ad infinitum- endless.
The questions seemed ad infinitum.
bona fide- authentic
The are was bona fide.
buoyant- not easily depressed; cheerful
My dad is buoyant.
clique- a small exclusive group of people
Wanna join my clique?
concede- to acknowledge as true
The witness conceded to the crime.
congenial- agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
I enjoy congenial surroundings
lofty- extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering
Some people are lofty.
migration- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another.
Illegal migration is a problem in the US.
perceive- Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
I later perceived the situation.
perverse- Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable
Don't ever perverse again!
prelude- An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
Don't forget to prelude before the show.
rancid- Smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.
That banana was rancid.
rustic- Having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside.
I am rustic.
sever- Divide by cutting or slicing, esp. suddenly and forcibly.
He severed the bolgna.
sordid- Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
Politics are sordid.
untenable- Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
I am not untenable.
versatile- Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
Some baseball players are versatile.
vindicate- Show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified.
Its hard to vindicate against parents.
wane- Have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
I don't know how to use wane in a sentence.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Midterm Reflection
I think the midterm went great. There was one thing I had trouble with. Some of the definitions on the test didn't match the definitions I had studied. I hope that most of the words stick with me and if they don't, then a quick look at the definition should refresh my memory. For next time I will make sure to compare my definitions with someone else to see if they are the same or not.
Monday, October 1, 2012
10 Blog Reviews
Carlos Serrano- Missing a lot of work from the beginning of this year, but lately has been doing the assignments. Keep up the good work.
Jasmine Beebe- Great blog! The design is nice and blog posts are well thought out.
Jose Farias- Blog is well organized and work is well done.
Scott Gould- Scott's blog isn't very organized.
Frank Limon- Hardly any assignments have been completed. Needs to put more effort into this class.
Patricia Tuttle- She is very involved in class and seems passionate about this class, but then I see her blog and wonder why it's so incomplete.
Teanna Silveira- Blog is very organized and nicely designed. Work is complete and interesting.
Shelbi Nunes- Posts were out of order and few assignments were completed.
Syerra Fox- Complete assignments and well organized.
Joe Ortiz- There's not much to say about this blog other then there is no effort put into it.
Jasmine Beebe- Great blog! The design is nice and blog posts are well thought out.
Jose Farias- Blog is well organized and work is well done.
Scott Gould- Scott's blog isn't very organized.
Frank Limon- Hardly any assignments have been completed. Needs to put more effort into this class.
Patricia Tuttle- She is very involved in class and seems passionate about this class, but then I see her blog and wonder why it's so incomplete.
Teanna Silveira- Blog is very organized and nicely designed. Work is complete and interesting.
Shelbi Nunes- Posts were out of order and few assignments were completed.
Syerra Fox- Complete assignments and well organized.
Joe Ortiz- There's not much to say about this blog other then there is no effort put into it.
Vocabulary: Midterm Study Guide
adumbrate- foreshadow
apotheosis- the highest point of developement in something
ascetic- Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
bauble- something of little value or worth
beguile- trick
burgeon- to grow rapidly or flourish
complement- something that completes or brings to perfection
contumacious- stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
curmudgeon- bad tempered person
didactic - intended to teach in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
Intercede: intervene on behalf of another
I intercede for people.
Hackneyed: lacking significance through having been overused
"Swag" is a hackneyed word
Approbation: approval or praise
The super bowl met with high approbation
Innuendo: an allusive or oblique remark or hint
He gave the innuendo that the kid was annoying.
Coalition: an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
The government formed a coalition.
Elicit: to bring or draw out (something latent); enduce
I couldn't elicit a response from anyone.
Hiatus: a pause or pause in a sentence, series or process
She couldn't talk without a hiatus.
Assuage: to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
The letter assuaged the fears of most members.
Decadence: moral or cultural decline, esp. after a peek of achievement
The ancient castle was in a state of decadence.
Expostulate: express strong disapproval or disagreement
The teacher had an expostulate look on his face.
Simulate: imitate the appearance or character of
Baseball players simulate in game situations.
Jaded: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having to much of something
The football player was jaded after eating too much pizza.
Umbrage: offence or annoyance
I took umbrage to the words of the speaker.
Prerogative: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
The king had prerogative to make all the decisions.
Lurid: very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
I hate lurid food coloring.
Transcend: be or go beyond the range or limits of something
Some people transcend physical abilities.
Provincial: of or concerning a province of a country or empire
It was a provincial college.
Petulant: childishly sulky or bad-tempered
My dad is petulant.
Unctuous: excessively or ingratiatingly flatterning
The food was unctuous.
