Dubious- doubtfull Ex: The dubious statement by Barrack obama was all over the news
Ebullience - High spirits Ex: He walked through the door in an ebullient mannor
Ferocity- A ferocus quality Ex: The ferocity of his actions earned him a place on death row
Flourished- to thrive Ex: The plants flourished when summer came
Foliage- leaves Ex: The ground was littered with foliage
Furtive- sneaky Ex: The sniper stalked his prey in a furtive mannor
Grave- serious Ex: The boys are in a grave situation
impervious- unable to be penetrated Ex: The armor was impervious to bullets
Incantation- majic Ex: The gypsy said an incantation and cursed the man for life
Inscrutable- hidden Ex: The incrutable child was very hard to find
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Lord of the flies vocab 2
Credulously- willing to believe without sufficent evidence. Ex: Mr. Infante credulously took my side in the dispute.
Cynically- Disturbing the motives of others. Ex: Jack was very cynical of Ralph
Declivities- downward slope. Ex: I fell down a declivities
Decorous - dignified conduct Ex: The boys on the island ate not acting in a decorous mannor.
Demur - to make a objection Ex: The demur aginst the officers testimony
Derisive - to mock Ex The teacher had a very derisibe answer to my question.
Diffidently- lacking confidence Ex: The new kid on the block acted in a diffidently mannor
Discursive- passing aimlessly from one subject to another. Ex: Mr Infante can be a discursive person at times
disentangled- to become free from entanglement. Ex: The boy disentangled himself from the vines
disinclination- an unwillingness. Ex: The boy had a disinclination to do his homework.
Cynically- Disturbing the motives of others. Ex: Jack was very cynical of Ralph
Declivities- downward slope. Ex: I fell down a declivities
Decorous - dignified conduct Ex: The boys on the island ate not acting in a decorous mannor.
Demur - to make a objection Ex: The demur aginst the officers testimony
Derisive - to mock Ex The teacher had a very derisibe answer to my question.
Diffidently- lacking confidence Ex: The new kid on the block acted in a diffidently mannor
Discursive- passing aimlessly from one subject to another. Ex: Mr Infante can be a discursive person at times
disentangled- to become free from entanglement. Ex: The boy disentangled himself from the vines
disinclination- an unwillingness. Ex: The boy had a disinclination to do his homework.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
lord of the flies vocab 1
Abyss- a deep imeasurable place EX The ship sank after being hit with a torpedo
articulate- to speak clearly EX: I could not understand the subject so I asked the teacher to articulate
bastion- part of a fort. EX The soldier took cover behind the bastion
blundered- a gross, stupid, careless mistake. Ex: Our new president has been discribed has being very blundered
Cascades- a waterfall that goes over a steep rockey surface. Ex: I stared at the cascades with wonder.
Compressed- to pack into a small space. Ex: I compressed the boxes so they would fit into the trash can.
contemptuosly- showing or expressing contempt Ex: The defendant contemptousley interupted the trial.
Contrite-remorse Ex I shot a deer without any contrite
Corpulent- fat , bulky Ex: Piggy is very corpulent.
Covert- secret Ex oo7 was sent on a covert mission into the heart of the soviet union
articulate- to speak clearly EX: I could not understand the subject so I asked the teacher to articulate
bastion- part of a fort. EX The soldier took cover behind the bastion
blundered- a gross, stupid, careless mistake. Ex: Our new president has been discribed has being very blundered
Cascades- a waterfall that goes over a steep rockey surface. Ex: I stared at the cascades with wonder.
Compressed- to pack into a small space. Ex: I compressed the boxes so they would fit into the trash can.
contemptuosly- showing or expressing contempt Ex: The defendant contemptousley interupted the trial.
Contrite-remorse Ex I shot a deer without any contrite
Corpulent- fat , bulky Ex: Piggy is very corpulent.
Covert- secret Ex oo7 was sent on a covert mission into the heart of the soviet union
Sunday, October 4, 2009
killing mr griffin DQ 1
1 Briefly identify the children in the Mconnell family.
susan- is not in the "popular" crowed she is used in the plot to kidnapp Mr Griffin
2 What does Susan mean by someday ? She knows that someday things will change for her
3 Who is David Ruggles ? How does susan feel about him ? He is president of the seinor class and she has a crush on him.
4 Several other students of room 117 are introduced briefly identify them.
Betst- a cheerleader who does not like mr. Griffin
5 In the classroom scene, what emphasizes susans feelings of being an outsider? she is not in the group with the popular kids
6 Two teacher are introduced briefly identify them.
Mr Griffin
Ms Luna
7 Mr griffin is very strict and stern with the students. do you think this makes him a good teacher? yes and no, I feel that teachers should be there to help you but at some point they need to draw the line.
8 An allusion is when a writer refers to a person
susan- is not in the "popular" crowed she is used in the plot to kidnapp Mr Griffin
2 What does Susan mean by someday ? She knows that someday things will change for her
3 Who is David Ruggles ? How does susan feel about him ? He is president of the seinor class and she has a crush on him.
4 Several other students of room 117 are introduced briefly identify them.
Betst- a cheerleader who does not like mr. Griffin
5 In the classroom scene, what emphasizes susans feelings of being an outsider? she is not in the group with the popular kids
6 Two teacher are introduced briefly identify them.
Mr Griffin
Ms Luna
7 Mr griffin is very strict and stern with the students. do you think this makes him a good teacher? yes and no, I feel that teachers should be there to help you but at some point they need to draw the line.
8 An allusion is when a writer refers to a person
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Killing mr griffin vocabulary
1 Inference- the act of drawing a conclusion that is not actually stated
ex The inspector made an inference on how the people were killed
2 Allusion- When ever a person refers to a person, place poem,book or movie
ex: I was mader than Dirty Harry after he found out how his wife was killed
3 Flashback- a secne that interrupts the ongoing action in a story to show an event that happened eariler.
Ex: In the flashback the killer is revealed.
4 rite of passage - the young adult must undergo some ritual or test to become an adult
ex:
5 Foil- a character whose qualities or actions usually serve to emphasize the actions of the main character
6 exposition- when the setting and characters are introduced
ex The inspector made an inference on how the people were killed
2 Allusion- When ever a person refers to a person, place poem,book or movie
ex: I was mader than Dirty Harry after he found out how his wife was killed
3 Flashback- a secne that interrupts the ongoing action in a story to show an event that happened eariler.
Ex: In the flashback the killer is revealed.
4 rite of passage - the young adult must undergo some ritual or test to become an adult
ex:
5 Foil- a character whose qualities or actions usually serve to emphasize the actions of the main character
6 exposition- when the setting and characters are introduced
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