoys it when there is a wide range of
  prizes to choose from.

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reflected

• Part of speech verb
• Definition to throw or bend back (light) from a
  surface to give back or show an image to make
  apparent
• Synonym reproduced, mirrored, resonated
• Antonym absorbed

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reflected

• When it was 1245, we could see the joy reflected
  in Maritzas eyes.

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surface

• Part of speech noun
• Definition the outer or topmost boundary of an
  object.
• Synonym exterior, outside, peel
• Antonym core, inside, interior

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surface

• On the surface, it appeared that Abrar was mean
  again to Laura, but he deep down, he really cared
  for her.

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transmitted

• Part of speech verb
• Definition to send a signal from one place to
  another, to communicate
• Synonym sent electronically, broadcasted,
  radioed
• Antonym got, received

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transmitted

• Grace transmitted telepathic waves to Marta.

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strikes

• Part of speech verb
• Definition hits
• Synonym hits
• Antonym misses

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strikes

• Adriana gets her homework done, when the mood
  strikes her.

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represent

• Part of speech verb
• Definition to stand for
• Synonym symbolize, personify,
• Antonym conceal, distort

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represent

• Many students wear red on Fridays to represent
  the school.

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parallel

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition two lines that stay the same
  distance apart and never touch
• Synonym alongside, aligned
• Antonym intersecting

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parallel

• Kathryn sits parallel to Alejandro.

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sheet

• Part of speech noun
• Definition thin piece
• Synonym piece, overlay
• Antonym NONE

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sheet

• Mai has several sheets of paper in her backpack.

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appears

• Part of speech verb
• Definition looks like
• Synonym resembles
• Antonym NONE

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appears

• Denis appears to have several friends, but does
  she really?

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assumes

• Maritzaassumes that it will be hot again tomorrow.

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assumes

• Part of speech verb
• Definition thinks that something is true
  imagines
• Synonym believes, imagines, thinks, expects
• Antonym doubts

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wealthy

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition rich
• Synonym rich
• Antonym poor

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wealthy

• Marta is wealthy when it comes to love.

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record

• Part of speech noun
• Definition something written down so you can
  look at it later
• Synonym chronicle, document
• Antonym NONE

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record

• Mai has a picture album that is a record of her
  time spent in the U.S.

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witnesses

• Part of speech noun
• Definition people who see something happen
• Synonym onlookers, viewers
• Antonym performers

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witnesses

• Carolina, Maritza and Silvia are witnesses to
  Salims disappearance.

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landmarks

• Part of speech noun
• Definition familiar sights
• Synonym guides, markers
• Antonym NONE

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landmarks

• When Abrar and Mantas become famous for their
  robberies, their houses will become landmarks in
  Palatine.

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namesake

• Part of speech noun
• Definition one having the same name as another

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namesake

• Many people are named for someone but dont know
  much about their namesake.

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quaint

• Victor had some quaint hair styles.

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quaint

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition old-fashioned
• Synonym odd, peculiar, special, curious,
  bizarre
• Antonym normal, ordinary, modern

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kitschy

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition cheap or tacky
• Synonym flashy, cheap, tacky, gaudy
• Antonym drab

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kitschy

• The teacher wore some kitschy clothes.

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self-absorbed

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition people who liked themselves very
  much
• Synonym selfish, egocentric, narcissistic,
  self-centered
• Antonym humble, giving, selfless

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self-absorbed

• The pilot was so self-absorbed that he did not
  hear the Little Prince talking to him.

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Nirvana

• Part of speech noun
• Definition paradise
• Synonym paradise, heaven
• Antonym hell

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Nirvana

• For Adriana and Laura, taking tests is pure
  Nirvana.

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panopticon

• Part of speech noun
• Definition a place where everyone can be
  observed

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panopticon

• Room 300 is the panopticon of summer school
  everyone who is anybody is in here. This is
  where all the cool students are.

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ajiaco

• Part of speech noun
• Definition a spice used in Cuban food

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ajiaco

• My mother uses ajiaco almost every night when she
  cooks.

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mi vida

• Part of speech noun expression
• Definition my life (term of endearment in
  Spanish)
• Synonym dear

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ensconce yourself

• Part of speech verb
• Definition install yourself

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ensconce yourself

• Carolina, Denis and Maritza, please ensconce
  yourselves in your seats, because the bell has
  rung.

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bask in self-reflective glory

• Part of speech verb phrase
• Definition enjoy your own reflection

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bask in self-reflective glory

• Many American girls bask in self-reflective glory
  in the washroom between classes.

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harbored the fantasy

• Part of speech verb phrase
• Definition had the idea

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harbored the fantasy

• Marta harbored the fantasy that there is never
  any homework on the weekends.

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retain

• Part of speech verb
• Definition keep
• Synonym hold
• Antonym give up, lose

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retain

• Mai and Alejandro retain what they learn.

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glistening

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition shiny
• Synonym sparkling, beaming, glowing
• Antonym dark, dusky, gloomy

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glistening

• The tears were glistening in Salims eyes as he
  told us he was no longer coming to class.

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mausoleum

• Part of speech noun
• Definition a place where dead people are buried
• Synonym crypt, vault, grave

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mausoleum

• In the mausoleum, the students remembered that
  the teachers lasts words were, No homework?
  Over my dead body.

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tragic

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition very sad
• Synonym catastrophic, disastrous, heartbreaking
• Antonym blessed, advantageous

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tragic

• It was tragic that Denis was killed by a Chinese
  yo-yo yesterday.

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comic

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition funny
• Synonym amusing
• Antonym serious, sad

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comic

• Lauras comic manner made students laugh.

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uproar

• Part of speech adjective
• Definition a lot of noise or angry protest
  against something
• Synonym bedlam, ruckus
• Antonym calm, peace

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uproar

• There was a loud uproar when the students found
  out that the final exam would have 400 questions!

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intend

• Part of speech verb
• Definition plan
• Synonym plan, decide
• Antonym forget, disregard

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intend

• Silvia and Denis intend to study the boys.

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immortality

• Part of speech noun
• Definition living forever
• Synonym perpetuity, endlessness
• Antonym ephemerality, finiteness

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immortality

• Rainish, in his immortality, is talked about
  everyday.