Meritorious: deserving reward or prize
After the competition I felt meritorious.
melancholy- a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness
Why do you look so melancholy?
exemplary- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
That's an exemplary example.
peculiar- strange or odd; unusual
You look peculiar today.
dread- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
I dread spiders.
bough- a main branch of a tree
The bough is creepy looking.
pious- devoutly religious
Some people show pious devotion.
communion- the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings
Communion of the saints.
auditor- a listener
The auditor stood still with a blank look on his face.
multitude- a large number
There's a multitude of baseball fans.
eloquence- fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
Dr. Preston has eloquence.
despair- complete loss or absence of hope
Never despair anything.
hoary- grayish-white
The mans hair is hoary.
1. allude- refer to something the author thinks you should know
The author alludes to some much in the story.
2. clairvoyant- able to read minds
It was as if the man was clairvoyant.
3. conclusive- final, decisive
The new evidence made it conclusive the woman was guilty.
4. disreputable- of a poor reputation
Charles Bukowski was disreputable
5. endemic- natural to an environment
Aids is endemic in Africa.
6. exemplary- serving as a desirable model; best of its kind
The great white shark is exemplary to it's species.
7. fathom- to understand
Some concepts are hard to fathom.
8. guile- trick
It's hard to guile me.
9. integrity- integrating thought, speech, or action
Some people show large amounts of integrity.
10. itinerary- trip schedule, trip plan
Going to Las Vegas was itinerary.
11. misconstrue- misunderstood; misrepresenting
Don't misconstrue what I am saying.
12. obnoxious- rude, loud, abrasive
Some people are really obnoxious.
13. placate- to calm down; satisfy
Parents must placate their children.
14. placid- calm
Everybody remain placid.
15. plagiarism- to copy someone's work
You can get kicked out of college for plagiarism.
16. potent- powerful
The perfume is extremely potent.
17. pretext- reason for doing something; excuse
Please explain your pretext for your actions.
18. protrude- to stick out
The nail protruded the wood.
19. stark- obvious
It was stark that thing had sold.
20. superficial- shallow, surface
Superficial damage was done to the skin
adroit- expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
Dancers are adroit.
amicable- characterized by or showing goodwill. friendly
I strive to be amicable.
averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Some people averse with their parents rules.
belligerent - Hostile, aggresion
Don't be so belligerent!
benevolent- well meaning and kindly
I wish everyone was benevolent.
cursory- Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Don't do cursory inspections.
duplicity- Deceitfulness; double- dealing
The man showed duplicity.
extol- Praise;enthusiasm
Extol the efforts of people.
feasible- Able to do easily or conveniently
I wish homework was feasible.
grimace- A twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
The man always grimaces.
holocaust- a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire
impervious- not penetrable; unable to be affected by.
He was impervious to the virus.
impetus- the force, energy, or momentum with which the body moves.
Focus on the impetus.
jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure
She was in jeopardy of her life.
meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Nothings wrong with being meticulous.
nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
He showed nostalgia for the past.
quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
That car is quintessence.
retrogress- to go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
When suffering from depression, it's important not to retrogress.
scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Health inspectors scrutinize the kitchen.
tepid- only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm.
Make the shower tepid.
apotheosis- the highest point of developement in something
ascetic- Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
bauble- something of little value or worth
beguile- trick
burgeon- to grow rapidly or flourish
complement- something that completes or brings to perfection
contumacious- stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
curmudgeon- bad tempered person
didactic - intended to teach in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
Intercede: intervene on behalf of another
I intercede for people.
Hackneyed: lacking significance through having been overused
"Swag" is a hackneyed word
Approbation: approval or praise
The super bowl met with high approbation
Innuendo: an allusive or oblique remark or hint
He gave the innuendo that the kid was annoying.
Coalition: an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
The government formed a coalition.
Elicit: to bring or draw out (something latent); enduce
I couldn't elicit a response from anyone.
Hiatus: a pause or pause in a sentence, series or process
She couldn't talk without a hiatus.
Assuage: to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
The letter assuaged the fears of most members.
Decadence: moral or cultural decline, esp. after a peek of achievement
The ancient castle was in a state of decadence.
Expostulate: express strong disapproval or disagreement
The teacher had an expostulate look on his face.
Simulate: imitate the appearance or character of
Baseball players simulate in game situations.
Jaded: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having to much of something
The football player was jaded after eating too much pizza.
Umbrage: offence or annoyance
I took umbrage to the words of the speaker.
Prerogative: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
The king had prerogative to make all the decisions.
Lurid: very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
I hate lurid food coloring.
Transcend: be or go beyond the range or limits of something
Some people transcend physical abilities.
