aficionado-a fan, enthusiast
The young boy was a huge aficionado of Justin Bieber.
browbeat- to intimidate by overbearing looks or words, a bully
They browbeat him into agreeing to steal the candy.
commensurate- having the same measure, corresponding in amount
The paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
diaphanous- very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
Sara got in trouble at the dance for her diaphanous dress.
emolument- compensation for services; profit
Tips are emoulument in addition to wages.
foray- a quick, sudden attack
The robbers made a foray outside the store.
genre- a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form
Lady Antabelum is catagorized under the county genre.
homily- a sermon, usually on a biblical topic
The sermon consisted of a written homily that was presented.
immure- to enclose within walls
The killer was immured in the strongest prison in California.
insouciant- free from concern or worry
I had an insouciant attitude towards having to move to a new school.
matrix- something that constitutes the place or point from which something originates
School is the matrix of an education.
obsequies- a funeral rite or ceremony
The obsequies was for her induction into the hall of fame.
panache- a grand or flamboyant manner; style or flair
The actor that plays Romeo has to have panache
persona- a persons percieved or evident personality
The persona of the needed actress was rude and bitter.
philippic- any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation
My mother spoke in a philippic tone when she saw that i had messed up the house.
prurient- having a restless desire or longing
Tara has a prurient for becoming famous some day.
sacrosanct- extremely sacred or inviolable
She considered her home sacrosanct.
systemic- of or pertaining to a system
Lupus is often called systemic lupus.
tendentious- having or showing a definite tendency or purpose
She had a tendentious for getting a job.
vicissitude- a change or variation occurring in the course of something
The property has undergone many vicissitude
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Literature Analysis #3
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1. This book is about a man named Nick Carraway that moves to New York City and becomes a bonds salesman. He moves into a small cottage next to a huge mansion that belongs to a man named Jay Gatsby. Gatsby holds extravagant parties at his home that everyone in the city attends, in hope that his one true love Daisy Buchanan will someday come to the parties that he holds for her. One day, Nick gets a knock on his door inviting him to one of Gatsby's parties. When Gatsby meets Nick, he soon comes to find out that his next door neighbor is in fact Daisy's cousin. Gatsby then tries to convince Nick to arrange a meet at Nick's house so that he could reconnect with Daisy, but Nick refuses because Daisy is married to a man named Tom Buchanan which is a very rich and powerful man in New York. When Nick goes to visit Daisy, he soon learns that Tom is in fact having an affair with a woman named Myrtle who is a mechanics wife outside of the city. After finding this out, Nick agrees to Gatsby's idea of a meet. When Daisy and Gatsby meet face to face for this first time in five years after Gatsby returned from war, their feelings immediately come back and they begin an affair as well. The secret affair goes on for awhile, but it wasn't good enough for Gatsby, he wanted Daisy to be with him and only him, and to break things off with her husband Tom. Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom go to a hotel on a hot day and Daisy and Gatsby break the news to Tom about their affair. When things take a turn for the worst, Daisy and Gatsby storm out and jump in Gatsby's car to head back to Daisy's home. Nick and Tom get in Tom's car to follow them, but when they drive by Myrtles house they see ambulances and police cars. When they stop they find out that Myrtle had been run over in Gatsby's car, but nobody really knows that Daisy was in fact driving the car when the accident happens. Tom tells Myrtle's husband that it was Gatsby that created the crime, and the husband went to Gatsby's home and shot and killed him. After all the parties Gatsby threw, and all the people that attended, the only person that showed up to Gatsby's funeral was Nick, and Daisy and Tom left town and moved away.
2. The theme of this story to me is very sad and dark. Even though its a book about real love, its also a book about loss and affairs. It seems like everyone that is involved in the book is having an affair other than Nick, and the only true love was lost because of Gatsby having to go away to war. Daisy was scooped up by Tom while she was waiting for Gatsby to return home, but her love for Gatsby never diminished, and she never truly loved Tom. There was no happy ending in the book and nobody got what was really wanted, and I think the author did a great job with keeping the reader interested throughout the whole book and then ending it the way he did.
3. I think the main tone in the book is loneliness. Gatsby is filthy rich and extremely handsome, but he has no true friends, just people that use him for his parties. "No one is invited to Gatsby's parties, but everyone in the city comes". Also, Daisy is very lonely because even though she is married to Tom, she doesn't get the attention she should from her husband, and he is constantly getting calls from his lover, even during dinner time. "The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly".
