1. Wary-(Adjective) Watchfull, being on one's guard against danger
-Own logic- i learned from usual speach
-Be wary of the cave troll
2. Futile Pg.69 - (Adjective) imcapable of producing any result
own logic- i learned from starwars
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE MORTAL
3. Unrelenting pg. 67 - (Adjective) not easing or slacking in severity
own logic- i knew it previously because of my own speach
The task is unrelenting so do not stop untill your finished
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Vocabulary
1. Grotesque(noun)-odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd.
-"It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque.
-Context clue that i used was own logic, because they were talking about war, and i recognize the word from use in books.
-The womans wounds were so grotesque that i couldn't stomach the sight of blood.
2. Surreal(Adjective)-having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic.
-"And then afterward, when you go to tell about it, there is always that surreal seemingess, which makes the story seem untrue, but which in fact represents the hard and exact truth that it seemed.
-The context clue that I used was my own logic, the sentence suggests that it makes you feel unreal.
-Going to the doctor for the first time was a surreal experience.
3. Credibility)Adjective)-capable of being believed; believable.
-"Its a question of credibility"
-Context clue i used was reading the sentence before and the sentence after, also i have seen the word used in everyday language so i knew what it ment.
-The man has lied to me in the past, i question his credibility.
-"It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque.
-Context clue that i used was own logic, because they were talking about war, and i recognize the word from use in books.
-The womans wounds were so grotesque that i couldn't stomach the sight of blood.
2. Surreal(Adjective)-having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic.
-"And then afterward, when you go to tell about it, there is always that surreal seemingess, which makes the story seem untrue, but which in fact represents the hard and exact truth that it seemed.
-The context clue that I used was my own logic, the sentence suggests that it makes you feel unreal.
-Going to the doctor for the first time was a surreal experience.
3. Credibility)Adjective)-capable of being believed; believable.
-"Its a question of credibility"
-Context clue i used was reading the sentence before and the sentence after, also i have seen the word used in everyday language so i knew what it ment.
-The man has lied to me in the past, i question his credibility.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Vocabulary
1. Stash (Noun)- to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place.
-"Courage, i seemed to think, comes to us in infinite quantites, like an inheritance, and by being frugal and stashing away and letting it earn intrest, we steadily increase our moral, capital in preperation for the day when the account must be drawn down."
-My stash has many goodies in it.
-I used my own logic due to past eperience
2. Dispense(verb)-to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
-"it dispenesed with all those bothersome little acts of daily courage; it offered hope and grace to the repetitive coward; it justifited the past while amortizing the future.
-The atm dispensed my money
-I used my own logic, i learned dispensed from it being used in various every day situations.
3. Aggression-any offensive action, attack, or procedure; an inroad or encroachment.
-"A war of national liberation or simple aggression."
- When i found out i lost the basketball game i felt a lot of aggression
-National liberation is an act of relieving forced actions, therefore it was an antonym.
-"Courage, i seemed to think, comes to us in infinite quantites, like an inheritance, and by being frugal and stashing away and letting it earn intrest, we steadily increase our moral, capital in preperation for the day when the account must be drawn down."
-My stash has many goodies in it.
-I used my own logic due to past eperience
2. Dispense(verb)-to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
-"it dispenesed with all those bothersome little acts of daily courage; it offered hope and grace to the repetitive coward; it justifited the past while amortizing the future.
-The atm dispensed my money
-I used my own logic, i learned dispensed from it being used in various every day situations.
3. Aggression-any offensive action, attack, or procedure; an inroad or encroachment.
-"A war of national liberation or simple aggression."
- When i found out i lost the basketball game i felt a lot of aggression
-National liberation is an act of relieving forced actions, therefore it was an antonym.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Vocabulary
-Shrapnel (Noun) A hollow projectile containing bullets or other metal designed to explode and spread on impact.
-"...Often useless because of the shrapnel in the earth, but they carried it anyway, partly for saftey, partly for the illustion of saftey."- The Things They Carried.
-I found the example of shrapnel using my own logic due to the use of the word in video games. The shrapnel landed in the mans leg, wounding him.
-"...Often useless because of the shrapnel in the earth, but they carried it anyway, partly for saftey, partly for the illustion of saftey."- The Things They Carried.
-I found the example of shrapnel using my own logic due to the use of the word in video games. The shrapnel landed in the mans leg, wounding him.
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