- flashcards
- study everyday for at least 30 minutes
- make up practice tests to study with
- study in groups by quizzing each other
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Midterm Study Strategies
Thursday, September 27, 2012
"Pre-Will" Question
He is the prince of Denmark and he is depressed by his fathers death and his mothers infindellity.
b) What do you know about Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded
as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's
preeminent dramatist.
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
I think that acting out the play would be interesting, or maybe even watching some of it as well.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Vocab #7
aberration - (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens
or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state; a state or
condition markedly different from the norm
*After her mothers death ,the aberration took over her life; she was never the same anymore.
Ad hoc- (adverb) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
*The ad hoc dress was perfect for the wedding.
bane - (noun) something causes misery or death
*Her mothers death caused lots of bane in her life.
bathos - (noun) triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos
*When the smart girl failed her classes she caused bathos in her family because she was always an A student.
cantankerous - (adj.) having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
*The cantankerous boy was always giving the teacher a hard time because he was so stubborn.
casuistry - (noun) 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
*The boy used his casuistry to make the girl feel sorry for him.
de facto - (noun) in fact; in reality
*The girl was fed up with her boyfriend, de facto she broke up with him yesterday.
depredation - (noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action
*The depredation caused a big drama at the school.
empathy - (noun) understanding and entering into another's feelings
*I have much empathy for everyones feelings, thats why I want to be a psychologist.
harbinger - (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
*Every book has a harbinger because it makes the action more interesting.
hedonism - (noun) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
*Every American has the dream of hedonism.
lackluster - (adj.) lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
*The old car had lackluster tires.
malcontent - (adj.) discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
*The malcontent boy , threw up when he saw the blood.
mellifluous - (adj.) pleasing to the ear
*The mellifluous boy always knows how talk to girls.
nepotism - noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
*The napotism was shown when the coach chose his son to start over all the other players even though he was not very good.
pander - (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to
*The pander made lots of money of the girls.
peccadillo - (noun) a petty misdeed
piece de resistance - (noun) the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
*The girl was the piece de resistance for the boy because he was in love with her.
remand - (noun) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
*After court , the judge remanded the criminal back to jail.
syndrome - (noun) a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
*After her mothers death ,the aberration took over her life; she was never the same anymore.
Ad hoc- (adverb) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
*The ad hoc dress was perfect for the wedding.
bane - (noun) something causes misery or death
*Her mothers death caused lots of bane in her life.
bathos - (noun) triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos
*When the smart girl failed her classes she caused bathos in her family because she was always an A student.
cantankerous - (adj.) having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
*The cantankerous boy was always giving the teacher a hard time because he was so stubborn.
casuistry - (noun) 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
*The boy used his casuistry to make the girl feel sorry for him.
de facto - (noun) in fact; in reality
*The girl was fed up with her boyfriend, de facto she broke up with him yesterday.
depredation - (noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action
*The depredation caused a big drama at the school.
empathy - (noun) understanding and entering into another's feelings
*I have much empathy for everyones feelings, thats why I want to be a psychologist.
harbinger - (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
*Every book has a harbinger because it makes the action more interesting.
hedonism - (noun) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
*Every American has the dream of hedonism.
lackluster - (adj.) lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
*The old car had lackluster tires.
malcontent - (adj.) discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
*The malcontent boy , threw up when he saw the blood.
mellifluous - (adj.) pleasing to the ear
*The mellifluous boy always knows how talk to girls.
nepotism - noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
*The napotism was shown when the coach chose his son to start over all the other players even though he was not very good.
pander - (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to
*The pander made lots of money of the girls.
peccadillo - (noun) a petty misdeed
piece de resistance - (noun) the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
*The girl was the piece de resistance for the boy because he was in love with her.
remand - (noun) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
*After court , the judge remanded the criminal back to jail.
syndrome - (noun) a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Literature Analysis #1
All the Pretty Horses
1. This novel consists of three guys' journeys from the United States into through the Mexican border. The novel has three main characters John Grady Cole, who runs away with his friend Rawlins on horse back, at the age of sixteen after his grandfather passes away. Another character is Jimmy Belvins whom the other two boys meet along the way. The novels goes on to talk about the boys struggles in Mexico along with a twist of a love story in it. In the end all the boys split up through out all their difficulties and John Grady finds himself with out a home or any sort of family.
2. The theme of the novel is the strive for independence and freedom in ones' own mind. Another theme could be coming of age because these were young boys who didn't know what the world held for them and they were rudely awakened in Mexico.
3. The author's tone is sort of hopeless. An example of this tone from McCarthy is, "The wind was much abated and it was very cold and the sun sat blood red and elliptic under the reefs of bloodred cloud before him." Another example of the hopeless tone shown in the novel is, "The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief." I thought this was an example of this tone because not many people think that they have a bond with grief, that's sort of a depressing statement. The last example from the text that i found was, "Those whom life does not cure death will."