4. The author uses a lot of different literary elements. He uses metaphor, when Daisy sees Nick she says, "You remind me of a- of a rose. An absolute rose". Flashback is also used a lot when the author tells the reader about Gatsby being an officer and going to war. Simile is a common literary element used by Nick. "Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enormous couch, like silver idols". Dramatic Irony is also used when the author talks about Tom and Myrtles affair, how everyone knew about it except for Myrtle's husband. Also everyone knew about Daisy and Gatsby's affair except for Tom.
Characterization:
1. Direct- Gatsby: "There's the kind of man you'd like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister". Daisy: " A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words".
Indirect- Gatsby: "It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life". Tom: "Ive been drunk for about a week now, and i thought it might sober me up to sit in a library".
2. I think that the authors diction and tone pretty much stays the same throughout the book because there really isn't any happiness in the book and its all fluid when he talks about each individual character.
3. The protagonist in the book is Gatsby himself. I think that Gatsby is a dynamic and round character because in the begining of the book he is very quiet, wouldnt leave his house, and wouldnt have relationships with anyone at all, but once he reconnected with Daisy, he becomes a totally different person that loves to have fun and seems to act more his age when he is with Daisy.
4. After reading the book, i didnt feel that i had met a real person, but read a very well developed character. I think the author did a great job of describing each of the characters, but since the plot was based on New York City in 1922, its hard to relate to them and connect with them.
1. This book is about a man named Nick Carraway that moves to New York City and becomes a bonds salesman. He moves into a small cottage next to a huge mansion that belongs to a man named Jay Gatsby. Gatsby holds extravagant parties at his home that everyone in the city attends, in hope that his one true love Daisy Buchanan will someday come to the parties that he holds for her. One day, Nick gets a knock on his door inviting him to one of Gatsby's parties. When Gatsby meets Nick, he soon comes to find out that his next door neighbor is in fact Daisy's cousin. Gatsby then tries to convince Nick to arrange a meet at Nick's house so that he could reconnect with Daisy, but Nick refuses because Daisy is married to a man named Tom Buchanan which is a very rich and powerful man in New York. When Nick goes to visit Daisy, he soon learns that Tom is in fact having an affair with a woman named Myrtle who is a mechanics wife outside of the city. After finding this out, Nick agrees to Gatsby's idea of a meet. When Daisy and Gatsby meet face to face for this first time in five years after Gatsby returned from war, their feelings immediately come back and they begin an affair as well. The secret affair goes on for awhile, but it wasn't good enough for Gatsby, he wanted Daisy to be with him and only him, and to break things off with her husband Tom. Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom go to a hotel on a hot day and Daisy and Gatsby break the news to Tom about their affair. When things take a turn for the worst, Daisy and Gatsby storm out and jump in Gatsby's car to head back to Daisy's home. Nick and Tom get in Tom's car to follow them, but when they drive by Myrtles house they see ambulances and police cars. When they stop they find out that Myrtle had been run over in Gatsby's car, but nobody really knows that Daisy was in fact driving the car when the accident happens. Tom tells Myrtle's husband that it was Gatsby that created the crime, and the husband went to Gatsby's home and shot and killed him. After all the parties Gatsby threw, and all the people that attended, the only person that showed up to Gatsby's funeral was Nick, and Daisy and Tom left town and moved away.
2. The theme of this story to me is very sad and dark. Even though its a book about real love, its also a book about loss and affairs. It seems like everyone that is involved in the book is having an affair other than Nick, and the only true love was lost because of Gatsby having to go away to war. Daisy was scooped up by Tom while she was waiting for Gatsby to return home, but her love for Gatsby never diminished, and she never truly loved Tom. There was no happy ending in the book and nobody got what was really wanted, and I think the author did a great job with keeping the reader interested throughout the whole book and then ending it the way he did.
3. I think the main tone in the book is loneliness. Gatsby is filthy rich and extremely handsome, but he has no true friends, just people that use him for his parties. "No one is invited to Gatsby's parties, but everyone in the city comes". Also, Daisy is very lonely because even though she is married to Tom, she doesn't get the attention she should from her husband, and he is constantly getting calls from his lover, even during dinner time. "The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly".