Provincial: of or concerning a province of a country or empire
It was a provincial college.
Petulant: childishly sulky or bad-tempered
My dad is petulant.
Unctuous: excessively or ingratiatingly flatterning
The food was unctuous.
Meritorious: deserving reward or prize
After the competition I felt meritorious.
encomium- speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
The Bible is an encomium.
coherent- logical and consistent
Dr. Preston is coherent.
belabor- argue or elaborate in excessive detail
My sisters always belabor.
eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from
I try to eschew calculators.
acquisitive- excessively interested in collecting money or material things.
Mr. Krabs is acquisitive.
emulate- match or surpass, typically by imitation.
My friend tries to emulate my intelligence.
arrogate- take or claim for oneself, without justification.
The man tried to arrogate my wallet.
banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
My cousin is banal.
excoriation- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off.
My shoe caused an excoriation on my foot.
congeal- solidify or coagulate esp. by cooling.
I congealed the water.
carping- difficult to please; critical
My teacher is carping.
substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
The prosecutor couldn't substantiate that the gum was stolen.
temporize- avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
Sometimes the president temporizes.
largesse- generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
Dispensing his money was such largesse.
tenable- able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Talk like that is no longer tenable.
insatiable- impossible to satisfy
That teacher is insatiable.
reconnaissance- preliminary surveying or research
Continue your reconnaissance.
germane- relevant to a subject under consideration
That is not germane to what we are talking about.
ramify- spread or branch out
The canal began to ramify.
intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's view or to agree about something
My parents intransigent people.
taciturn- reserved or uncommunicative in speech
The boy is taciturn.
invidious- likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
My brother is invidious.
melancholy- a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness
Why do you look so melancholy?
exemplary- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
That's an exemplary example.
peculiar- strange or odd; unusual
You look peculiar today.
dread- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
I dread spiders.
bough- a main branch of a tree
The bough is creepy looking.
pious- devoutly religious
Some people show pious devotion.
communion- the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings
Communion of the saints.
auditor- a listener
The auditor stood still with a blank look on his face.
multitude- a large number
There's a multitude of baseball fans.
eloquence- fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
Dr. Preston has eloquence.
despair- complete loss or absence of hope
Never despair anything.
hoary- grayish-white
The mans hair is hoary.
1. allude- refer to something the author thinks you should know
The author alludes to some much in the story.
2. clairvoyant- able to read minds
It was as if the man was clairvoyant.
3. conclusive- final, decisive
The new evidence made it conclusive the woman was guilty.
4. disreputable- of a poor reputation
Charles Bukowski was disreputable
5. endemic- natural to an environment
Aids is endemic in Africa.
6. exemplary- serving as a desirable model; best of its kind
The great white shark is exemplary to it's species.
7. fathom- to understand
Some concepts are hard to fathom.
8. guile- trick
It's hard to guile me.
9. integrity- integrating thought, speech, or action
Some people show large amounts of integrity.
10. itinerary- trip schedule, trip plan
Going to Las Vegas was itinerary.
11. misconstrue- misunderstood; misrepresenting
Don't misconstrue what I am saying.
12. obnoxious- rude, loud, abrasive
Some people are really obnoxious.
13. placate- to calm down; satisfy
Parents must placate their children.
14. placid- calm
Everybody remain placid.
15. plagiarism- to copy someone's work
You can get kicked out of college for plagiarism.
16. potent- powerful
The perfume is extremely potent.
17. pretext- reason for doing something; excuse
Please explain your pretext for your actions.
18. protrude- to stick out
The nail protruded the wood.
19. stark- obvious
It was stark that thing had sold.
20. superficial- shallow, surface
Superficial damage was done to the skin
adroit- expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
Dancers are adroit.
amicable- characterized by or showing goodwill. friendly
I strive to be amicable.
averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Some people averse with their parents rules.
belligerent - Hostile, aggresion
Don't be so belligerent!
benevolent- well meaning and kindly
I wish everyone was benevolent.
cursory- Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Don't do cursory inspections.
duplicity- Deceitfulness; double- dealing
The man showed duplicity.
extol- Praise;enthusiasm
Extol the efforts of people.
feasible- Able to do easily or conveniently
I wish homework was feasible.
grimace- A twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
The man always grimaces.
holocaust- a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire
impervious- not penetrable; unable to be affected by.
He was impervious to the virus.
impetus- the force, energy, or momentum with which the body moves.
Focus on the impetus.
jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure
She was in jeopardy of her life.
meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Nothings wrong with being meticulous.
nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
He showed nostalgia for the past.
quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
That car is quintessence.
retrogress- to go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
When suffering from depression, it's important not to retrogress.
scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Health inspectors scrutinize the kitchen.
tepid- only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm.
