Bucolic- Adj.
Funny in Farsi (30)
"Or we'd try to be more bucolic mentioning being south of the beautiful Captain Sea."
Logic: Usually the south means farmland.
Definition: Of shepherds pastral, of country life; rustic.
The kids had a hard time adapting to the cuty because of their bucolic lifestyle when they were younger.
Enviable- Adj.
Funny in Farsi (98)
"Even though their condominium has only a tiny garden, they have managed to cultivate an enviable cornucopia of figs, pomegranates, sweet lemons, and herbs.
Logic: The words "even though" and they way the word was used to describe something of good quality.
Definition: Worthy of envy; very desirable
The boy was very enviable of his cousin because of the christmas present he just recieved.
Innocuous- Adj
Funny in Farsi (57)
“The seemingly innocuous cut became infected.
Logic: The words "cut" and "infected" emphasize the strength of the word.
Definition: Harmless or not controversial.
He raced down the street while the dog was behind him, when the boy gased out and stopped the innocuous dog just jumped on and licked him.
Showing posts with label Vocab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocab. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Vocab #4
Olfactory (adj)
Funny in Farsi (97)
"Aunt Sedigah also had a beautiful garden full of nasturtiums, roses, snapdragons, and sweat peas, a veritable Disneyland for the olfactory smell."
Logic- involves smell
Definition- of or pertaining to the sense of smell
While he was walking down the street there seemed to be a buffet of olfactory smell.
Exempt (verb)
Funny in Farsi (105)
The Christian and Jewish children at my school were exempt from religious studies, a fact
that caused much envy among the rest of us.
Logic- Prior knowledge
Definition- to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release
The students were exempt from P.E today due to the weather conditions.
Gendarmes (noun)
Funny in Farsi (133)
"The gendarmes started sifting through the clothes and the myriad of gifts I had brought for my host family."
Logic- Someone in power
Definition- a police officer in any of several European countries, esp. a French police officer.
The reason why the gendarmes made an arrest is because they were refusing to cooperate.
Funny in Farsi (97)
"Aunt Sedigah also had a beautiful garden full of nasturtiums, roses, snapdragons, and sweat peas, a veritable Disneyland for the olfactory smell."
Logic- involves smell
Definition- of or pertaining to the sense of smell
While he was walking down the street there seemed to be a buffet of olfactory smell.
Exempt (verb)
Funny in Farsi (105)
The Christian and Jewish children at my school were exempt from religious studies, a fact
that caused much envy among the rest of us.
Logic- Prior knowledge
Definition- to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release
The students were exempt from P.E today due to the weather conditions.
Gendarmes (noun)
Funny in Farsi (133)
"The gendarmes started sifting through the clothes and the myriad of gifts I had brought for my host family."
Logic- Someone in power
Definition- a police officer in any of several European countries, esp. a French police officer.
The reason why the gendarmes made an arrest is because they were refusing to cooperate.
Vocab #3
Impelling (verb)
Connect (152)
"The impelling conviction of those who were to survive that they had a mission to perform, some important work left to do."
Logic- The words survive means it shows willingness.
Definition- to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
The impelling speech inspired to team to win.
Manifestation (noun)
Connect (152)
"Vision is the best manifestation of creative imagination and the primary motivation of human activities."
Synonyms – Creative imagination
Definition- One of the forms in which someone or something, such as a person, a divine being, or an idea, is revealed.
Theory is the best manifestation of coming up with conclusion.
Vacillate (verb)
Connect (153)
"We vacillate and fluctuate."
Synonym- Fluctuate
Definition- to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
Connect (152)
"The impelling conviction of those who were to survive that they had a mission to perform, some important work left to do."
Logic- The words survive means it shows willingness.
Definition- to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
The impelling speech inspired to team to win.
Manifestation (noun)
Connect (152)
"Vision is the best manifestation of creative imagination and the primary motivation of human activities."
Synonyms – Creative imagination
Definition- One of the forms in which someone or something, such as a person, a divine being, or an idea, is revealed.
Theory is the best manifestation of coming up with conclusion.
Vacillate (verb)
Connect (153)
"We vacillate and fluctuate."
Synonym- Fluctuate
Definition- to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Vocab #2
Anomaly
(adj)
Funny in Farsi (43)
"This may not seem such a big deal in other families, but my parents, both of whom are painfully shy, looked upon their outgoing anomaly, just as Native Americans regard an albino buffalo-he was a miracle."
(Logic)
I use logic because they refer that the albino buffalo-he was a miracle, it meant something weird, peculiar to them
Definition: something different, peculiar, not easily classified.
The anomaly started when Joe fell on the ground and started to shake without control.
Frenzied
(Adj)
Funny in Farsi(35)
Between frenzied shopping trips to sears to buy presents for our relatives back home, my mother spent her last few weeks giving gifts to our American friends. I had wondered why my mother had bought so many Persian handicrafts with her; now i knew.
Frenzied is used as an abnormal and emotionless way which indicates that going to sears was a drag.
Frenzied shopping to sears to buy presents for our relatives back home.
Feeling or showing great abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance.
Getting up for school in the morning is always a frenzied start.
The Word: Disseminated
Part of Speech: Verb
Source Sentence: “Third, popular culture is increasingly disseminated by the mass media, either through television, film, radio, or even the internet; thus, it is buttressed by the interests of big entertainment and information industries that profit from the cultural forms they produce.(Page 41 Text- Connect)
Context Clues: My Logic, the words “increasingly” and “produce”.
Definition: To disperse throughout: scatter or spread
Original Sentence: The rumor eventually disseminated throughout the office.
(adj)
Funny in Farsi (43)
"This may not seem such a big deal in other families, but my parents, both of whom are painfully shy, looked upon their outgoing anomaly, just as Native Americans regard an albino buffalo-he was a miracle."
(Logic)
I use logic because they refer that the albino buffalo-he was a miracle, it meant something weird, peculiar to them
Definition: something different, peculiar, not easily classified.
The anomaly started when Joe fell on the ground and started to shake without control.
Frenzied
(Adj)
Funny in Farsi(35)
Between frenzied shopping trips to sears to buy presents for our relatives back home, my mother spent her last few weeks giving gifts to our American friends. I had wondered why my mother had bought so many Persian handicrafts with her; now i knew.
Frenzied is used as an abnormal and emotionless way which indicates that going to sears was a drag.
Frenzied shopping to sears to buy presents for our relatives back home.
Feeling or showing great abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance.
Getting up for school in the morning is always a frenzied start.
The Word: Disseminated
Part of Speech: Verb
Source Sentence: “Third, popular culture is increasingly disseminated by the mass media, either through television, film, radio, or even the internet; thus, it is buttressed by the interests of big entertainment and information industries that profit from the cultural forms they produce.(Page 41 Text- Connect)
Context Clues: My Logic, the words “increasingly” and “produce”.
Definition: To disperse throughout: scatter or spread
Original Sentence: The rumor eventually disseminated throughout the office.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Vocab words
Elite
(Adjective),(Noun)
Text- connect (40)
“Popular culture is distinct from elite culture, which is shared by only a select few but is highly valued.”
Synonym: Select few, highly valued
The reason why we selected this is because “which” a signal word.
Definition: The best of class
The king had elite warriors protecting him.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/elite
(Adjective),(Noun)
Text- connect (40)
“Popular culture is distinct from elite culture, which is shared by only a select few but is highly valued.”
Synonym: Select few, highly valued
The reason why we selected this is because “which” a signal word.
Definition: The best of class
The king had elite warriors protecting him.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/elite
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