4. The author uses a lot of different literary elements. He uses metaphor, when Daisy sees Nick she says, "You remind me of a- of a rose. An absolute rose". Flashback is also used a lot when the author tells the reader about Gatsby being an officer and going to war. Simile is a common literary element used by Nick. "Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enormous couch, like silver idols". Dramatic Irony is also used when the author talks about Tom and Myrtles affair, how everyone knew about it except for Myrtle's husband. Also everyone knew about Daisy and Gatsby's affair except for Tom.
Characterization:
1. Direct- Gatsby: "There's the kind of man you'd like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister". Daisy: " A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words".
Indirect- Gatsby: "It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life". Tom: "Ive been drunk for about a week now, and i thought it might sober me up to sit in a library".
2. I think that the authors diction and tone pretty much stays the same throughout the book because there really isn't any happiness in the book and its all fluid when he talks about each individual character.
3. The protagonist in the book is Gatsby himself. I think that Gatsby is a dynamic and round character because in the begining of the book he is very quiet, wouldnt leave his house, and wouldnt have relationships with anyone at all, but once he reconnected with Daisy, he becomes a totally different person that loves to have fun and seems to act more his age when he is with Daisy.
4. After reading the book, i didnt feel that i had met a real person, but read a very well developed character. I think the author did a great job of describing each of the characters, but since the plot was based on New York City in 1922, its hard to relate to them and connect with them.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Vocab #8
abase- to reduce or lower
He abased his head so that he would nt hit it while walking through the door.
abdicate- to renounce a throne, right, or power
There hasnt been any presidents that have abdicated their position of President.
abomination- greatly disliked, intense aversion
Spitting in public is an abomination.
brusque- abrupt, blunt
The teacher gave a very brusque lecture when finding out his students didnt do the homework.
saboteur- a person who commits or practices sabotage
The evil child was a called a saboteur after he tried to catch the room on fire.
debauchery- indulgence in sensual pleasures
The display of art showed so much love and debauchery.
proliferate- to grow or produce by multiplication of parts
The amount of debt our country is in has proliferated over the years.
anachronism- an error in chronology that isnt correct
To say Obama was president in 2001 would be an anachronism.
nomenclature- a set or system of names or terms.
A seating chart is a form of a nomenclature.
expurgate- to amend by removing words deemed offensive.
There isnt a way to make Fifty Shades of Grey an expurgated version.
bellicose- inclined or eager to fight
The angry woman at the party was bellicose when she saw her friend get punched.
gauche- lacking social grace, awkward
The lady at the ball was gauche and stood out.
rapacious- inordinately greedy
The young boy was rapacious when taking candy from his mom.
paradox- a self contradictory and false proposition
What she was saying, and what the test results showed were a paradox.
conundrum- a riddle, has a pun
Trying to find your way through a corn maze is a conundrum.
anomaly- an odd or strange condition
The quiet boy was an anomaly in his loud erratic family.
ephemeral- lasting a very short time
The beautiful fireworks show was ephemeral but well worth it.
rancorous- full of bitterness
The old lady was rancorous because all she wanted was to go home to her cat.
churlish- rude, mean
He has a churlish attitude, so the teacher gave him a weeks detention.
precipitous- extremely steep
The precipitous mountain was beautiful when covered with snow.
He abased his head so that he would nt hit it while walking through the door.
abdicate- to renounce a throne, right, or power
There hasnt been any presidents that have abdicated their position of President.
abomination- greatly disliked, intense aversion
Spitting in public is an abomination.
brusque- abrupt, blunt
The teacher gave a very brusque lecture when finding out his students didnt do the homework.
saboteur- a person who commits or practices sabotage
The evil child was a called a saboteur after he tried to catch the room on fire.
debauchery- indulgence in sensual pleasures
The display of art showed so much love and debauchery.
proliferate- to grow or produce by multiplication of parts
The amount of debt our country is in has proliferated over the years.
anachronism- an error in chronology that isnt correct
To say Obama was president in 2001 would be an anachronism.
nomenclature- a set or system of names or terms.
A seating chart is a form of a nomenclature.
expurgate- to amend by removing words deemed offensive.
