vocabulary word: accolade (n): an expression of approval; an award
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Vocabulary Word:
Accolade (n): An expression of
approval; an award
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Impromptu Topic #1
Convince us to vote for
you as President of
the USA.
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Vocabulary Word:
Acrimony (n):
Bitter, sharp hostility,
especially in speech
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Impromptu Topic #2
Explain three uses for a
pencil besides for
writing.
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Vocabulary Word:
Angst (n): A feeling of anxiety or
apprehension
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Impromptu Topic #3
Explain which letter
of the alphabet is
the best and why.
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Vocabulary Word:
Boondoggle (n):
An unnecessary or wasteful activity
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Impromptu Topic #4
If I could only eat three
foods forever…
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Vocabulary Word:
Bravado (n): A show of bravery
or defiance intended to
impress
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Impromptu Topic #5
The animal that is closest
to my personality
is…
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Vocabulary Word:
Brusque (n): Abrupt and curt
in manner or speech; rudely
blunt
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Impromptu Topic #8
You are an ant.
Convince an anteater not to eat you.
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Vocabulary Word:
Cabalistic (adj):
Having a secret or hidden meaning
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Impromptu Topic #6
Convince us that
homework is bad for your
health.
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Vocabulary Word:
Capricious(adj)
Impulsive and unpredictable
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Impromptu Topic #7
3 foods I’ll never eat…
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Vocabulary Word:
Carte blanche (noun)
Unrestricted, unconditional
authority
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Impromptu Topic #6
The top three jobs I
want…
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Vocabulary Word:
Catch-22 (noun) A set of contradictory
rules that make it impossible to attain a
desired outcome
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Vocabulary Enrichment:
Catch-22 was invented by Joseph Heller in his 1955 novel, Catch-22, which
takes place in Italy during WWII. When the main
character, a pilot, asks if it is possible to be grounded
for insanity, here is the answer:
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Vocabulary Enrichment:
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process
of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be
crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had
to fly them.”
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Impromptu Topic #11
You are a salesperson trying to sell us the shoes you have on.
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Vocabulary Word:
Caustic(adj):
Critical or sarcastic; cutting
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Impromptu Topic #15If you could only wear one outfit of
clothes for the rest of your life, what would you
wear?
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Impromptu Topic #13
You are a mad scientist. Tell us about your
latest invention.
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Vocabulary Word:
Disheveled(adj):
Marked by disorder; untidy
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Impromptu Topic #9If you could
choose three other people to
be stranded on a desert island
with, who would they be and why?
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Vocabulary Word:
Ennui (noun):Listlessness and
boredom resulting from lack of
interest
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Impromptu Topic #20
If I could design a high school
building, it would have…
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Vocabulary Word:
Esoteric (adj): Intended for or
understood by only a restricted number of
people.
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Impromptu Topic #18
If I had a million
dollars to give away…
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Vocabulary Word:
Fastidious (adj): Displaying meticulous
attention to detail
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Impromptu Topic #21
If you could have dinner
with any three people, dead
or alive…
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Vocabulary Word:
Faus Pas (noun):
A social blunder
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Impromptu Topic #22
If I could travel through time
to two places/times…
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Vocabulary Word:
Freudian Slip (noun):
A verbal mistake thought to reveal an unconscious
belief, thought, or emotion
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Impromptu Topic #24
If I could be a certain
age forever…
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Vocabulary Word:
Glib (adj): Performed with a natural,
offhand ease
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Impromptu Topic #25
The worst chores to
do at home are…
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Vocabulary Word:
Heresy (noun): An opinion or teaching in conflict with established
beliefs and opinions
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Impromptu Topic #27Make up a three-
sentence story using the following items/people:
1.Cabbage2.A pencil3.Brad Pitt
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Vocabulary Word:
Idyllic (adj): Tranquil, carefree, or
picturesque
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Impromptu Topic #19
If dogs ruled the world, what three
things would change?
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Vocabulary Word:
Junket (noun): A trip taken by an official
at public expense
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Impromptu Topic #19
What are three things that the man/woman of your dreams
could do to win your heart?
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Vocabulary Word:
Kitsch (noun): Art or other objects
appealing to popular taste, usually gaudy or
overly sentimental
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Vocabulary Word:
Litany (noun): A repetitive recital or list
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Impromptu Topic #24
Three things that I’d
change if I ruled the
world are…
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Vocabulary Word:
Lurid (adj): Vivid description or
explicit details meant to shock
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Vocabulary Word:
Machiavellian (adj):
Characterized by cunning and deceit
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Impromptu Topic #26
Some situations in
which lying is morally
justified are…
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Vocabulary Word:
Machismo (adj): A strong sense of
masculinity; aggressiveness,
domination of women
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Impromptu Topic #23
What I’ve learned
from cartoons…
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Vocabulary Word:
Malaise (n): A vague feeling of bodily discomfort; depression;
unease
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Vocabulary Word:
Moribund (adj): Approaching death;
about to die
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Reminders for Demonstration Speeches:•Audience members need to participate, but also not overwhelm the presenter with chatter and enthusiasm•Remember that you should have a beginning, middle and end of the speech and should address all three. •Look at your rubric sometime before you present so you know exactly what you are supposed to do! (or not do!)•BE PREPARED!!!
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Vocabulary Word:
Malinger (v): To fake illness in order to
avoid work or duty
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Impromptu Topic #26
If you were an animal, what
would you be? Why?
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Impromptu Topic #27
If I were invisible for a
day, I would…
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Vocabulary Word:
Mantra (n): A word or phrase
expressed repeatedly to motivate
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Impromptu Topic #30Defend a position:
Homeschooling is/is not beneficial
for children.
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Vocabulary Enrichment: In Hindusim and Buddhism, a mantra
is a sacred verbal formula recited, often repeatedly, as a part of prayer, meditation, or incantation. A mantra
can be an invocation of a god, a magic spell, a portion of scripture, or even a single syllable, like OM, that is believed to have mystical properties.
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Vocabulary Word:
Maudlin (adj): Excessively sentimental
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Impromptu Topic #27
Name your top three favorite classes in high school (besides
this one!).
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Vocabulary Word:
Misnomer (n): A name wrongly or
unsuitably applied to a person or an object
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Impromptu Topic #30
Think of a subject/event about which you are
passionate and could rant about without much
preparation. Write the topic down and be prepared to
rant.
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Impromptu Topic #27
A law should be made that….
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Impromptu Topic #29
Defend a position: Teachers
should/should not give grades
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Vocabulary Word:
Narcissist (n): One who is excessively
preoccupied with oneself
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Vocabulary Enrichment: Narcissus was a beautiful young man,
the son of a nymph and a river-god. He had many admirers but spurned them all, so he was cursed for his
hardheartedness. He fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water,
even trying to kiss it and talked to his reflection. Eventually, he pined away and died of his unfulfilled love. When
the nymphs came to give him a proper funeral, they found the
narcissus flower nodding over the pool in place of his body.
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Impromptu Topic #30Defend a position:
The assassination of a dictator by the
American government can/cannot be
justified.
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Vocabulary Word:
Ogle (v): To stare at something, especially in a desirous or impertinent manner
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Vocabulary Word:
Ostentatious (adj):
Characterized by showiness meant to
impress others; pretentious in display
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Impromptu Topic #30Think of a
subject/event about which you are
passionate and could rant about without much preparation.
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Vocabulary Word:
Ostracize (v): To exclude or banish
from a group
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Impromptu Topic #17
Convince our principal to give students their birthdays off of
school.