Abortive- failing to succeed; unsuccessful
sentence- The villain planned an abortive scheme.
Bruit- to spread a report or rumor widely
sentence- The report was bruited through the town.
Contumelious- scornful and insulting behavior
sentence- I choose not to hangout with people who are contumelious.
Dictum- an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion
sentence- One of the scientists' dictums was to make things simpler.
Ensconce-to settle securely or snugly
sentence- I was found in the living room, ensconced on the couch.
Iconoclastic- characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
sentence-
In medias res-in the middle of things
sentence- My job became in medias res with my school.
Internecine-of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group
sentence- There was an internecine feud among my friends.
Maladroit- lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward
sentence- The performance was played out in a very maladroit way.
Maudlin- tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
sentence- My mom will be a maudlin mess when I go to college.
Modulate- to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down
sentence- I had to modulate the noise of the party so that my brother could sleep.
Portentous- ominously significant or indicative
sentence- After the fight there was a portentous defeat among the two.
Prescience- knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight
sentence- The boy would have prescience of dreams each night.
Quid pro quo- one thing in return for another; substitute
sentence- I gave my friend my shirt quid pro quo.
Salubrious- favorable to or promoting health
sentence- We need to create a salubrious air by less littering.
Saturnalian- The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome
sentence- Romans used to attend the Saturnalian in December.
Touchstone- a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing
sentence- Doubt is the touchstone of truth.
Traumatic- emotionally distressed or disturbing
sentence- There was a traumatic car accident outside of my house.
Vitiate- to impair the quality of; spoil
sentence- The criminal tried to vitiate his plan.
Waggish- roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular
sentence- I like to read books by waggish writers.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Autopsy: Vocab Midterm
On the midterm I felt I did really well, but I didn't get the score I wanted. I felt I studied very hard for the test and next time have to try harder than that. My study technique of using flashcards really benefited me though because I felt I had a very good understanding of the words. Majority of the words I knew on the test except for a few I drew some blanks. I'm sure next time I'll get the score I hoped for.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Vocabulary: Fall List #8
Abeyance- temporary inactivity or suspension
Sentence- Let's hold that issue in abeyance for a week.
Ambivalent- having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
sentence-I am ambivalent about moving too far away from home for college.
Beleaguer- to surround or beset, as with troubles
sentence- I don't mean to beleaguer the point, but you need to clean your room.
Carte blanche- unconditional authority; full discretionary power
sentence- I gave the designer full carte blanche to redo my room.
Cataclysm- any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature
sentence- If we don't change the homecoming group then there could be some serious cataclysm.
Debauch- to corrupt or pervert; sully
sentence- His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
Eclat- brilliance of success, reputation
sentence- The eclat of a great achievement.
Fastidious- excessively particular, critical or demanding; hard to please
sentence- You're a fastidious eater.
Gambol- to skip about; frolic
sentence- Sometimes I want to gambol through the fallen leaves.
Imbue- inspire, as with feelings, opinions
sentence- The political leaders were imbued with the teachings of past political leaders.
Inchoate- not yet completed or fully developed
sentence- We had an inchoate load of ideas on the topic.
Lampoon- to mock or ridicule
sentence- My brother lampoons me when I get him mad.
Malleable- adaptable or tractable
sentence- When you're a child you're the most malleable.
Nemesis- something that a person cannot conquer, achieve
sentence- History is my nemesis in school.
Opt- to decide to leave or withdraw
sentence- I decided to opt out of the contest.
Philistine- person who is lacking in or indifferent to cultural values
sentence- The indian philistine chose not to join in the rain dance.
Picaresque- pertaining to a form of prose fiction in which heroes are described in a series of humorous or satiric episodes of everyday life of the common people
sentence- The character was a typical picaresque hero.
Queasy- uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience
sentence- I became queasy to tell my mom that I broke the lamp.
Refractory- hard to manage, stubbornly disobedient
sentence- I struggled to put my refractory cousin to bed.
Savoir-faire- knowledge of just what to do in any situation
sentence- My mom provides a savoir-faire for me when I have a problem.
Sentence- Let's hold that issue in abeyance for a week.
Ambivalent- having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
sentence-I am ambivalent about moving too far away from home for college.
Beleaguer- to surround or beset, as with troubles
sentence- I don't mean to beleaguer the point, but you need to clean your room.
Carte blanche- unconditional authority; full discretionary power
sentence- I gave the designer full carte blanche to redo my room.
Cataclysm- any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature
sentence- If we don't change the homecoming group then there could be some serious cataclysm.
Debauch- to corrupt or pervert; sully
sentence- His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
Eclat- brilliance of success, reputation
sentence- The eclat of a great achievement.
Fastidious- excessively particular, critical or demanding; hard to please
sentence- You're a fastidious eater.
Gambol- to skip about; frolic
sentence- Sometimes I want to gambol through the fallen leaves.
Imbue- inspire, as with feelings, opinions
sentence- The political leaders were imbued with the teachings of past political leaders.
Inchoate- not yet completed or fully developed
sentence- We had an inchoate load of ideas on the topic.
Lampoon- to mock or ridicule
sentence- My brother lampoons me when I get him mad.
Malleable- adaptable or tractable
sentence- When you're a child you're the most malleable.
Nemesis- something that a person cannot conquer, achieve
sentence- History is my nemesis in school.
Opt- to decide to leave or withdraw
sentence- I decided to opt out of the contest.