There isnt a way to make Fifty Shades of Grey an expurgated version.
bellicose- inclined or eager to fight
The angry woman at the party was bellicose when she saw her friend get punched.
gauche- lacking social grace, awkward
The lady at the ball was gauche and stood out.
rapacious- inordinately greedy
The young boy was rapacious when taking candy from his mom.
paradox- a self contradictory and false proposition
What she was saying, and what the test results showed were a paradox.
conundrum- a riddle, has a pun
Trying to find your way through a corn maze is a conundrum.
anomaly- an odd or strange condition
The quiet boy was an anomaly in his loud erratic family.
ephemeral- lasting a very short time
The beautiful fireworks show was ephemeral but well worth it.
rancorous- full of bitterness
The old lady was rancorous because all she wanted was to go home to her cat.
churlish- rude, mean
He has a churlish attitude, so the teacher gave him a weeks detention.
precipitous- extremely steep
The precipitous mountain was beautiful when covered with snow.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Vocab 7
Everyone stood there shocked as the black car drove away at such an alarming speed, that the rocks on the floor started to RICHOCHET off the building. Since Haley was a jokester the group began to wonder if this could be just another one of her SHENANIGANS. This prank, however, would have involved a PLETHORA of planning so they came to the conclusion that Haley had been kidnapped. Micaela suggested that the group split up in search for Haley, but this suggestion formed a SCHISM as not everyone thought it was a good idea. If they split up, someone else might get kidnapped and everyone wanted to ESCHEW anymore kidnappings from occurring.
Everyone was really nervous but no one was speaking which made an un-GARRULOUS car ride for a few minutes. No one was EBULLIENT because of what had just occurred. Caroline began to HARANGUE Micaela because Caroline never thought it was a good idea for Haley to stay out by the car unattended. Everyone was INTERDEPENDENCE on one another in search for Haley. It was such a CAPRICIOUS trip no one was sure of what was to come of it.
Everyone began to become LOQUACIOUS because they were beginning to panic which was not EPHEMERAL. As the day started to go on we didn't even care that
our vacation was INCHOATE. We then decided to JUXTAPOSE all of our belongings to see if there was anything we had that could help us get our friend back. We knew that in order to get our friend back we had to exhibit PERSPICACIOUS judgment.
Haley's cry for help was no use... Haley was kidnapped and there was no one who could get her out of this. She could only hope for the slight chance that her friends might miraculously find her. She knew she had to tell her friends her secret, but would they think that it was a bunch of COLDSWALLOP? Haley couldn't stand the MUNGO that the men wrapped her in. She couldn't understand the SESQUIPEDALIAN words the men were using, but she knew it couldn't be good. All of a sudden Haley's head felt very WONKY, as she felt like she was going to pass put. She didnt know what was happening to her! She wondered why so many of the words the men were using were DIPTHONGS
Everyone was really nervous but no one was speaking which made an un-GARRULOUS car ride for a few minutes. No one was EBULLIENT because of what had just occurred. Caroline began to HARANGUE Micaela because Caroline never thought it was a good idea for Haley to stay out by the car unattended. Everyone was INTERDEPENDENCE on one another in search for Haley. It was such a CAPRICIOUS trip no one was sure of what was to come of it.
Everyone began to become LOQUACIOUS because they were beginning to panic which was not EPHEMERAL. As the day started to go on we didn't even care that
our vacation was INCHOATE. We then decided to JUXTAPOSE all of our belongings to see if there was anything we had that could help us get our friend back. We knew that in order to get our friend back we had to exhibit PERSPICACIOUS judgment.
Haley's cry for help was no use... Haley was kidnapped and there was no one who could get her out of this. She could only hope for the slight chance that her friends might miraculously find her. She knew she had to tell her friends her secret, but would they think that it was a bunch of COLDSWALLOP? Haley couldn't stand the MUNGO that the men wrapped her in. She couldn't understand the SESQUIPEDALIAN words the men were using, but she knew it couldn't be good. All of a sudden Haley's head felt very WONKY, as she felt like she was going to pass put. She didnt know what was happening to her! She wondered why so many of the words the men were using were DIPTHONGS
Sunday, October 6, 2013
If I Just Had More Time
If I just had more time in this particular class I could have done so much better than I did on the midterm Friday. I honestly went home and studied every single vocab word, but the weeks of vocab that we had before I came to this school just weren't sticking and I couldn't remember anything I just had a blank mind. I also think that if I had more time to study Chauser and all of the things that the class had been reading I would have been able to write that story, but I could only write three words down on my paper because I didn't have a clue what I was writing about. I always study for tests, but I know that if I allowed myself more time in the day I would get a lot more studying done and do even better on tests.
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