Make the shower tepid.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Romanticism
A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=romanticism&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=Cf1oUMucIMShiQKcj4CIAw&sqi=2&ved=0CBwQkQ4&biw=1366&bih=653&cad=cbv&sei=Bv5oUOLEDuKsjAKwnYDYDA
Romanticism began in the mid-18th century and reached its height in the 19th
century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics
the ideals of the time period, concentrating on emotion, nature, and the
expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the
commonality of humankind and, while using emotion and nature; the poets and
their works shed light on people's universal natures. Romanticism as a movement
declined in the late 19th century and early 20th century with the growing
dominance of Realism in the literature and the rapid advancement of science and
technology. However, Romanticism was very impressionative on most individuals
during its time.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080417110906AA6fv9E
A movement in art and literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in revolt against the Neoclassicism of the previous centuries...The German poet Friedrich Schlegel, who is given credit for first using the termromantic to describe literature, defined it as "literature depicting emotional matter in an imaginative form." This is as accurate a general definition as can be accomplished, although Victor Hugo's phrase "liberalism in literature" is also apt. Imagination, emotion, and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism. Any list of particular characteristics of the literature of romanticism includes subjectivity and an emphasis on individualism; spontaneity; freedom from rules; solitary life rather than life in society; the beliefs that imagination is superior to reason and devotion to beauty; love of and worship of nature; and fascination with the past, especially the myths and mysticism of the middle ages. English poets: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats American poets: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman
http://www.uh.edu/engines/romanticism/introduction.html
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Romanticism began in the mid-18th century and reached its height in the 19th
century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics
the ideals of the time period, concentrating on emotion, nature, and the
expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the
commonality of humankind and, while using emotion and nature; the poets and
their works shed light on people's universal natures. Romanticism as a movement
declined in the late 19th century and early 20th century with the growing
dominance of Realism in the literature and the rapid advancement of science and
technology. However, Romanticism was very impressionative on most individuals
during its time.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080417110906AA6fv9E
http://www.uh.edu/engines/romanticism/introduction.html
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A Dream Within a Dream
This poem is very confusing. From what I can tell from it is it's about love and dreams. Whats confusing for me is it's like inception. It definitely gets you thinking, not to mention it could make your brain hurt. I look forward to discussing this in class and hopefully getting a better understanding of it.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Vocabulary: Fall List #6
adroit- expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
Dancers are adroit.
amicable- characterized by or showing goodwill. friendly
I strive to be amicable.
averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Some people averse with their parents rules.
belligerent - Hostile, aggresion
Don't be so belligerent!
benevolent- well meaning and kindly
I wish everyone was benevolent.
cursory- Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Don't do cursory inspections.
duplicity- Deceitfulness; double- dealing
The man showed duplicity.
extol- Praise;enthusiasm
Extol the efforts of people.
feasible- Able to do easily or conveniently
I wish homework was feasible.
grimace- A twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
The man always grimaces.
holocaust- a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire
impervious- not penetrable; unable to be affected by.
He was impervious to the virus.
impetus- the force, energy, or momentum with which the body moves.
Focus on the impetus.
jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure
She was in jeopardy of her life.
meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Nothings wrong with being meticulous.
nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
He showed nostalgia for the past.
quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
That car is quintessence.
retrogress- to go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
When suffering from depression, it's important not to retrogress.
scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Health inspectors scrutinize the kitchen.
tepid- only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm.
Make the shower tepid.
Dancers are adroit.
amicable- characterized by or showing goodwill. friendly
I strive to be amicable.
averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Some people averse with their parents rules.
belligerent - Hostile, aggresion
Don't be so belligerent!
benevolent- well meaning and kindly
I wish everyone was benevolent.
cursory- Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Don't do cursory inspections.
duplicity- Deceitfulness; double- dealing
The man showed duplicity.
extol- Praise;enthusiasm
Extol the efforts of people.
feasible- Able to do easily or conveniently
I wish homework was feasible.
grimace- A twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
The man always grimaces.
holocaust- a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire
impervious- not penetrable; unable to be affected by.
He was impervious to the virus.
impetus- the force, energy, or momentum with which the body moves.
Focus on the impetus.
jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure
She was in jeopardy of her life.
meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Nothings wrong with being meticulous.
nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
He showed nostalgia for the past.
quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
That car is quintessence.
retrogress- to go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
When suffering from depression, it's important not to retrogress.
scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Health inspectors scrutinize the kitchen.
tepid- only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm.
Make the shower tepid.
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