4. Literary elements that i found in the novel that helped me better understand it were diction, imagery, description, tone, and the use of metaphors. In the novel the description McCarthy used really put me right there with John Grady especially when he says, "They rode out along the fenceline and across the open pasture-land. The leather creaked in the morning cold. They pushed the horses into a lope. The light fell away behind them. They rode out on the high prairie where they slowed the horses to a walk and the stars swarmed around them out of the blackness. They heard somewhere in that tenantless night a bell that tolled and ceased where no bell was and they rode out on the round dais of the earth which alone was dark and no light to it and which carried their figures and bore them up into the swarming stars so that they rode not under but among them and they rode at once jaunty and circumspect, like thieves newly loosed in that dark electric, like young thieves in a glowing orchard, loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing." This whole passage let me grasp the way the author writes in a completely different way than usual. The way he wrote allowed me to stay focused on the novel. The tone especially helped understand the theme in the end. With in the novel if the author would have written in a joyful tone I would never have grasped the true struggle that the three boys; John Grady, Jimmy Belvins, and Rawlins, had gone through in Mexico. When they are abused in jail the way McCarthy tells the torture being done really sets the tone perfectly for the reader to interpret the theme accurately.
1. This novel consists of three guys' journeys from the United States into through the Mexican border. The novel has three main characters John Grady Cole, who runs away with his friend Rawlins on horse back, at the age of sixteen after his grandfather passes away. Another character is Jimmy Belvins whom the other two boys meet along the way. The novels goes on to talk about the boys struggles in Mexico along with a twist of a love story in it. In the end all the boys split up through out all their difficulties and John Grady finds himself with out a home or any sort of family.
2. The theme of the novel is the strive for independence and freedom in ones' own mind. Another theme could be coming of age because these were young boys who didn't know what the world held for them and they were rudely awakened in Mexico.
3. The author's tone is sort of hopeless. An example of this tone from McCarthy is, "The wind was much abated and it was very cold and the sun sat blood red and elliptic under the reefs of bloodred cloud before him." Another example of the hopeless tone shown in the novel is, "The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief." I thought this was an example of this tone because not many people think that they have a bond with grief, that's sort of a depressing statement. The last example from the text that i found was, "Those whom life does not cure death will."
4. Literary elements that i found in the novel that helped me better understand it were diction, imagery, description, tone, and the use of metaphors. In the novel the description McCarthy used really put me right there with John Grady especially when he says, "They rode out along the fenceline and across the open pasture-land. The leather creaked in the morning cold. They pushed the horses into a lope. The light fell away behind them. They rode out on the high prairie where they slowed the horses to a walk and the stars swarmed around them out of the blackness. They heard somewhere in that tenantless night a bell that tolled and ceased where no bell was and they rode out on the round dais of the earth which alone was dark and no light to it and which carried their figures and bore them up into the swarming stars so that they rode not under but among them and they rode at once jaunty and circumspect, like thieves newly loosed in that dark electric, like young thieves in a glowing orchard, loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing." This whole passage let me grasp the way the author writes in a completely different way than usual. The way he wrote allowed me to stay focused on the novel. The tone especially helped understand the theme in the end. With in the novel if the author would have written in a joyful tone I would never have grasped the true struggle that the three boys; John Grady, Jimmy Belvins, and Rawlins, had gone through in Mexico. When they are abused in jail the way McCarthy tells the torture being done really sets the tone perfectly for the reader to interpret the theme accurately.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Vocab #6
beatitude- Supreme blessedness
-Christ's first beatitude is to the poor in spirit.
bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided)
-It's gas-guzzling reputation had made it the bête noire of environmental Activicts.
bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome
-Their argument did not bode well for the future.
dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
-In the cellars we were sheltered from the tornado, but they were very dank and gloomy.
ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches
-Ecumenical pilgrimage now must also be between churches which are in mission together
fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
-His fervid speech opposed to child labor, touched the hearts of the listeners
fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant
-His fetid odor made the entire class move to the other side of the classroom.
gargantuan- of great mass
-The giant almost flattened the travelers with his gargantuan foot as he walked through the forest
heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity
-In later life, Elvis was overweight and drug addicted, but in his heyday he was healthy, talented and hugely popular
incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare
-The guilt attacked her during her sleepless night like a relentlessincubus.
infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation
-The infrastructure of a school consists of teachers, administration, and a school board.
inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
-The pretty woman was able to inveiglethe drunken man into buying her some chocolates and a free drink
kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement-He gave kudos to her for her job well done.
lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift
-When going out to dinner, surprising her with a ring islagniappe.
prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
-All the cases give lengthy extracts from the judgments which, at first sight, may appear to be somewhat prolix.
protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
-The young scientist had done very well. He had been a protege of no less a person than Albert Einstein.
prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied
-The inventor displayed his prototype to the potential buyers.
sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer
-Hoping to get the best grade in class, thesycophant flattered his teacher with gifts and nice comments at every opportunity
tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words
-Avoid tautology which is the needless repetition of the same idea.
truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously
-When you're having doubts, don'ttruckle to walk away.