Philistine- person who is lacking in or indifferent to cultural values
sentence- The indian philistine chose not to join in the rain dance.
Picaresque- pertaining to a form of prose fiction in which heroes are described in a series of humorous or satiric episodes of everyday life of the common people
sentence- The character was a typical picaresque hero.
Queasy- uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience
sentence- I became queasy to tell my mom that I broke the lamp.
Refractory- hard to manage, stubbornly disobedient
sentence- I struggled to put my refractory cousin to bed.
Savoir-faire- knowledge of just what to do in any situation
sentence- My mom provides a savoir-faire for me when I have a problem.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Midterm Study/Review Strategy
My strategy is to create flashcards and review them daily until the midterm. Also I'm going to try to use the words in my vocabulary as much as possible this week so that I can get more comfortable using them.
Pre-Will Questions
Hamlet
1. So far I know that Hamlet is the son of King Hamlet who died.
2. I don't know much on Shakespeare except that he's written many memorable plays.
3. Students frown at the name of Shakespeare because we know that his reading his harder to understand and complicated due to the period of time it was written in.
4. I think we can make this experience interesting by showing videos of some of the scenes and acting and reading them aloud.
1. So far I know that Hamlet is the son of King Hamlet who died.
2. I don't know much on Shakespeare except that he's written many memorable plays.
3. Students frown at the name of Shakespeare because we know that his reading his harder to understand and complicated due to the period of time it was written in.
4. I think we can make this experience interesting by showing videos of some of the scenes and acting and reading them aloud.
Literary Analysis: Part 2
Characterization
1. The author uses direct characterization in describing the point that Edna uses her independence. She does this by stating she felt independent and by Edna moving away from her family and living on her own. Another example of direct characterization is towards the end the book when Edna finally admits her love to Robert. An example of indirect characterization is the describing of Edna's feelings towards both her husband and Robert in the beginning of the novel. She never admits to Robert that she even likes him in the beginning or to her husband whether or not she's mad or unhappy with him. I think the author uses both direct and indirect to make it interesting to figure out by expression or actions how the character feels or wants instead of just telling you how they feel or who they are. It gives you your own sense of guessing the characters personalities.
2. The author's diction changes slightly when speaking as Madam Adele it becomes more formal. Also Robert tends to speak french at times so occasionally it has french lines.
3. The protagonist, Edna, is a dynamic character in this novel. She starts off as a respectful women who doesn't really know her true self. Later throughout the book though she learns how to love things and experience life happily. In the end she's not just living life to settle, but to be happy and do what she really wants.
4. After reading this book I felt like I'd met another person because I became so into the story. It makes you realize that you need to live life without regrets and the way the author told the story made me feel like I was in the scenes experiencing the same things. For example when she first learns how to swim, but when she comes out her husband wasn't supportive of her. This scene allowed me to relate to her because sometimes you have friends like that and the picture created by the author really put me in the scene with her. She definitely felt real to me.
1. The author uses direct characterization in describing the point that Edna uses her independence. She does this by stating she felt independent and by Edna moving away from her family and living on her own. Another example of direct characterization is towards the end the book when Edna finally admits her love to Robert. An example of indirect characterization is the describing of Edna's feelings towards both her husband and Robert in the beginning of the novel. She never admits to Robert that she even likes him in the beginning or to her husband whether or not she's mad or unhappy with him. I think the author uses both direct and indirect to make it interesting to figure out by expression or actions how the character feels or wants instead of just telling you how they feel or who they are. It gives you your own sense of guessing the characters personalities.
2. The author's diction changes slightly when speaking as Madam Adele it becomes more formal. Also Robert tends to speak french at times so occasionally it has french lines.
3. The protagonist, Edna, is a dynamic character in this novel. She starts off as a respectful women who doesn't really know her true self. Later throughout the book though she learns how to love things and experience life happily. In the end she's not just living life to settle, but to be happy and do what she really wants.
4. After reading this book I felt like I'd met another person because I became so into the story. It makes you realize that you need to live life without regrets and the way the author told the story made me feel like I was in the scenes experiencing the same things. For example when she first learns how to swim, but when she comes out her husband wasn't supportive of her. This scene allowed me to relate to her because sometimes you have friends like that and the picture created by the author really put me in the scene with her. She definitely felt real to me.
Vocabulary: Fall List #7
Aberration- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Ad hoc- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
Bane- something causes misery or death
Bathos- triteness or triviality of style; change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
Cantankerous- having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Casuistry- moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
De facto- in fact; in reality
Depredation- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; a destructive action
Empathy- understanding and entering into another's feelings
Harbinger- an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
Hedonism- an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
Lackluster- lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
Malcontent- discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
Mellifluous- pleasing to the ear
Nepotism- favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power
Pander- someone who procures customers for whores; arrange for sexual partners for others; yield; give satisfaction to
Ad hoc- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
Bane- something causes misery or death
Bathos- triteness or triviality of style; change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
Cantankerous- having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Casuistry- moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
De facto- in fact; in reality
Depredation- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; a destructive action
Empathy- understanding and entering into another's feelings
Harbinger- an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
Hedonism- an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
Lackluster- lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
Malcontent- discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
Mellifluous- pleasing to the ear
Nepotism- favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power
Pander- someone who procures customers for whores; arrange for sexual partners for others; yield; give satisfaction to
Peccadillo- a petty misdeed
Piece de resistance- the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, of a serious or group; special item or attraction
Remand- the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial; lock up or confine, in or as in jail
Syndrome- a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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