Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Vocab 6
abase - verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Falling in the quad abased her
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Recently the Catholic Pope abdicated
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
The work was an abominationbrusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
His response was brusquesaboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Terrorists are saboteur'sdebauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Movies depict teens always involved with debaucheryproliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
Watering the plant caused it to proliferateanachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
There are many photos of anachronistic people nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
There is a nomenclature associated with physicsexpurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
My essay was expurgatedbellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
The boxer was bellicosegauche - adj. lacking social polish
Nerds are often seen as gaucherapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Lions are rapaciousparadox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
If Pinocchio says his nose will grow but it doesn't, than he's lying, so it would grow, but if it grew he would be telling the truth so it wouldn't grow...conundrum - noun a difficult problem
Figuring out paradox's can be quite the conundrumanomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
I am an anomalyephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
I wish the school day was more ephemeralrancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
Politicians are often rancorouschurlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
I don't like churlish peopleprecipitous - adj. characterized by precipices; extremely steep;done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Procrastinators are precipitous
Falling in the quad abased her
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Recently the Catholic Pope abdicated
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
The work was an abominationbrusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
His response was brusquesaboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Terrorists are saboteur'sdebauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Movies depict teens always involved with debaucheryproliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
Watering the plant caused it to proliferateanachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
There are many photos of anachronistic people nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
There is a nomenclature associated with physicsexpurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
My essay was expurgatedbellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
The boxer was bellicosegauche - adj. lacking social polish
Nerds are often seen as gaucherapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Lions are rapaciousparadox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
If Pinocchio says his nose will grow but it doesn't, than he's lying, so it would grow, but if it grew he would be telling the truth so it wouldn't grow...conundrum - noun a difficult problem
Figuring out paradox's can be quite the conundrumanomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
I am an anomalyephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
I wish the school day was more ephemeralrancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
Politicians are often rancorouschurlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
I don't like churlish peopleprecipitous - adj. characterized by precipices; extremely steep;done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Procrastinators are precipitous
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Canterbury tales essay
Thesis: the point of Canterbury Tales is to show the difference between who everyone thinks we are and who we are
Body 1: The Knight is supposed to be chivalrous and a good christian but kills people for a living
Body 2: Chaucer seems to admire Knight but states inconsistencies between his ideals and reality
Body 1: The Knight is supposed to be chivalrous and a good christian but kills people for a living
Body 2: Chaucer seems to admire Knight but states inconsistencies between his ideals and reality
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Vocab 5
Shenanigans: secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering
The three were up to their usual shenanigans planning a
prank on the teacher.
Ricochet: a projectile rebounding of a surface
The bullets ricocheted off the wall nearly hitting him.
Schism: a split or division between strongly opposed parties
There is a schism between democrats in republicans
Eschew: deliberately avoid using
He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence
Plethora: A large or excessive amount of something
The iphone six has a plethora of new features (not really)
Ebullient: Cheerful and full of energy
When I see people who are ebullient in the morning it almost
makes me angry because I’m always tired.
Garrulous: excessively talkative
Sixth period English is defiantly not garrulous.
Harangue: a lengthy and aggressive speech
Hitler gave many harangues.
Interdependence: the mutual dependence between two things
Technology and the rest of the world are interdependent
Capricious: given to sudden or unaccountable changes in mood
or behavior
I can’t stand when people are capricious.
Loquacious: talkative
We already did a word with the same definition I’m not
writing a new sentence
Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time
Unfortunately the school day is not ephemeral
Inchoate: Rudimentary
My parking skills are anything but inchoate.
Juxtapose: to put together for contrasting effect
Black and white are often juxtaposed
Perspicacious: having a ready insight and understanding
things
Wise men are perspicacious
Codswallop: nonsense
Jafioap;oeifaowifneofijasoifheofhaofhioawehfiohaweofi
Mungo: cloth made from woven material
The sweater was mungo
Sesquipedalian: characterized by being long
The word sesquipedalian is sesquipedalian.
Wonky: askew
The tower was all wonky
Diphthong: sound formed by two vowels and one syllable
Oil
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