Vocabulary Homework (due 9/15/09)

All sections:

As you read "The Nine Billion Names of God," use context clues to define the following words:

1. Inquisitive
2. Lamasery
3. Devised
4. Permutation
5. Aeries
6. Parapet
7. Vertiginous
8. Swoop
9. Morosely
10. Gibberish
11. Inexorably
12. Obscure
13. Manna
14. Blasphemy
15. Sabotage
16. Incessant
17. Savoring
18. Ebullience

Once you have written down your definition, use a dictionary to check your work. Write the dictionary definition on your sheet. How many did you get? Write a short paragraph explaining what strategies you used when defining the words. What worked? What did not?