-Christ's first beatitude is to the poor in spirit.
bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided)
-It's gas-guzzling reputation had made it the bête noire of environmental Activicts.
bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome
-Their argument did not bode well for the future.
dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
-In the cellars we were sheltered from the tornado, but they were very dank and gloomy.
ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches
-Ecumenical pilgrimage now must also be between churches which are in mission together
fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
-His fervid speech opposed to child labor, touched the hearts of the listeners
fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant
-His fetid odor made the entire class move to the other side of the classroom.
gargantuan- of great mass
-The giant almost flattened the travelers with his gargantuan foot as he walked through the forest
heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity
-In later life, Elvis was overweight and drug addicted, but in his heyday he was healthy, talented and hugely popular
incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare
-The guilt attacked her during her sleepless night like a relentlessincubus.
infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation
-The infrastructure of a school consists of teachers, administration, and a school board.
inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
-The pretty woman was able to inveiglethe drunken man into buying her some chocolates and a free drink
kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement-He gave kudos to her for her job well done.
lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift
-When going out to dinner, surprising her with a ring islagniappe.
prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
-All the cases give lengthy extracts from the judgments which, at first sight, may appear to be somewhat prolix.
protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
-The young scientist had done very well. He had been a protege of no less a person than Albert Einstein.
prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied
-The inventor displayed his prototype to the potential buyers.
sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer
-Hoping to get the best grade in class, thesycophant flattered his teacher with gifts and nice comments at every opportunity
tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words
-Avoid tautology which is the needless repetition of the same idea.
truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously
-When you're having doubts, don'ttruckle to walk away.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
My heroe's journey
My hero is my dad because he grew up with an abusive father out in the middle of nowhere in Illinois. His family was very poor and when he was about 12 his mom left his dad and remarried another not so nice guy who they adopter six black kids together. My dad worked very hard throughout his life to now be a highly paid electrical engineer on Vandenberg Airforce Base. He is a great dad to me and my brother and sisters and a great husband of 25 years to my mom despite the kinds of men he grew up with.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Beowulf and Godsylla
Beowulf ond Godsylla
Meanehwæl, baccat meaddehæle, monstær lurccen;
Fulle few too many drincce, hie luccen for fyht.
Ðen Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl,
Æsccen æwful jeork to steop outsyd. Þhud! Bashe! Crasch! Beoom! Ðe bigge gye
Eallum his bon brak, byt his nose offe;
Wicced Godsylla wæld on his asse.
Monstær moppe fleor wyþ eallum men in hælle.
Beowulf in bacceroome fonecall bamaccen wæs;
Hearen sond of ruccus sæd, "Hwæt ðe helle?"
Graben sheold strang ond swich-blæd scharp
Stond feorth to fyht ðe grimlic foe. "Me," Godsylla sæd, "mac ðe minsemete."
Heoro cwyc geten heold wiþ fæmed half-nelson
Ond flyng him lic frisbe bac to fen
Beowulf belly up to meaddehæle bar,
Sæd, "Ne foe beaten mie færsom cung-fu."
Eorderen cocca-cohla yce-coeld, ðe reol þyng.
Translation:
Beowulf and Godzilla
Meanwhile, back at the Meade hall, a monster was lurking;
Full of too many drinks, he was looking for a fight.
Then Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl,
Asked awful jerk to step outside. Thud! Bash! Crash! Boom! The big guy
His bone broke, bite his nose off;
Wicked Godzilla wailed on his ass.
Monster mopped the floor with all the men in hall.
Beowulf in the back of the room phone called bamaccen was;
Haren son of Ruccus said, "What the hell?"
Grabbing shoulder strangle and switch blade sharp
Stand forth to fight the grim foe. "Me," Godzilla said, "mac of innocent."
Hero quick getting hold whipped famed half-nelson
And flung him like a frisbee back to fen.
Beowulf bellied up to the Meade Hall bar,
Said, "No foe has beaten my fearsome kung-fu."
He ordered a coca-cola ice-cold, of real thing.
Meanehwæl, baccat meaddehæle, monstær lurccen;
Fulle few too many drincce, hie luccen for fyht.
Ðen Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl,
Æsccen æwful jeork to steop outsyd. Þhud! Bashe! Crasch! Beoom! Ðe bigge gye
Eallum his bon brak, byt his nose offe;
Wicced Godsylla wæld on his asse.
