Anthem Meaningful Sentences

Use ten of these fifteen vocabulary words from Anthem to write meaningful sentences. Sentences that do not conform to the formula will not receive credit, nor will sentences with misspelled vocabulary. (Due 1/24/2011)

Vocabulary Words:
(click link for dictionary.com entry; number in parentheses is page number in book)

• Transgression (17)
• Vocation (17)
• Portal (19)
• Taut (40)
• Eugenics (41)
• Reprimand (45)
• Humble (66)
• Wretch (71)
• Infamy (71)
• Reverence (93)
• Edict (94)
• Vindicate (95)
• Covet (96)
• Depraved (97)
• Creed (97)

Remember:

• a meaningful sentence is made up of two independent sentences combined with a semicolon (;)


• the first sentence includes a vocabulary word


• the second sentence contains the definition of that vocabulary word


• the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized


• you should underline the vocabulary word and its definition

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

Anthem (n): a song of praise, devotion, or patriotism.

a meaningful sentence would be:

Before the Super Bowl, a celebrity always sings our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"; that song fills me with pride for America whenever I hear it.