Friday, January 29, 2016

Julius Caesar: Act 2 Vocabulary With the following vocabulary terms define the part of speech, give the definition, and use the word in a sentence. augmented ingrafted appertain visage emulation affability augurers

Augmented can be a past-tense verb or an adjective meaning "to add to something or make something greater" OR describing something as having been added to, or made greater. A very modern example can be found in the phrase "augmented reality," which is similar to virtual reality. To write a sentence containing this word, think of something that was made greater, in either size or value, by something else. Then it's a simple matter of writing "X was augmented by x" or "X augmented the experience of x."
Ingrafted is the past participial of the verb "engraft," which is synonymous with the far more commonly used word "graft." So "ingrafted" has the same meaning as the more common "grafted," which describes something that has been inserted or affixed to something else. For example, you've probably heard of skin grafts, a kind of surgery in which skin is transplanted/affixed to a different part of the body. To write a sentence containing this word, think of something you can describe as having attached to something else. For example, "the vines were ingrafted on the side of the building."
Appertain is a verb meaning "to relate, reference, or concern." "Appertaining" might also be synonymous with the phrase "In regards to." One example sentence might be, "I don't see how your story appertains to our conversation." Try to write your own using this same formula.
Visage is a noun meaning "face." In Julius Caesar, the word is used in the following context:

O, then by dayWhere wilt thou find a cavern dark enoughTo mask thy monstrous visage?

So, essentially, Brutus is asking how he will mask his hideous face. For your own sentence, simply try using the word visage where you would usually use the word "face."
Emulation is a noun and is defined as "an attempt to imitate a person or achievement." I'm sure you can think of celebrities who might be trying to emulate each other's careers. Pay attention to usage in your example sentence, as "to emulate" is a verb, while "emulation" is a noun, and your teacher has asked you to define the noun form. One example sentence would be, "Cardi B's emulation of Nicki Minaj has helped her to achieve success."
Affability is the noun form of the adjective "affable," which describes someone who is kind and easygoing. Think of a sentence in which you might use the word friendliness or gentleness (both of which are also noun forms of adjectives), and replace that word with affability instead.
Augurers is the most archaic word in this set that you've been asked to define, meaning that it does not have much modern usage. It is a plural noun that means "oracles," "prophets," or "fortune tellers." Your sample sentence might begin, "The augurers predict," and then finish with a fortune or prophecy.

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