Monstær moppe fleor wyþ eallum men in hælle.
Beowulf in bacceroome fonecall bamaccen wæs;
Hearen sond of ruccus sæd, "Hwæt ðe helle?"
Graben sheold strang ond swich-blæd scharp
Stond feorth to fyht ðe grimlic foe. "Me," Godsylla sæd, "mac ðe minsemete."
Heoro cwyc geten heold wiþ fæmed half-nelson
Ond flyng him lic frisbe bac to fen
Beowulf belly up to meaddehæle bar,
Sæd, "Ne foe beaten mie færsom cung-fu."
Eorderen cocca-cohla yce-coeld, ðe reol þyng.
Translation:
Beowulf and Godzilla
Meanwhile, back at the Meade hall, a monster was lurking;
Full of too many drinks, he was looking for a fight.
Then Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl,
Asked awful jerk to step outside. Thud! Bash! Crash! Boom! The big guy
His bone broke, bite his nose off;
Wicked Godzilla wailed on his ass.
Monster mopped the floor with all the men in hall.
Beowulf in the back of the room phone called bamaccen was;
Haren son of Ruccus said, "What the hell?"
Grabbing shoulder strangle and switch blade sharp
Stand forth to fight the grim foe. "Me," Godzilla said, "mac of innocent."
Hero quick getting hold whipped famed half-nelson
And flung him like a frisbee back to fen.
Beowulf bellied up to the Meade Hall bar,
Said, "No foe has beaten my fearsome kung-fu."
He ordered a coca-cola ice-cold, of real thing.
Notes on Textbook Pages 64-82
The Epic
- Epics--> Long narrative poems that celebrated adventures of legendary heroes
- Heroes were role models for their times.
- Gilgamesh--> An ancient Near Eastern poem about 4,000 years old
- Iliad--> A Greek poem that is almost 3,000 old
- Heroes-->Role models for modern time period
Gilgamesh: The Prologue
- Gilgamesh built the city of Uruk
- Son of Lugalbanda/Lady Wildcow Ninsun
- Perfect warrior
- Two-thirds a god/one-third a man
- Uruk-->Ancient Sumerian city
- Hektor (Trojan) has killed Achilleus's (Greek) best friend
- Achilleus wishes nothing but the death of Hektor
- Achilleus and Hektor fight
- Hektor pleads with Achilleus--> Achilleus too consumed by anger
- Achilleus eventually kills Hektor
- Bede gives the geographic details of Britain at beginning of work
- Bede tells of the different seasons in Britain
- Presently there are 5 languages and 4 nations within Britain
- British men shared wives with the Scots--> Ruler chosen only from the female royal line, not male
- Bede describes the island of Ireland in detail
- In the year 896, Britain split between the East and North
- Danes caused much destruction along the sea-coast
- In the year 900, Alfred, the king of all of England passed away
- His son Edward took the thrown
- Peace between North and East occurred during the year of 906
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Vocab #5
acumen -The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
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adjudicate -Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
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anachronism -at the wrong place in the wrong time
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apocryphal -Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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disparity -A great difference
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dissimulate -Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
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empirical -Based on an observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
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flamboyant -Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
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fulsome - flattering to an excessive degree / of large size or quantity; generous
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immolate -Kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning
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imperceptible - impossible to perceive
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lackey -A servant
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liaison -A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people
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monolithic -very large and characterless
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mot juste -The exact, appropriate word.
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nihilism -The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
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patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman
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propitiate -Win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
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sic -Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands
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sublimate-Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
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adjudicate -Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
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anachronism -at the wrong place in the wrong time
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apocryphal -Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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disparity -A great difference
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dissimulate -Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
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empirical -Based on an observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
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flamboyant -Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
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fulsome - flattering to an excessive degree / of large size or quantity; generous
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immolate -Kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning
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imperceptible - impossible to perceive
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lackey -A servant
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liaison -A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people
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monolithic -very large and characterless
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mot juste -The exact, appropriate word.
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nihilism -The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
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patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman
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propitiate -Win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
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sic -Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands
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sublimate-Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Vocab #4
APOSTATE: a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
EFFUSIVE: unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve.
IMPASSE: a position or situation from which there is no escape.
EUPHORIA: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence
LUGUBRIOUS: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner.
BRAVADO: a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
CONSENSUS: majority of opinion
DICHOTOMY: division into two parts
COMSTRICT: to slow or stop the natural course or to contract or shrink
GOTHIC: characterized by gloom and mystery
PUNCTILIO: a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
METAMORPHISIS: a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation
raconteur to tell
SINE QUA NON: an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential
QUIXOTIC: extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable
VENDETTA: any prolongedand bitter feud, rivalry, contention
NON SEQUITUR: an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
MYSTIQUE: a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaninG
QUAGMIRE: anything soft or flabby
PARLOUS: perilous; dangerous
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