Sunday, February 20, 2011
Vocabulary
Reticence(adj)-disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
"To an extent, I suppose, his reticence was typical of that part of minnesota, where privacy still held value." p. 51
The guys reticence was what made him trust worthy with secrets.
Example, the word was used to explain minnesota.
Vigil (n)- wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping
"...and to take me to the edge and to stand a kind of vigil as I chose a life for myself." p.56
The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the dying man.
Your logic, I learned the word in a class I had in high school.
Shrill(adj)-high-pitched and piercing in sound quality
"...threaded along a length of copper wire, one overlapping the next, the tips curled upward as if caught in a final shrill syllable." p. 111
The baby's shrill cries pierced the ears.
"To an extent, I suppose, his reticence was typical of that part of minnesota, where privacy still held value." p. 51
The guys reticence was what made him trust worthy with secrets.
Example, the word was used to explain minnesota.
Vigil (n)- wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping
"...and to take me to the edge and to stand a kind of vigil as I chose a life for myself." p.56
The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the dying man.
Your logic, I learned the word in a class I had in high school.
Shrill(adj)-high-pitched and piercing in sound quality
"...threaded along a length of copper wire, one overlapping the next, the tips curled upward as if caught in a final shrill syllable." p. 111
The baby's shrill cries pierced the ears.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Vocabulary
Stooge(n)- an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
"Was Ho Chi Minh a communnist stooge, or a nationalist savior, or both, or neither?" p. 40
The boys foolish actions made him look like a stooge.
I used my logic, i connected the word with an old show i used to watch, the 3 stooges.
Schizophrenia(n)- any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etc.
"It was a kind of schizophrenia." p. 44
The man kept talking to himself as if he was talking to an actual person, he probably had a case of schizophrenia.
I used my logic based on movies ive seen in the past.
Bewilderment(adj)- completely puzzled or confused; perplexed.
"The emotion went from outrage to terror to bewilderment to guilt to sorrow and then back again to outrage." p.46
The movie inception had many people in a state of bewilderment and awe.
Example, found based on reading the other words that the story was used in.
"Was Ho Chi Minh a communnist stooge, or a nationalist savior, or both, or neither?" p. 40
The boys foolish actions made him look like a stooge.
I used my logic, i connected the word with an old show i used to watch, the 3 stooges.
Schizophrenia(n)- any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etc.
"It was a kind of schizophrenia." p. 44
The man kept talking to himself as if he was talking to an actual person, he probably had a case of schizophrenia.
I used my logic based on movies ive seen in the past.
Bewilderment(adj)- completely puzzled or confused; perplexed.
"The emotion went from outrage to terror to bewilderment to guilt to sorrow and then back again to outrage." p.46
The movie inception had many people in a state of bewilderment and awe.
Example, found based on reading the other words that the story was used in.
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