JOURNAL TOPIC: (today's tunes: "Apeman" by The Kinks; "Let It Be" by The Beatles]
Summarize last night's reading-- or explain why you didn't do your homework.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Transcendentalism
3. Poetry in motion (?)
HW:
1. Review for midterm (and sleep-- if you studied this week you shouldn't have to cram :)
This is all EXCEPT the first ten word in the beginning of the school year. Admit- confess to be true.
ReplyDeleteAmicable- Friendliness, without serious disagreement.
Averse- Strong dislike, opposition to something
Beligerent- Hostile and agressive
Benevolent- Well meaning, friendly
Cursory- Hasty, not detailed
Duplicity- Deceitfulness in speech
Extol- To praise highly
Feasible- To do easily, conviently
Grimace- Disgust, disapproval
Holocaust- Destruction or slaughter.
Impervious- Not penetrable
Impetus- Impulse, a moving force
Jeopardy- Risk of loss or danger
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail.
Nostalgia- Longing for things, persons, or situation in time.
Quintessence- concentrated essence of a substance.
Retrogress- go back to a worse state.
Scrutinize- Exam of inspect closely.
Tepid- Slightly warm
allude-refer to something the author thinks you should know.
clairvoyant- able to perceive things beyond sense.
conclusive- final; decisive
disreputable- of poor reputation.
endemic- pervasive in a particular place.
exemplary-of note worth importance.
fathom- measure of ocean depth; to understand.
guile- to trick; trickiness.
integrity- integrate thought, word, and action.
itinerary- trip schedule.
misconstrue- misunderstand; misrepresent.
obnoxious- rude
placate- calm down; satisfy.
placid- calm; peaceful.
plagiarism- taking someones work;representing it as your own.
potent- powerful.
pretext-irrational
protrude- to stick out.
stark- obvious; clear.
superficial- shallow; at a surface level.
coherent-sticking together.
belabor-to beat severely.
eschew-to keep away from (something harmful or disliked.)
acquisitive-eager to acquire.
emulate- to copy or imitate.
arrogate-to seize something without justification.
banal-dull or stale as because of overuse.
excoriation-to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin of.
congeal-to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing.
carping-tending to carp, or find fault.
substantiate- to prove a claim to be true.
temporize-to suit one's actions to the time.
largesse-money given with ease.
tenable-to be sustained or maintained.
insatiable-appetite for something that cannot be satisfied.
reconnaissance-an exploratory survey or examination.
germane- something relevant to the topic ramify.
ramified-spread; branch out
intransigent-someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.
taciturn- someone who doesn't say much.
invidious-something that is likely to cause anger.
hackneyed- made commonplace or trite
approbation- approval; commendation
innuendo- an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially ofa disparaging or a derogatory nature
coalition- a combination or alliance
elicit- to draw or bring out or forth
hiatus- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series,action, etc.
assuage-to make milder or less severe
decadence- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state
expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone against something that personintends to do or has done
simulate- to create a simulation, likeness, or model of a situation
jaded- dulled or satiated by overindulgence
umbrage- offense; annoyance; displeasure
prerogative- an exclusive right, privilege
lurid- gruesome; horrible; revolting
transcend- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed
provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province
petulant- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially oversome trifling annoyance
unctuous- characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor
meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem
Way to go, Roman!
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